Feng Li

The celebrated contemporary photographer Feng Li is coming to Fotografiska Stockholm with the exhibition White Nights in Wonderland, the first exhibition from Fotografiska Shanghai to tour. The exhibition shows both the artist’s most iconic works and never-before exhibited photographs, always with a unique sarcasm and using modern cities as his backdrop. Come discover Feng Li’s surrealistic world from August 24.

Feng Li profiles everyday absurdities at Fotografiska

With his visual language and an ever-present ironic undertone, the Chinese photographer Feng Li has become one of China’s brightest stars within contemporary photography. The exhibition White Nights in Wonderland shows around 200 works from the most recent 20 years of his career.

“Feng Li’s photographs present the world in a new way, with his unique approach to revealing what is special in the mundane. His ability to exceed cultural boundaries and build bridges between worlds felt like a perfect match with our vision at Fotografiska, and we are thrilled to be exhibiting him this autumn, as one of China’s most important contemporary photographers,” says Jessica Jarl, Global Director of Exhibitions at Fotografiska Stockholm.

The modern cityscape as his backdrop

Feng Li’s unique visual approach has led to international renown within everything from street photography to fashion, from Paris to Tokyo and from Shanghai to his hometown of Chengdu. Using the modern cityscape as his backdrop, he captures the enigmatic and fleeting moments of daily life while highlighting their absurdities. His lens lets us experience the fast-paced development of modern China, often with surrealistic and subtle details.

White Nights in Wonderland is loosely ordered chronologically with three sections: White Nights, City Express and What is Fashion?, each focusing on important moments in the artist’s development.

In recent years, Feng Li has collaborated with some of the world’s largest fashion houses and for the international fashion magazines British System, Re-Edition, American Vogue, SSense, FAZ, and many others. In 2019, Li created the “Fashion Eye Paris” series for Louis Vuitton.

White Nights in Wonderland will be open at Fotografiska from August 24 to December 1, 2024, and the exhibition is produced for Fotografiska by Jessica Jarl, Global Director of Exhibitions, Mohamed Mire, Exhibition Producer, and Holly Russell, Global Curator with a specialty in Chinese photography.