Elsewhere Outsiders is an ongoing science fiction photo project
begun in 2012.
As I traveled frequently between China and the U.S. I witnessed the
monumental changes in culture and environment resulting from
globalization and expansion of urban life.
My story started with the destruction of the old world, and the rise
of a new world so vastly surreal it might as well be the artifice of
aliens. The human experiences that emerge from this new world
lack grounding in identity and tradition, instead relying on the
crutch of architecture and advanced technology.
The whole world became one country due to the sameness of the
alienation. Without the grounding of the past, we became
outsiders. The people in my photos are my friends or strangers.
They face out of the picture, remaining anonymous, sharing in the
universality of a new kind of loneliness.
Tianxing Wang, born in China, received his BFA at Texas Christian University, and his MFA at California College of the Arts. Traveling between America and China for more than seven years, his work is mainly focused on post-colonialism, consumerism and displacement. His artwork includes photography, video, calligraphy, and multimedia installation. His work has been shown at Berkeley Art Museum, Root Division Gallery in San Francisco, Minnesota Street Project and his has won 2015 Avant Guardian Award of Surface Magazine. He is currently living and working between San Francisco and Chengdu, China.
Awards 2016- Magnum Photo Awards Competition Gallery Featured Photographer 2015 -The Night Photography Collection, Fifth Annual Exposure Award 2015-Avant Guardian Photography Award, Surface Magazine
