Photographer Lin Zhipeng (aka No.223) on finding 100 boys on Instagram, his ad hoc method to nudity in public spaces, and how he captures the moments of our time.

Written By Oscar Venhuis
Lin Zhipeng aka 223

Photographer, writer Lin Zhipeng (aka. 223)

Ep.100 | In this special 100th episode, we sit down with photographer and writer No.223, to explore his unique approach to capturing the essence of modernity and sexuality over the last two decades. From his unconventional process of discovering subjects on social media to his boundary-pushing depictions of nudity, Lin offers a glimpse into the moments that define our contemporary experience.

Lin Zhipeng (aka No.223) Born in Guangdong, China in 1979, Graduated from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies with a major of financial English. Lin Zhipeng is a photographer and writer based in Beijing. Created in 2003, his blog “North Latitude 23” where he published everyday pictures accompanied by short texts received millions views and made him famous among the web community.

With Lin Zhipeng, everything is tinged with a resolutely pop seduction. The colour, the shapes, the textures, the framing used are all symptomatic of a visual culture rocked by the flow of images, bodies and symbols that have marked our entry into the second millennium. Far from the traditional and unconstructive criticism of an "overconsumption" or "saturation" of images, those of the artist celebrate the vitality of his generation, starting with the staging of his life and that of his entourage. Mixing love and chaos, fantasy and eroticism, his photographs act as the collective poetic diary of a generation eager to escape social pressures and to aspire to the pleasures of life in a society that is as indifferent as it is rapidly evolving.

Lace, 2009, Lin Zhipeng (223)

Eyes, 2020, Lin Zhipeng (223)

Tail, 2020, Lin Zhipeng (223)

Hanging In The Wardrobe, 2019, Lin Zhipeng (223)

Idle Melon and Fetish Wanton, 2020, Lin Zhipeng (223)

 

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