Ramona Jingru Wang

Photography

May 11

Written By WÜL Magazine

Photographer New York, USA

Ramona Jingru Wang is a Chinese artist currently based in New York. Her work explores the intersections of images and reality, creating connections between people and space. Through photographs, she investigates how we care for each other. With an MFA in photography from the Pratt Institute, New York, and training from the International Center of Photography-Bard College, her video work "wish you were not here" won the BARON Prize 2020 and was shortlisted for Palm* Photo Prize. Ramona is also the winner of the Capture Writing Prize 2021. As a designer, she has created a photo book titled "7-11" and a self-published newspaper called "Family Album," exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York as part of the Inaugural Photography Triennial in March 2023.

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As an artist, I'm drawn to the vernacular quality in my photographs, exploring the duality of personal sentiment and public impact. I hold onto the sentimental power of individual and family photos while considering their social function and exhibition value. Ultimately, my work seeks to answer the question: How do we care for one another through both the creation and observation of photography?

My work delves into the interplay between images and reality, forging social bonds among people and spaces. Photography, to me, is a gesture of love, a tender act of holding someone's trust and vulnerability. Through my images, I aspire to create a shared haven, a collective sanctuary with my subjects. While art photography can be exploitative, capturing personal memories of loved ones is not. Through my work, I strive to be fully present and engaged with my subjects, establishing a genuine and empathetic connection.