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“These photographs were taken in Beijing during a month-long residency. Before visiting China, I wasn’t really aware of the vastness of the country. China had never been part of my long-term plans or interests. When I was invited to participate in the residency, I decided to challenge my lack of curiosity, treating it as an experiment. I loved Beijing: its people, its food, its scale. It’s massive and frenetic in a way I’d never encountered before. Its massive crowds have a way of amplifying the feeling of being a stranger—which makes it the most existential place I’ve ever known, especially since no one speaks English. I began the project by quietly spreading the word that I wanted to take family portraits. Through this process, I met someone who became my gateway into the young and spirited side of Beijing. My photographs focused on the contrasts or juxtapositions that animate contemporary China. They include portraits of an older generation that grew up during the revolution and made incredible sacrifices for the country, as well as portraits of a younger generation—most of them art students—who grew up in a revolutionary consumer society that is heavily constrained and mediated by the state.” - Pieter Hugo on his book.
Signed copy
Published by Éditions Bessard, 2016
10 cm 22 cm, in good condition
ISBN
“These photographs were taken in Beijing during a month-long residency. Before visiting China, I wasn’t really aware of the vastness of the country. China had never been part of my long-term plans or interests. When I was invited to participate in the residency, I decided to challenge my lack of curiosity, treating it as an experiment. I loved Beijing: its people, its food, its scale. It’s massive and frenetic in a way I’d never encountered before. Its massive crowds have a way of amplifying the feeling of being a stranger—which makes it the most existential place I’ve ever known, especially since no one speaks English. I began the project by quietly spreading the word that I wanted to take family portraits. Through this process, I met someone who became my gateway into the young and spirited side of Beijing. My photographs focused on the contrasts or juxtapositions that animate contemporary China. They include portraits of an older generation that grew up during the revolution and made incredible sacrifices for the country, as well as portraits of a younger generation—most of them art students—who grew up in a revolutionary consumer society that is heavily constrained and mediated by the state.” - Pieter Hugo on his book.
Signed copy
Published by Éditions Bessard, 2016
10 cm 22 cm, in good condition
ISBN
