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Zhang Jingxiang
Zhang Jingxiang (b. Henan, China) is a photographer currently based in Tokyo. He received his bachelor’s degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2020 and later completed his Master’s in Photography at Tama Art University in 2024.
Photography is a mirror. What appears in the image is actually you. Everything you have felt, thought, or hesitated over is reflected in it — the person behind the work is always present in the photograph.
Working across photography and text, Zhang examines themes of memory, identity, and transformation, often returning to his hometown to document places on the verge of disappearance. His images trace the subtle erosion of time — abandoned houses, dust, humidity, the quiet remnants of life once present — revealing the delicate tension between presence and absence.
His practice resists linear narration: through a contemplative gaze, Zhang captures the fleeting coexistence of permanence and decay, where landscapes become metaphors for collective and personal history. Influenced by both Chinese and Japanese philosophies, his work inhabits a meditative space — calm yet charged with the quiet pulse of change.
His recent solo exhibition, “A Certain Scene, A Certain Silence”, was presented at Sony Imaging Gallery Tokyo in 2024.
