Luo Yang: GIRLS

Come an visit Luo Yang's solo exhibition in Berlin. Her series GIRLS will be presented as the inaugural show at the new H27 gallery in Berlin.

Luo Yang’s GIRLS belong to a part of contemporary China that is rarely taken note of in the West. Her portraits depict an emerging Chinese youth-culture that defies imposed expectations and stereotypes – GIRLS are badass and  selfaware with a supreme sense of cool, yet also insecure, vulnerable and torn. Luo Yang photographs girls around her, attempting to grasp an understanding of their lives as well as her own. Although different, they share same ambivalent emotions, confusions and concerns. It is in this connection that Luo finds the strength and fragility of her subject. Her images are bold and up front, intimate and sensitive at the same time. They explore the themes of youth and femininity, while challenging traditional beliefs about women in Chinese society. As such, Luo’ s GIRLS reflect a view on life in contemporary China that both celebrates and defies its reality.

Exhibition: September 28 to October 18, 2019

Opening reception: Saturday, September 28th from 7-11pm at h27 gallery,

Gallery: H27 Gallery, Lehderstrasse 16 - 19, Berlin (Germany)