Wild Gathering: A Triangle Project.

Tomorrow, the Beijing Angle Modern Art Gallery opens the exhibition Wild Gathering, an exceptional global exhibition where photography and fashion meet, showcasing modern youth culture and featuring photographers Madi Ju (Beijing) and Peter Sutherland (New York) alongside fashion designer Hiro Sawatari (Tokyo).

The three artists are connected by their interest in youth culture. Early on Peter SutherlandMadi Ju exchanged photos made in a variety of environments, but all with kids expressing strong emotions in their natural habitat. They shot in cities all over the world and sent the photos to fashion designer Hiro Sawatari, who created T-shirts with collages from the pictures. Then, Peter and Madi shot six looks from Hiro's collections, which, including the clothes and the other images, will be on display in the gallery.

Madi Ju is a freelance photographer based in Beijing. Her images are steeped in the style of the snapshot aesthetic; loosely framed, usually shot on a compact camera and often an extension of the photographer’s life. Peter Sutherland is an American photographer, born in Colorado in 1976. His work employs some of the techniques of traditional documentary photography to capture the hidden beauty of ordinary objects and everyday situations. Hiro Sawataris is born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1981. Harmonizing a nostalgic grace with Japanese minimalism, Hiro Sawatari creates solid menswear by using fine couture fabrics.

Wild Gathering: A Triangle Project
June 5th till 12th 2010
Beijing Angle Modern Art Gallery, Beijing

Written for BLEND.