Exhibited works:

Self-Portrait with Sock as a Penis, 2019

Self-Portrait with Broken Glass, 2023

from the series “(huí jia¯) [Homecoming]”

“I started taking pictures when I was around thirteen. They were usually pictures of me, or me and my friends, and I would share them on social media. For me, it has a lot to do with the time I was growing up, with the ‘selfie’ and with the self-representation that originated from then. I like to say that I never stopped, and that my first approach developed into my actual practice, as I gained more awareness of it. Photography has grown alongside me (or vice versa). It is a way of transmuting my pain and making something beautiful and powerful out of it. It is particularly exciting, as it revolves around my gender transition process, and I am always guessing what the next image will be.”

Gen Z, one generation, countless perspectives: the exhibition presents works by over 40 photographers from 25 countries born between the 1990s and 2010. Their works reflect experiences shaped by digital worlds, social change and global crises. Across four thematic sections, the exhibition offers insights into the realities, concerns and aspirations of young people. Themes such as identity, belonging, the body and gender are explored creatively, questioned and reimagined through new forms of self-understanding.