SHEN WEI, THIRTEEN DAYS IN 2004
“When I first moved to New York City, I started photographing myself. I wanted to document my footsteps along this journey, like a visual diary: to document my first year of life in the city. But I didn’t show these images until 2017. And when I looked back at them, I saw more things about myself than I had been aware of at the time. There is a kind of freshness and fearlessness in these images along with a sense of insecurity and innocence.” - SW
Shen Wei is a Chinese-American artist based in New York City. He is known for his intimate self-portraiture and contemplative images of people and nature, highlighting the understated beauty of his surroundings. He also works in painting, sculpture, and video.