Yang Zhenzhong

Zhenzhong, Yang





Yang Zhenzhong was born 1968 BirthHangzhou, China.

Categories: Multimedia Photography Venice Biennale

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In this battle of the sexes, a rooster and a hen race to eat the 922 rice grains that are spread out on the ground. Flashing numbers at the bottom of the screen indicated the running score, as a male voice counts out each grain gulped down by the rooster, and a female voice counts each bite taken by the hen. Which hungry creature will win?…
The desire to challenge normative notions of social behavior informs the practices of Yang Zhenzhong’s work. He is pre-occupied with China’s intrinsic disharmony and severe contrasts, and he often touches upon taboos such as death and out-grown family patterns…

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