Shen Wei: Almost Naked

Artist Shen Wei

Words Tom Czibolya

“I had just arrived in the States, I had culture shock. I was not brave enough to explore myself, so I explored myself through other people,” Shen Wei once said in an interview. The Shanghai-born, New York-based photographer created the series Almost Naked by taking portraits of strangers in America. So let’s see if we are able to explore the photographer’s mind.

“I had just arrived in the States, I had culture shock. I was not brave enough to explore myself, so I explored myself through other people.”