Release year: 2019

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 56 pages

Size: 11.2 x 8.9 x 0.47 in (28.5 x 22.7 x 1.2 cm)

Publisher: Hopper & Fuchs

Edition: First Edition

'For My Mother' brings together the work of Ren Hang, one of China’s leading and daring photographers. Known for his raw and playful images of sexuality, nudity, and everyday objects, he captured ordinary people in ways that feel both intimate and surreal. His photos blur the line between reality and fantasy, often mixing casual indoor moments with dreamlike, utopian scenes.

For My Mother is Ren Hang’s first posthumous publication, featuring over 50 works, including some of his most iconic images.

Ren Hang (b. 1987 in Changchun, China, d. 2017 in Beijing) was a photographer and poet. In 2010 he received the Third Annual Prize for Contemporary Art. His works have been shown in China and Europe at venues including Foam—Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, MdbK in Leipzig, Ostlicht—Galerie für Fotografie in Vienna (2017), and the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris (2019). He produced numerous photobooks and published his photographs on his website, Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr. His work has gained a growing posthumous following and immense popularity worldwide. Up to his death by suicide at the age of twenty-nine, Hang lived and worked in Beijing.