Framing China's Uneven Urban Landscape
An Interview with Chen Ronghui
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22005990 |
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| Authors | Dorothee Xiaolong Hou (0000-0001-5553-0672, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Trans Asia Photography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2025 • E-ISSN: 2158-2025 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/21582025-10924868 |
| OpenAlex | W4390902083 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Chen Ronghui (b.1989) is a Chinese photographer based in Shanghai. His work focuses on China's urbanization and de/industrialization, particularly the issues arising from the position of the individual within their shifting urban environment. While China's drastic urbanization since its 1980s’ economic reform has been examined by various photographers, Chen's “urban landscape” trilogy, completed over the past decade, offers neither a panoramic view of China's urbanization nor close-ups of specific social and environmental issues; rather, it captures China's uneven development in three distinct locations and moments in time: chemical plants outside Hangzhou after an acid spill, Shanghai after the opening of the first Disneyland in mainland China, and the shrinking cities in the northeastern Rust Belt. In this interview, Chen speaks on his transition from photojournalism to art photography, specifically his experiment with large-format photography, as well as the conundrum of depicting social issues while exploring photography as a universal language
Archaeology · Art · Chen · China · Economic growth · Geography · Mainland China · Media studies · Photography · Sociology · Urbanization · Visual arts · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Financial Crisis of the 21st Century
| Highly cited | No |
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