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Photograph of two laughing men squatting on the sidewalk. One has close-cropped hair, long pants, and a collar shirt. The other wears shorts, no shirt, and shaggy hair.

Photograph of two laughing men squatting on the sidewalk. One has close-cropped hair, long pants, and a collar shirt. The other wears shorts, no shirt, and shaggy hair.

Photograph of two laughing men squatting on the sidewalk. One has close-cropped hair, long pants, and a collar shirt. The other wears shorts, no shirt, and shaggy hair.

M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong. By donation, © Zheng Guogu

Zheng Guogu 鄭國谷

Me and My Teacher 我和我的老師

1993

In this photograph, Zheng Guogu and a young, dishevelled homeless man are shown laughing while squatting in the street. It is part of a project in which the artist befriended the mentally ill man in his hometown of Yangjiang. After following him for a period of time, he came to regard the marginalised man as a teacher.

Mapping Chinese Art, 1972–2012: Selections for the M+ Sigg Collection. M+, Hong Kong, 2019. sigg.mplus.org.hk

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Object Number:

2012.1429

Object Type:

Related Makers:

Zheng Guogu (Artist)

Medium:

chromogenic print

Date:

1993

Dimensions:

sheet: 126.5 × 187 cm; image: 125 × 185 cm

Collection:

M+ Sigg Collection

Credit Line:

M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong. By donation

Copyright:

© Zheng Guogu

About the Maker:

Zheng Guogu (born 1970, Yangjiang) graduated from the Printmaking Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1992. A key member of the Yangjiang Group, he creates conceptual work in the form of photography, calligraphy, painting, and video installation. His work addresses the profound shifts of southern Chinese culture, specifically the Pearl River Delta region, with a particular focus on local culture in a time of globalisation. Zheng lives and works in Yangjiang.

Zheng Guogu Photography Visual Art M+ Sigg Collection

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