Born in Beijing and educated at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, where he is presently professor of the School of Design, he is the winner of the 2008 BMW – Paris Photo Prize for contemporary photography and was shortlisted for the Prix Pictet in 2009. His works have been exhibited extensively throughout the world and include the Royal Academy of Arts, London, with solo exhibitions in Beijing, New York and at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, Turkey. |