Book tour in London

  • b1979 in Shantou, Guangdong, and is currently based in Beijing. He is a photographer, writer, and independent publisher. As a calm observer of multiple identities and life transitions, Lin captures the people, places, and experiences around him—documenting everything from fleeting moments to the complexities of life, form, and growth.

    Lin Zhipeng has been featured in documentaries by ARTE France (La Chine dans l’objectif) and NHK Japan (China Through the Lens of Youth). His work has been exhibited at numerous art fairs and museums worldwide, including Unseen Amsterdam, Paris Photo Fair, Photo Basel, and Copenhagen Photo Festival, as well as at prestigious venues such as the ICP New York, MEP Paris, Art Gallery of Western Australia, and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. Recent solo exhibitions have been held at The Delaware Contemporary (USA), Canton-Sardine Gallery (Vancouver), Akio Nagasawa Gallery (Tokyo), The Walther Collection (Ulm), In Between (Paris), Galerie Kitsuné (New York), M97 Gallery (Shanghai), de Sarthe Gallery (Beijing), Stieglitz19 (Antwerp), Migrant Bird Gallery (Berlin), and Glenda Cinquegrana (Milan).

    As part of his art practice, Lin has published photography books in China, France, Canada, Japan, and Italy. His book No.223 was named one of the best photography books of 2012 by PHOTOEYE, and Sour Strawberries was listed among the best photography books of 2018 by El País (Spain).

Some snapshots from our three-day book tour in London with our celebrated photography artist Lin Zhipeng, also known as No.223. The tour started with two lectures — one at Chelsea College of Arts and one at Central Saint Martins — and culminated in the global launch of the new book La Liberté ou l’Amour at the bookshop of The Photographers’ Gallery.

We were so glad to see such an enthusiastic group of No.223's followers who turned up for the events and bought the book, as well as new audiences who got to know him better through his sincere and story-rich presentations.