CHINA

Presented here are a selection of images from a body of work that records the vernacular architecture and traditional environment of rural areas throughout the south eastern provinces of China. Shot over a ten year period, from 1995-2006, the work was done during several visits while I was an artist-in-residence at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The culmination of the project was the publication of  OPEN HEARTS OPEN DOORS, REFLECTIONS ON CHINA’S PAST & FUTURE (Cornell University Press, 2008).

This body of work captures images of a fast changing landscape, threatened by the accelerated development and modernization in mainland China. As much intended as an historical archive, its nostalgic beauty is also hopefully a catalyst for initiatives that push for protection of China’s invaluable heritage.

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