Birdhead - ‘We Photograph Things That Are Meaningful To Us’ | TateShots

Shanghai based photographers Ji Weiyu and Song Tao, aka Birdhead, make art about everyday life in their home town. The duo take us on a tour around the Chinese city to discover how they work.
In 2004 artists Ju Weiyu (born 1980) and Song Tao (born 1979) began to collaborate as the photographic duo Birdhead. They were both born in Shanghai and both graduated from the Shanghai School of Arts and Crafts in 2000.
Using the medium of photography to capture and make sense of their experience of daily life in the metropolis of Shanghai, they create large volumes of snapshot-style images showing their existence within the contemporary urban environment.
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[@tonayachapman3498]

Both of their energies are wild. I do enjoy the work.

[@mikeroth5816]

I just wish I could get the music from that middle section as a loop. Though I love watching these short art documentaries, I also hate it because there are often bits of background music that are so subtle and moving, but there's no way to isolate them and obtain them for personal use.

[@yuyanglong225]

Try Shazam and start at 5:51 till the end I think it has enough time for the app to pick it up. It might work just an idea.

[@zbysiax5546]

the most inspiring thing I have seen on the internet

[@matttroch5028]

Wicked Stuff!! Keep strong in these troubled times!!

[@rapportbuilding3474]

only time will tell what we just saw

[@ShakilaTaranumMaan]

Best vid so far...

[@ganda1961]

Ottimi lavori, bravi ragazzi!

[@alexflannders5681]

Great, very happy to hear artists call out the propaganda that passes as art everywhere.

[@MrMihov]

Good, they interpreted guns differently, phew!! Some beautiful shots in there though!

[@durango-CODEBUILDER]

*title* Wow no one else does that wow

[@lush-retina]

when they said they were in their late 30s i couldn't stop laughing because they have the posture of arrogant 16 year olds. some of the photos are great though.

[@filipkartousek]

I think it's a culture thing. I find Moyra Davey speaking more annoying.

[@yuyanglong225]

I can't stop laughing at this comment. Ever seen a rebellious photographer who didn't give a shit about conformity or over done conceptual work? Marcel Duchamp gave the world a fucking toilet claiming its art is he a one year old lol 🤣😂.

[@alexflannders5681]

No they just don’t give a fuck about your PC none sense.

[@garykuhlmann8149]

That's one of the tings I love about them!

[@kevinivek055099]

They play the role of artists....

[@yseson_]

Very well

[@ES_Glenn]

These guys are badass, awesome, and cool as fuck!

[@e-cuauhtemoc]

Everett Glenn It probably wouldn't work so well in color, but who knows?! But yeah, fuck the haters. ;-)

[@ShawneeUnion]

This reminds me I need to get into Kapital

[@isaaccook]

photos noice

[@StedelijkMuseumAmsterdam]

Interesting how they compare photography with making music. Amazing photographs!

[@x.j9671]

哈哈哈哈哈 ，他们的气质和表情都很可爱嘛 :3 支持一下。biredhead 展览的方式也很符合他们的特点～ 镜头给到展厅的时候，都笑出来了。坐在并排排开的镶背景照片墙前面的俩人也很可爱。 哈哈哈！

[@nelsonclub7722]

If you have to explain it then it's not art

[@hooiken]

嘴巴說的藝術 這種自己冠以名的作品 別說藝術 連一般的紀實人文都比他強多了 如果自我就是藝術的話 那就太淺了 觀點是必要的 但攝影是另一個個體的故事 不是你認為就對了 一張好作品 也不需要其他數量的附和 他本身就有靈魂 連攝影都不懂 還談藝術

[@qiyi1281]

这找的什么鬼艺术家拍的，太无知傲慢了

[@zao2104]

Lol

[@theliaoguoman]

tell me you are cringe without telling me you are cringe

[@_....J........................]

Big Head Modernists

[@parkbtao]

they should learn to be modest... I am not against their point of view, but the way they said it is a bit off-putting. but well what do I know

[@damookie]

in the new world, everyone is considered a genius. mediocre at best.

[@myahya1987]

da sheriff The unfortunate truth

[@josephomalley1526]

Hilarious, talentless twaddle spinners :-)

[@raymorgan4337]

Pretentious.