Yujie Wang

2023
Written By Janie hao

Yujie Wang is a Toronto-based fashion and still life photographer. Her work gives the effect of a gentle dream through her ethereal and poetic stylistic approach. Yujie’s cultural experiences inspire her work; traditional Chinese aesthetics are incorporated in subtle and non-cliché ways. She is currently working on an ongoing project inspired by Piying (Chinese shadow puppetry), a traditional form of storytelling that uses colourful silhouette figures made from leather or paper. In this series, she tries to find a balance between commercial and fine art, as well as modern fashion and traditional culture. By placing a screen in front of her subjects and using unusual lighting strategies, she replicates the visual effect of Chinese shadow puppetry.

POV PRIZE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EXCELLENCE AND PERSONAL EXPRESSION AWARD WINNER

@yu.jie.wang
wyujie.com

 
 
Person wearing blue shirt holding moth orchid behind transparent fabric.
Person with long white hair wearing white dress and standing sideways in front of dark background with gradient.
 
Person with short black hair wearing white shirt and looking down stands in front of backdrop with plant shadows.
Person with long black hair wearing black dress and looking straight at camera, holding red fabric that is floating in air.
 

all quiet in the white, a photobook by Yujie Wang

 
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