Cheng Ran
Video works

Always I Distrust, 2020

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Always I Distrust, 2020
single channel HD video, color/stereo sound & 3D digital video, color/stereo sound, HTC VR player and gamepad
single channel video: 9'07''; 3D video: 7'
edition of 6 + 1 AP

Diary of a Madman, 2016 - 2017

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The Circadian Rhythm (Diary of a Madman - New York), 2016
single channel HD video, color, 16:9, 3'16''
edition of 6 + 1 AP

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Diary of a Madman - Jerusalem, 2018
3-channel HD video, color/sound, 10'58''
​​​​​​​edition of 6 + 1 AP

In Course of the Miraculous, 2015 - 2017

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In Course of the Miraculous, 2015
Wide-screen HD film, 5.1 surround sound, 468'
Edition of 3 + 1 AP

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Storyboard Film, 2015
HD video of a series of drawings, dolby digital 5.1
21'59"
edition of 6 + 1 AP

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The XXX, 2015
single channel HD video, color/ sound
22'05" 
edition of 6 + 1 AP

LETTER 249, 2015

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Letter 249, 2015
single channel HD video, color, sound, 16:9
5'
edition of 6 + 1 AP

ALWAYS I TRUST, 2014

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Always I Trust, 2014
25-channel HD video (colour, sound), 16:9
1 projector, 6 TV-sets and 18 light boxes
6'13''
edition of 6 + 1 AP

CHENG RAN & ITEM IDEM - JOSS, 2013

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Joss, 2013
single channel HD video, color, sound
6'02'' 
edition of 6

BEFORE FALLING ASLEEP, 2013

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Before Falling Asleep Part 1 - The River and the Pond, 2013
Super 16 mm film transferred to single channel HD video, color/sound
5'55"
edition of 6 + 1 AP

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Before Falling Asleep Part 2 - Two Pigeons, 2013
Super 16 mm film transferred to single channel HD video, color/sound
4'11"
edition of 6 + 1 AP

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Before Falling Asleep Part 3 - The Fire and the Tree, 2013
Super 16 mm film transferred to single channel HD video, color/sound
4' 
edition of 6 + 1 AP

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Before Falling Asleep Part 4 - The Butterfly and the Flower, 2013
Super 16 mm film transferred to single channel HD video, color/sound
4'
edition of 6 + 1 AP

THE LAST GENERATION, 2013

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Secret Notes to Nan Goldin, 2013
single channel HD video, color / sound, 16:9
13'20''
Edition of 6 + 1 AP

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Following Footsteps, 2013
single channel HD video, color / sound, 16:9

5'06'' 
Edition of 6 + 1 AP


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The Last Sentence, 2013

single channel HD video, color / sound
12'44'' 
Edition of 6 + 1 AP

EXISTENCE WITHOUT AIR, FOOD, OR WATER, 2013

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Existence Without Air, Food, or Water, 2013
single channel video, color / sound, 16:9
10' 45''
Edition of 6 + 1 AP


HOT BLOOD, WARM BLOOD, COLD BLOOD, 2011

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Hot Blood, Warm Blood, Cold Blood, 2011
3-channel HD video, color / sound
8'08'', loop 
Edition of 6

EVERYTHING HAS ITS TIME, 2011

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Everything Has Its Time, 2011
Single channel HD video, color / sound, 16:9
6'40'' (excerpt 49")

VIDEO WORKS, 2005 - 2009

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Rock Dove, 2009
Single channel HD video, color / sound
5' (excerpt 57")

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This is the End, 2009
4 channel video installation, color / sound
10' (excerpt 1'34")

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The Sorrows of Young Werther, 2009
4 channel video installation, color / sound
13' (excerpt 1'46")

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Family Capitalism, 2006
Single channel video, color / sound
8' 53" (excerpt 1'46")

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Light Source, 2005
Single channel video, b/w / sound
5' (excerpt 1'10")