Comfort Zone

Yuan Tang is a New York-based Chinese photographer who moves freely within fine art, documentary, commercial, and fashion photography. The art project “Comfort zone’ started during the pandemic area. These subjects are female Chinese artists living in New York. One could not avoid portraying the drastic changes happening in the environment around them and their effects. Restrictions on social activities, isolation from loved ones, and the constant news cycle of ongoing Asian hate attacks. These kinds of incidents or states of affairs made it difficult for them to remain optimistic. During this particular period, with the support of Yuan’s friends, she started to shoot this project. From illustrators, musicians, and tattoo artists to multimedia artists, these women stayed feminine but tough, bound yet free. The connection between Yuan and her subjects is not just through the lenses, the ropes, or the physical display. They are also bound by spiritual communication and accumulated lived experiences. The world has changed tremendously in the past two years. For those Chinese women, this change is not necessarily for the better, but it has allowed them to feel more comfortable being themselves. With expectations and blessings for them, she continues to live up to her photographic aspirations.