RongRong & inri

RongRong - b.1968, Zhangchou, China / inri - b.1973, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

RongRong & inri have been collaborating in art since 2000. In 2007, they founded the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, the first private contemporary art space dedicated exclusively to photography in China. Their works have been exhibited internationally. In 2010, they had a retrospective exhibition at He Xiangning Art Museum in Shenzhen, China. RongRong’s East Village and Wedding Gown series have been exhibited respectively at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and The J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center in Los Angeles in 2011.

RongRong & inri currently work and live in Beijing, China and Japan.

Artworks (32)

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2004 No. 2

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2005 No. 3

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2006 No. 3

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2007 No. 1

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2009 No. 3

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2009 No. 5

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Three Shadows, Beijing 2006 No. 2-2

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Three Shadows, Beijing 2006 No. 2-1

Caochangdi, Beijing

2004-2011

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RongRong & inri chronicle the forming of their family in Caochangdi.

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2004 No. 2

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2005 No. 3

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2006 No. 3

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2007 No. 1

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2009 No. 3

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Caochangdi, Beijing 2009 No. 5

Three Shadows, Beijing

2006-2008

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RongRong & inri chronicle the establishment of the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, the first private contemporary art space dedicated to photography in China.

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Three Shadows, Beijing 2006 No. 2-2

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Three Shadows, Beijing 2006 No. 2-1

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Three Shadows, Beijing 2008 No. 20-3

Liulitun

2000-2003

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Liulitun documented the living of the couple in the Liulitun Village and a silent funeral they held for their habitat when it met the same fate of demolition as the East Village.

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Liulitun, Beijing 2002 No. 14

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Liulitun, Beijing 2002 No. 13

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Liulitun, Beijing 2002 No. 1

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Liulitun, Beijing 2002 No. 16

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Liulitun, Beijing 2002 No. 20

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Liulitun, Beijing 2003 No. 8

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Liulitun, Beijing 2003 No. 4

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Liulitun, Beijing 2003 No. 2

We are here, Beijing

2002

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We are here, Beijing 2002 No.1

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We are here, Beijing 2002 No. 2

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We are here, Beijing 2002 No. 3

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We are here, Beijing 2002 No. 4

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We are here, Beijing 2002 No.5

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We are here, Beijing 2002 No. 6

In Bad Goisern, Austria

2001

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The couple also documented their travels across China and the world with their cameras, their naked bodies and natural scenery merge in stunning photographic captures, such as In the Great Wall, China, In Yulongxueshan, China and In Bad Goisern, Austria series.

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In Bad Goisern, Austria 2001 No. 1

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In Bad Goisern, Austria 2001 No. 2

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In Bad Goisern, Austria 2001 No. 3

In Yulongxueshan, China

2001

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In Yulongxueshan, China 2001 No. 1

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In Yulongxueshan, China 2001 No. 2

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In Yulongxueshan, China 2001 No. 3

In the Great Wall, China

2000

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In the Great Wall, China 2000 No. 1

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In the Great Wall, China 2000 No. 2

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In the Great Wall, China 2000 No. 3

Exhibitions

Publications