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Exhibition - I Do I Do I Do 

Chien-Chi Chang 

These Taiwanese wedding pictures, taken by Chien-Chi Chang, are not the celebratory nuptial norm that are the bread and butter of photographers everywhere, but rather a jaundiced look at the institution and the industry of marriage. A couple is caught in a net of spray-string confetti; a bride poses among ruin; a chain of wedding couples kisses in a zoo with caged elephants behind them; and a post-nuptial couple, in all their Western finery, sleep soundly, and separately, in the back of a limousine. "I do, I do, I do" reveals conflicts that the artist, a 41-year-old unwed man with three younger... 

Chien-Chi Chang 1999

TAIWAN. Taipei. 1999. A bride at a photo studio. 

Chien-Chi Chang 1998

TAIWAN. 1998. A prospective bride in Taipei is having her hair... 

Chien-Chi Chang 1994

TAIWAN. 1994. Flower boy Chuen-en teases his aunt Ma-lee Chang... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 1999. One month before her wedding date, this... 

Chien-Chi Chang 1997

TAIWAN. 1997. "Look this way and just smile a bit more," says... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Under the direction of two different photographers... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. An electric fan helps achieve the desirable effect... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. The National Taiwan University Hospital campus... 

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TAIWAN. 1995. The National Taiwan University Hospital campus... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. A photo assistant is arranging a pose for this... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Location shots are a must in order to complete... 

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Taiwan. Taichung County. 1999. A couple seeks a rapeseed field... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 1997. Final touches to the groom during a photo... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. During a location shoot in northern Taipei, this... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1999. A prospective couple in Taipei tries to... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei County. 1998. Walking across ruins of a deserted... 

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Taiwan. 1999. An exhausted bride in Taichung who started her... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. On her wedding day, Kuo-hsun Chen of Taichung gets... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. A bride in Taipei bids farewell to her mother and... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. As a sales pitch, wedding studios hire women dressed... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 1997. Kun-hsun Chen of Taichung sits quietly... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. Flower girls check out the scene before a reception... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. A bride is led by her father down the aisle in... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1998. A bride waits for her husband at the beginning... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Kun-hsun Chen of Taichung bids farewell to her... 

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TAIWAN. 1994. After nearly a month of preparation for her wedding,... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. Friends and relatives pose with a newlywed couple... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. On their wedding date, the bride and groom... 

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TAIWAN. Kaohsiung. 2000. In a group wedding sponsored by Kaohsiung... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Inside the waiting room, brides and grooms await... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. A bride checks her make-up while her husband looks... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Newlyweds pose for pictures after a group wedding... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1998. Brides wait for the start of a Taipei City... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Brides and grooms line up for the start of a group... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1997. Flower children and brides wait for the... 

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TAIWAN. 2000. A seasick bride is comforted by her husband during... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1998. A bride making last-minute preperations... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Brides, grooms, and guests of honor await the... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1997. Brides in traditional embroidered capes... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. Soon after a group wedding in Taipei, newlyweds... 

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TAIWAN. 2000. A highlight of the wedding ceremony is when grooms... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. Newlyweds pose for a group picture after a ceremony... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1997. The city of Taipei holds a group wedding... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. A mother plays hide-and-seek with her child before... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. Guests turn rowdy and demand to kiss the bride... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. Soon after the wedding reception, bride and groom... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. In the middle of a reception, both bride and groom... 

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TAIWAN. 1999. In a post-reception game, a blind-folded bride... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. It is demanded of the groom for him to eat peanuts... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 2000. As part of the ritual during the wedding... 

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TAIWAN. 1997. Silly strings go off at the beginning of the 10-course... 

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TAIWAN. 1998. Lights are dimmed as the bride is led down the... 

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TAIWAN. Taichung. 1997. A newlywed couple and flower children.... 

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TAIWAN. Taipei. 1999. Having her hair done early in the morning,... 
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