📷 MEOW — Street Photography Exhibition
Artist: PENG YI-HANG
Exhibition
03.09–18.09.2026
Opening
03.09.2026 | 19:00
Opening Hours
13:00–17:00
P60 Culture Space
Prinzenallee 60, 13359 Berlin
Description:
PENG YI-HANG｜MEOW
Berlin and Taiwan are both free societies, but for photographer Peng Yi-Hang, freedom takes on very different forms in these two places.
In Taiwan, freedom is often shaped by kindness, social values, and consideration for others. Even when no one tells us what to do, we often place limits on ourselves based on how our actions might affect others or how society might see us.
In Berlin, Peng encountered a different kind of freedom. People seemed more willing to express themselves, embrace difference, and live without constantly worrying about other people's opinions. Wearing leopard print, showing one's body, or simply choosing one's own way of life can become an expression of identity.
This contrast became the starting point of MEOW.
The series also grew from Peng's experience with privacy and street photography. During a residency in Munich in 2024, he encountered people reacting defensively to his camera, covering their faces or checking whether they had been photographed. These moments made him question the relationship between the photographer and the person being photographed.
Returning to Germany in 2025, Peng decided to face this discomfort through his work.
MEOW explores the space between looking and being looked at, freedom and privacy, self-expression and respect for others.
Through people, leopard prints, and urban scenes, Peng searches for a space where different values can coexist, where consideration for others can meet the courage to be oneself.
Artist:
PENG YI-HANG
In MEOW, photographer Peng Yi-Hang draws on his experiences between Taiwan and Germany to examine different understandings of freedom, privacy, and self-expression.
His street photography considers the relationship between photographer and subject, and the tension between the freedom to look, the freedom to be seen, and the right to privacy.
