Simon Zangger

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ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „THE PEOPLE OF NANQU NR 03 HUTONG / Li Guirong in front of her house"

BEIJING, WANGJING, CHINA | 2015
FINE ART C-PRINT ON HAHNEMÜHLE PHOTO RAG MATT 100 x 140 cm, 1/3

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SIMON ZANGGER WITH „THE PEOPLE OF NANQU NR 03 HUTONG / Li Guirong'S LIVING ROOM, DETAIL DESK"

BEIJING, WANGJING, CHINA | 2015
FINE ART C-PRINT ON HAHNEMÜHLE PHOTO RAG MATT 100 x 140 cm, 1/3                                    

ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „MISS YOU"

WANGJING BEIJING, CHINA | 2014
16 x 24 cm, 3er Serie
schwarzweiss Handvergrösserung,
Ilford Baryt Papier

ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „REFLECTIONS OF CAPITALISM"

HONG KONG | 2015
01-09

ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „BIRDS NEST"

BEIJING, CHINA | 2014
01-06

ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „BIRDS NEST"

BEIJING, CHINA | 2014
VIDEO 01:52

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ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „UNIFORM"

BEIJING, CHINA | 2014

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ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „UNTITLED"

BEIJING, CHINA | 2014/2015

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ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „UNTITLED"

BEIJING, CHINA | 2014/2015

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ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „THE PEOPLE OF NANQU NR 03 HUTONG"

35 FACES, VIDEOSTILLS
BEIJING, CHINA | 2015

ARTISTS - SIMON ZANGGER WITH „MY WAY TO CHINA"

RUSSIA, MONGOLIA | 2014
01-18
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Simon Zangger

Current Artist Simon Zangger
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Artist Statement


The starting point of Simon Zanggers project in Beijing was the perception of the ways Western media covers Chinese topics, such as living conditions, economy and politics, usually based on generalised assumptions. Numerous photographers have depicted the repetitive motifs of the demolished houses, new skyscrapers, nail houses and ghost towns in contrast to China’s manifold scenic landscapes. They pass by to make pictures and soon leave. Zangger, on his part, decided to delve deeper in the signs and signals of the urban transformation of China’s capital, engaging with the inhabitants of a Beijing neighbourhood who will be forced to leave their shantytown homes in the summer of 2015 to make place for a building site of modern high-rises. Zangger lived for thirty days in the already sealed-off quarter. His voluntary work in the neighbourhood kiosk enabled him to establish tight relationships with the residents, sharing their concerns about their mandatory relocation, and the hopes about their near future, translating it all through photography, film and writing.


VITA

Simon Zangger, ein Schweizer Fotograf und Cinematograph, wurde 1990 in Zürich geboren. Nach der Berufslehre in einem Zürcher Fotofachgeschäft und einem Praktikum bei einer Filmproduktionsfirma, gründete er sein eigenes Studio. Seit 2010 fotografiert er erfolgreich in den Bereichen Portrait, Reportage und Werbung. Zudem verfolgt er Kunstprojekte wie zum Beispiel die Serie Wätterschmöcker, welche in der Hammer Gallery in Zürich ausgestellt, in verschiedenen Schweizer Medien publiziert und als Highlight der renommierten Werkschau Photo 12 gelobt wurde. 2014 studierte er ein halbes Jahr an der Cafa, Central Academy in Fine Arts, in Peking. Im Sommer 2015 schloss Simon Zangger sein Studium an der HSLU, Design & Kunst, Camera Arts, ab. Zurzeit arbeitet Simon als Photo und Film Director bei der Branding- und Webagentur allink AG in Zürich.