Quote:
"Photography is still instinctual, but I am more disciplined now. I
am trying to make every frame count, just as in Tai Chi every breath
counts."
Chien-Chi Chang joined Magnum Photos in 1995 and became a full
Member in 2001.
American, b. Taiwan 1961
Alienation and connection are the subjects of much of Chien-Chi
Chang's work. These themes surface particularly in The Chain, a
collection of portraits made in a Taiwanese mental institution. An
exhibition of these nearly life-sized photographs has toured
internationally and been exhibited at venues including the Venice
Biennale and the Biennal de S?o Paulo.
In two other books, Chang takes a jaundiced look at marital unions.
I do I do I do is a collection of images depicting alienated grooms
and lonely brides, while Chang's most recent publication, Double
Happiness, is an examination of arranged marriages between
Vietnamese country girls and older Taiwanese men. His investigation
of the ties that bind one person to another - and to society - draws
on his own immigrant experience. Born in Taiwan in 1961 he is now an
American citizen.
Chang joined Magnum Photos in 1995. He lives and works in Taipei and
New York City.
Education
1990 M.S., Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
1984 B.A., English Literature, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
Awards
2003 First Place, Best of Photography Book (The Chain), Pictures of
the Year International,
USA
1999 W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund for Humanistic Photography, USA
1998 Magazine Photographer of the Year, National Press Photographers
Association, USA
1999 Visa d’Or, Visa Pour L’image, Perpignan, France
1998 First Place, Daily Life, World Press Photo, the Netherlands
Exhibitions
2008 National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
2006 Columbus Museum of Arts, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2004 Ffotogallery, Cardiff, UK
2004 Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
2003 International Center of Photography Triennial, New York, USA
2002 Sao Paulo Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2001 Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy
2001 Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1999 The Alternative Museum, New York, USA
1994 Southstreet Seaport Museum, New York, USA
Books
2006 I Grandi Fotografi di Magnum Photos (Chien-Chi Chang),
Hachette, France
2005 Double Happiness, Aperture, USA
2002 The Chain, Trolley, UK
2001 I do I do I do, Premier Foundation, Taiwan |