- Jian Luo -

Jian Luo is a Chinese documentary photographer based in Paris and Beijing. After working for a number of years as a photojournalist in the Chinese press industry, he moved to France where he began a new photography journey. His work focuses on the life of the people with a geopolitical background. He tries to find the latent relations between people and the modern society and presents them through his lenses.

Artist Statement

My work is to explore the latent relationship between people and modern society by photography, to find the contradictions and compromises between them, and to present it to the public. I tend to focus on the state of living in the areas of different developmental level during the period of historical turning point. Therefore, I always focus my lens on individuals or groups in various geopolitical, religious, racial, and cultural contexts. Influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson’s idea of the decisive moment, I always believe that there is a certain same truth existing both inside and outside the lens, although sometimes it takes time to confirm.

Biography

Jian Luo is a Chinese documentary photographer based in Paris and Beijing. After working for several years as a photojournalist in the Chinese press industry, he moved to France where he began a new photography journey. His work focuses on the life of the people with a geopolitical background. He tries to find the latent relations between people and the modern society and presents them through his lenses.

Exhibitions

2020 - UP20 Unpublished Photo 2020

Museum MUSEC Museo Delle Culture

Lugano, Switzerland

2019 - UP19 Unpublished Photo 2019

Gallery 29 Arts In Progress

Milano, Italy

2018 - TRAVERSÉ.E.S

Gallery Le 6B

Saint Denis, France

2017 - REGARDS ELOIGNÉS

Gallery Arène

Arles, France

2016 - NO SURRENDER

Espace Van Gogh

Arles, France

2012 - CHINESE STORIES

Gallery Jingshi

Beijing, China

Awards

2021 - CHROMATIC AWARDS

International Color Photography Contest

2020 - MIFA

Moscow International Foto Awards

2019 - FAPA

Fine Art Photography Awards

2019 - IPA

International Photography Awards

2019 - PIPA

Photobox Instagram Photo Awards

2018 - CHROMATIC AWARDS

International Color Photography Contest

Residences

2015 - Recherche and Creation Residency
ENSP (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie)

Arles, France

2023 - Swatch Artist Residency

The Swatch Art Peace Hotel

Shanghai, China

Selected Collections

2020 - Permanent collection

Museum MUSEC Museo Delle Culture

Lugano, Switzerland