Hu Qiren (b.1983, Singapore) is a visual artist whose practice explores the myriad forms of image making, incorporating a wide range of media, including photography, video, installation and performance. Expressing a vibrant visual vocabulary inspired by his own identity and tradition, Qiren synthesizes cultural binaries, while incessantly challenging notions of authenticity, belief and value systems.
Qiren completed his MFA in Photography and Related Media at Parsons The New School for Design under the Provost scholarship in 2015 and has showcased his works at the One World Trade Center, Queens Museum, Aperture Foundation and Photoville in New York, Louvre Museum in Paris, Singapore International Photography Festival, Pingyao International Photography Festival in China, Auckland Festival of Photography in New Zealand and at the Theory of Clouds Gallery & Community Worldwide in Kobe, Japan.
In 2016, Qiren was the grand winner of Harper’s BAZAAR Art Prize.
Dust (New Moon) 4
Hu Qiren
2021
Dust particles on HEPA filter
26 x 36 x 4 cm
Life Before
Hu Qiren
2022
Diasec-mounted pigment print on composite panel
60 x 64 cm
Stay Safe
Hu Qiren
2022
Diasec-mounted pigment print on composite panel
76 x 60 cm
No One Really Remembers
Hu Qiren
2022
Diasec-mounted pigment print on composite panel
78 x 60 cm
Can You Imagine
Hu Qiren
2022
Diasec-mounted pigment print on composite panel
95 x 60 cm
Strange Times
Hu Qiren
2022
Diasec-mounted pigment print on composite panel
60 x 71.5 cm
VACC Expiry
Hu Qiren
2022
Diasec-mounted pigment print on composite panel
78 x 60 cm
