Chi Peng

The young artist Chi Peng is becoming increasingly well-known in his native China for his provocative, many a times in-your-face photographs. He takes images of public spaces, urban spaces, and inserts his body, oftentimes stark naked, into them. In his photographs, the images of himself are always that of the body in motion. 'He' always seems to be running away from the camera, or the viewer. There is a sense of urgency that permeates his work. The hyper-realistic mode Chi Peng's photographs highlight the rapid pace of the changing social scene. It is almost as if he puts 'himself' in his photographs as a manifestation of the speed of change that even he cannot keep up with.