La Xie Xie (Chine) Lot n° 17

Technical information Artist: Lao Xie Title : Anarchia Dimensions: 54 x 37 cm Technique: 35mm film photography Year: 2019 Edition /5 Unique work signed on the back by the artist and delivered with a certificate of authenticity. About the artist Born in a poor village in the province of Sichuan, in the south-west of China, Lao Xie Xie started out as a Baozi (stuffed and steamed bread rolls, very popular in Chinese gastronomy) salesman. One day, in 2019, a friend gave him a camera. He then decides to immortalize moments of life knowing that he abhors perfection, any smooth image without asperities. This is the birth of Lao Xie Xie, translation "Mister Thank You". The artist's photographs seem to want to clash a traditional culture with a culture of freedom for young people. In his photographs he evokes desire, pleasure and food. Lao Xie Xie does not care about the technical aspects of photography, nor about reality, nor about the ability of photography to capture reality in pictorial matter. Her camera is a tool that can help her realize her ideas.