Identity Exchange

White collar

Royal Guard

Rider

Policeman

Car Saleswoman

Businessman

Judge

Fireman

Scot

Chef

Professor

Peking Opera

Punk

Scap collector

Waitress

[Cang Xin is an artist based in Beijing working in performance art and photography.

He holds the belief that all things have spirit — both animate and inanimate objects — and approaches his work as a means to promote harmonious communication with nature. His works have included bathing with lizards, adorning the clothing of strangers, and prostrating himself on icy glaciers: each act represents a ritual of becoming the other.

He has exhibited in shows including the 2006 Bologna International Art Expo in Italy, A Strange Heaven at the Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art, Bad Girls, Good Girls at Red Foundation in London and Between Past and Future at the New York International Center of Photography. He participated in exhibitions in Spain with the Espace Ample Gallery.] Wikipedia

[The game of exchanging identity can represent an aspect of contemporary culture. It is also a self-questioning exercise in a changeable era. The questioning of identity reflects the possibility of the change in oneself: change to other states or life from the current image, profession, appearance and character. The questioning can be true or false - just like the products promoted in cosmetic and fashion advertising in different seasons to arouse desire and imagination.]

Source : Le Nouvel Obs and artnet.fr

Sorry for the bad quality of the photo but I can only find them on the Internet and the magazine Nouvel Obs. The idea of this artist is amazing, that confirms the proverb “You can’t judge a book by its cover”.

Clothes are a part of our identity? Not so sure…