A Conversation with eric zhang

Series: My Travel Life

Solo Show on view August 1 - August 8, 2021

KP: What is your background? How does it inform your art?

EZ: I was born in China, educated in Singapore, graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a double master's degree in international relations. Now working as a professional consultant. I am also an amateur photographer, self-taught with a sincere passion for all things photographic, beautiful light, fresh food, sincere people, and beautiful spaces. I have been traveling to 25+ countries and all of my inspiration comes from traveling. My photograph portfolio is an exploration of this beautiful planet, representing my perspective about the world, people, and other things e.g. Angkor Wat of Cambodia in spring, Bangkok of Thailand in summer, Sahara Desert of Morocco in autumn, Hokkaido of Japan in winter, etc. Not only that, but I am also a verified photographer for VOUGE, although I am still a novice in the field of fashion photography. My interest in portrait photography originated from photographing my own friends, and after getting familiar with it, it also complemented each other when applied to humanistic photography. Photography is not only a hobby for me but also a way of recording. I don't like to emphasize the use of technical means and prefer a natural form of expression. I will use photography to constantly explore the most primitive and essential beauty of this world.

KP: What themes do you often pursue?

EZ: I prefer documentary photography when I was traveling, but now I start exploring portrait and product photography for business.

KP: What artist inspires your work?

EZ: Laurent Castellani, is one of my favourite artists, her style is full of beauty, detail-oriented, and also fashionable which inspired me a lot.

KP: What messages can viewers take from your body of work?

EZ: It is a feeling about this world, with different places from East to West, I took photos in Singapore, China, Morocco, Cambodia, Hong Kong, etc. and I hope viewers could realize how beautiful this world it is and then starts exploring it in the future.

KP: Professionally, what’s is your main goal as an artist?

EZ: For me, it is recording, record life, people, emotion, action, etc. and if for long term goal, I would say become reputable in one of the fields, prefer fashion and documentary

KP:  Is your work influenced by a place, if so where and how?

EZ: It is definitely Morocco, Morocco is an amazing country, with different strong colour represented different cities, I took lots of pics there. Not only the landscape, the people and culture there are also very wonderful, kind of Arabic style.

KP:  Where can people find you on social media

EZ: https://www.behance.net/zhangchentao

KP: How do you offer your work for sale?

EZ: I am open to discuss if there is an opportunity there

KP: Any additional information you’d like to share?

EZ: https://500px.com/p/falcomhades?view=photos