Qiu Yang was born in Beijing in 1981. He studied photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, where he now lives. A combination of still life, architecture and fashion, Qiu’s style places his work between the commercial and the artistic. Playful, graphic and aesthetic phenomena, the objects take on lives of their own and play them out in weightless spaces full of intrigue, simulacra, irony and seduction. Qiu is a regular contributor to magazines like Wallpaper, Another Magazine, Vogue, WAD and Nowness.com.
Where does your photography come from ?
Qiu Yang : My heart.
When is your decisive moment for taking photographs ?
Q.Y : I create moment, so decisions are usually made before hand.
What inspired your work / your series ?
Q.Y : Everything, film, sculpture, design and Internet.
What is the link between your commercial work and your personal work ?
Q.Y : Good question. They are very closely linked to each other. I think they will get married eventually but so far they have been doing one night stands.
Your priority : a great ad campaign or an exhibition in a famous gallery ?
Q.Y : An Ad campaign as an exhibition in a famous gallery. (yea dream on)
What are the actual photographic trends for you ?
Q.Y : I don’t follow trends.
REPRESENTATION
FRANCE : FLORENCE MOLL – www.florencemoll.comUK : MINI TITLE – www.mini-title.com
Interviewed by Séverine Morel
