Me & Me

Me and Me is a photography project from Wenjun Chen and Yanmei Jiang that documents the changing relationship and growth of the two artists. In their own words, “[after] meeting each other in 2007, we started to record each other’s daily lives unconsciously, treating the other one as a photographic experiment. It came to a turning point in 2014, when we tried to make a change in our life and work. We tended to shoot each other consciously, with self-portraits and group photos, exploring and understanding ourselves in this relationship.”






The two eventually compiled the photographs into a handmade book project consisting of four parts. The first part contains self-portraits, portraits of one another, and photos of the two together. The second part contains two books, entitled Wenjun Chen In My Eyes and Yanmei Jiang In My Eyes, each compiled by their counterpart. The third part narrates the story of the artists in the form of letters from two perspectives. The fourth part contains topics and conversations between the two artists on social media.









Chen and Jiang are currently based in Guangzhou, where they run their studio, Me and Me Photo Studio. They regularly hold talks and workshops on how to self-publish books across China. Their award-winning work has been featured in exhibitions across the world, including Taiwan, Japan, UK, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Croatia, Portugal, Denmark, and Slovakia.






Websites:
chenwenjun.net
jiangyanmei.com
Contributor: George Zhi Zhao
