honorable mention
Fan LI france
title
Inner world
I record the persons' outer world. And I drew the persons' inner world. The inner and outer world can be very similar or completely different.
Born in Beijing, Fan Li learned the essentials of visual arts beginning in childhood. His father, a professional photojournalist, shared his technical knowledge as well as his passion for the visual arts. In 2004, Fan Li settled in Paris to study. He brought with him his camera to immortalize the city and the wonders of Europe that he counted on visiting. Made public, his photos won many international prizes.
In 2017, the artist decided to rethink his technique and to take on new experiments. He explains: “Maybe because I’m an only child, I like unique things that can’t be copied. One day, I saw that my work hadn’t evolved in the past five years. I decided to say farewell to this method of taking photos in order to adopt another.” Since then, Fan Li uses his camera like a paintbrush and favours long expositions to put his interior world into images.
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entry description
I used an unusual approach to photography portraits. For me, the camera is used not only for recording, but also for painting. I used a Chinese calligraphy technique to move the camera. With the sunshine, I achieved an effect similar to painting.I record the persons' outer world. And I drew the persons' inner world. The inner and outer world can be very similar or completely different.
about the photographer
Fan Li, Yellow Korner contract photographer.Born in Beijing, Fan Li learned the essentials of visual arts beginning in childhood. His father, a professional photojournalist, shared his technical knowledge as well as his passion for the visual arts. In 2004, Fan Li settled in Paris to study. He brought with him his camera to immortalize the city and the wonders of Europe that he counted on visiting. Made public, his photos won many international prizes.
In 2017, the artist decided to rethink his technique and to take on new experiments. He explains: “Maybe because I’m an only child, I like unique things that can’t be copied. One day, I saw that my work hadn’t evolved in the past five years. I decided to say farewell to this method of taking photos in order to adopt another.” Since then, Fan Li uses his camera like a paintbrush and favours long expositions to put his interior world into images.
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