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21 May 2011 Life of a river The exhibition day is approaching fast. Apart from taking pictures of the river and the city, I’m now trying something that’s entirely new to me. I’ve been collecting stones at the river bank […]
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24th May 2011 The exhibition The exhibition finally opened. The space isn’t perfect. It was a cafe-book bar and this is their first proper exhibition. But it’s good anyway as this is my first show in China, after having left […]
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19th May 2011 Trial Point 4 – the missed one GPS: 29.17”890’N 106.23”178’E Altitude: 555ft After wandering in the city for two weeks, it’s refreshing to concentrate on the river for a day again. This time I didn’t expect much […]
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13th May 2011 Art in China I’ve been back to Beijing for some meetings and delivering some talks at Sichuan Fine Art Institute and Chongqing Technology and Business University. The contemporary art scene in China seems very interesting. In Beijing […]
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15th May 2011 A full day in Chongqing During a photography session in the morning I noticed a group of people gathering at a small, dark corner squeezed between a green belt and a wall. There were incense being burnt […]
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17th May 2011 The old lady In the extremely busy area of Yang Jia Ping, an old lady sat on the pedestrian path making old-fashioned shoes by hands. I was drawn to her by her silver hair, extremely-winkled face and […]
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18th May 2011 A forest city I’ve been photographing a lot in the last few days. There’s something that struck me. Perhaps it is the contrast between the old and the new town? Yesterday, from the golden towers, I walked […]
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8th May 2011 Trial Point 5 Playtime with the river GPS: 29.39”074’N 106.52”999’E Altitude: 534ft Trial Point 5 is the last point for this trip. Due to limited time we’ll have to catch up with Point 4 on another day. […]
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4th May 2011 Three rainy days It’s been raining for 3 days in Chongqing and the visibility is really bad. I haven’t taken a single photo during this time but it’s been a productive time. Firstly, I’m finally setting off […]
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5th May 2011 Trial Point 1 – A hit on my head. GPS: 28.48”400’N, 104.52”322’E. Altitude：869ft. We drove for over 4 hours from Chongqing upstream along the Yangtze, and located the Trial Point 0 without much trouble. From Google Earth […]
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6th May 2011 Trial Point 2 A breath of relief GPS 28.52”478’N 105.26”981’E Altitude：723ft In the morning we found Trial Point 2 without problem. It’s in the city centre of Luzhou, next to some high apartment buildings. To our surprise […]
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6th-7th May 2011 Trial Point 3 Nothing is innocent GPS 28.59”929’N 105.49”890’E Altitude：668ft After lunch we set off to Point 3. The next 100 kilometers took us four hours to cover: from concrete motorway to muddy tracks. After asking directions […]