Simon Chang
Simon Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1978.
Simon has been living and working as a documentary photographer in Europe since 2003, mainly focusing on stories about people whose voices were rarely heard, communities marginalized by mainstream society, and mental-health issues in post-conflict regions. Shortly after graduating from the Department of Communication Arts at Catholic Fu-Jen Catholic University in Taipei, Simon relocated to Prague, the Czech Republic and was accepted to the master's program in photography at Prague Film and Television Academy of the Performing Arts (FAMU) in 2004. He is currently based in Ljubljana, Slovenia where he has resided since 2010.
Simon was first awarded the Slovenia Press Photo Awards in the best story category (people/sport) in 2011 and was honored again in 2012 and 2015. He also received the Kaohsiung Awards in 2011 and was three times awarded the Golden Tripod Awards for Publications by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan in 2018, 2020 and 2021; these are two of the most prestigious contemporary art and book publication accolades in Taiwan. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries both in Europe and Asia, including the Queen Sofía National Museum Art Centre in Madrid, the National Centre for Contemporary Arts in Moscow, National Culture Centre, Cankarjev Dom in Ljubljana, Balassi Institute - Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, Trieste Contemporanea, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and National Art Museum in Beijing.
Books published:
2020 "Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse - Kurdistan Diary", Rye Field Publication, Taipei, Taiwan, 272 pages, 25 x 16 cm (ISBN: 9789863447382)
2017 "Fleeing from the Dark Side of the Moon", Rye Field Publication, Taipei, Taiwan, 248 pages, 25 x 16 cm (ISBN: 4717702096168)
2013 "To Become a Photographer, One Must First Learn to Wander", Rye Field Publication, Taipei, Taiwan, 264 pages, 20 x 20 cm (ISBN: 9789863440192)
2011 "MIDVA (Us Two)", Locus Publishing, Taipei, Taiwan, 216 pages, 30 x 13 cm (ISBN: 9789862132722)
2010 "6 years in Bohemia", Garden City Publishing, Taipei, Taiwan, 208 pages, 24 x 16.5 cm (ISBN: 9789867009937)
2009 "Evaporation", Garden City Publishing, Taipei, Taiwan, 224 pages, 24 x 16.5 cm, (ISBN: 9789867009791)
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Pastirji in klavnica 11, Akre, regija Kurdistan, Irak / Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse 11, Akre, Kurdistan region, Iraq, 2019 -
Pastirji in klavnica 42, Erbil, regija Kurdistan, Irak / Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse 42, Erbil, Kurdistan region, Iraq , 2019
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Kaka (Brat) - psihiatrična bolnišnica v Kurdistanu, Pastirji in klavnica 33 / Kaka (Brother) - psychiatric hospital in Kurdistan, Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse 33, 2018
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Kaka (Brat) - psihiatrična bolnišnica v Kurdistanu, Pastirji in klavnica 32 / Kaka (Brother) - psychiatric hospital in Kurdistan, Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse 32, 2018
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Kaka (Brat) - psihiatrična bolnišnica v Kurdistanu, Pastirji in klavnica 34 / Kaka (Brother) - psychiatric hospital in Kurdistan, Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse 34, 2018
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Pastirji in klavnica 40, Erbil, Kurdistan, Irak / Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse 40, Erbil, Kurdistan region, Iraq, 2019
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Face to Face
Group Exhibition on the Occasion of 20 Years of Galerija Fotografija 20 May - 14 Aug 2024Face to Face: Group Exhibition at the Occasion of 20 Years of Galerija FotografijaRead more
20th May–14th August 2024
Participating in the exhibition:
UROŠ ABRAM, ROGER BALLEN, JANEZ BOGATAJ, BOJAN BRECELJ, SIMON CHANG, DK, BORIS GABERŠČIK, CIRIL JAZBEC, STOJAN KERBLER, TEREZA KOZINC, MATJAŽ KRIVIC, ANDREJ LAMUT, DIANA LUI, TILYEN MUCIK, NIK ERIK NEUBAUER, BOŠTJAN PUCELJ, JANEZ PUKŠIČ, SARA RMAN, BLAŽ ROJS, LUCIJA ROSC, EURO ROTELLI, KLAVDIJ SLUBAN, METKA VERGNION, ANA ZIBELNIK and JOCO ŽNIDARŠIČ.
Curated by:
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Simon Chang
Past Events of the Future / Street gallery Tam-Tam 12 - 25 Jan 2021Feather-light press of the shutter, an extraordinary instant before my eyes is captured with a snap of my fingers. Within that one-thousandth of a second, Earth leaves behind the image...Read more -
Simon Chang
Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse 15 Oct 2020 - 10 Jan 2021Kurdistan was, in the past years, often the center of photojournalistic reporting. An autonomous region spanning across the north of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran, it was subjected to violence from Islamic radical groups (most recently) since 2014. But where many photographers turned their lens towards the conflict itself, Simon Chang seemed to be more interested in the less obvious wounds of the nation, ones concealed even inside it.Read more -
Pop-up exhibition of the workshop by Simon Chang
Closing event and the launch of the new mentorship programme 11 Oct 2022Barbara Gamberger, Žan Gašperič, Dejan Kos, Olga Lipič, Drago Metljak, Urška Praper, Saša Ribič, Anja Smaka, Snježana Barišić, Aleš Klabus. The exhibition is a product of a workshop »Between skin...Read more
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39. SLOVENIAN BOOK FAIR
FOTOCONA BY GALERIJA FOTOGRAFIJA AT THE SLOVENIAN BOOK FAIR 2023 21 - 26 Nov 2023Some events are organised with the support of the Slovenian Book Agency.Read more -
38. Slovenski knjižni sejem
22 - 27 Nov 2022Sejem bo potekal v živo od torka, 22. 11. 2022, do nedelje, 27. 11. 2022, e-knjižni sejem pa od torka, 22. 11. 2022, do nedelje,...Read more
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One-on-One Long-Term-Project Mentorship with Simon Chang
Applications are Open for Workshop 2024/25 October 28, 2024Are you searching for mentorship on a long-term personal project? Do you enjoy returning to the same place and meeting the same group of people...Read more -
Belfast Photo Festival Book Award 2024 for Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse
April 25, 2024We're delighted to share the news that Simon Chang's book Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse has won the Belfast Photo Festival 2024 in the photobook category,...Read more -
Best Book Design Award and Best Adult Book Design Award at the 39th Slovenian Book Fair 2023
Award-winning Simon Chang's Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse November 22, 2023Simon Chang's book Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse received two prizes at the 39th Slovenian Book Fair, namely the Best Adult Book Design Award and the...Read more -
One-on-one mentorship programme with Simon Chang (2022–2023)
Workshop Between Skin and Shirt #003 October 11, 2022Are you searching for mentorship on a long-term personal project? Would you benefit from regular feedback or critique from professional photographers and gallery curators? Would...Read more -
SIMON CHANG / WORKSHOP #2 / SECRETS BETWEEN SKIN AND SHIRT
5. NOVEMBER 2021 - THE END OF FEBRUARY 2022 October 11, 2021After a successfuly completed workshop led by Simon Chang in our gallery in Autumn 2020, we are continuing our cooperation with Simon and we are...Read more -
Artist Talk / Simon Chang & Andraž Rožman
November 24, 2020After a successful virtual talk, as part of the accompanying program to the exhibition Shepherds and Slaughterhouse, that Simon Chang, author of the current exhibition...Read more -
Artist Talk / Simon Chang & Jože Suhadolnik
October 26, 2020The first of the accompanying events to the exhibition Shepherds and Slaughterhouse will be a conversation between two photographers, Simon Chang, the author of the...Read more -
SIMON CHANG / WORKSHOP #1 / PERSONAL SPACE
16 OCTOBER - 27 NOVEMBER 2020 October 16, 2020About the workshop Photography workshop, is the accompanying programme to Simon’s exhibition,【Shepherds and the Slaughterhouse】at Galerija Fotografija in October and November, 2020. The workshop is...Read more
