Chien-Chi Chang

Chien-Chi Chang was born in Taiwan in 1961. Alienation and connection are the subjects of much of Chien-Chi Chang's work. These themes surface particularly in The Chain , a collection of portraits made in a Taiwanese mental institution. An exhibition of these nearly life-sized photographs is touring internationally and has been exhibited at venues including La Biennale di Venezia and the Bienal de Sao Paulo.

In two other books, Chang takes a jaundiced look at marital unions. I do I do I do   is a collection of images depicting alienated grooms and lonely brides, while Chang's most recent publication, Double Happiness , is an examination of arranged marriages between Vietnamese country girls and older Taiwanese men. His investigation of the ties that bind one person to another - and to society - draws on his own immigrant experience. 

Chang joined Magnum Photos in 1995. He lives and works in Taipei and New York City.

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