Zhou ming Photo (China)
Zhou Ming, 2002, Photography. Weisman
At the Documenting China contemporary photography and social change exhibit I picked out an interesting photo of two young women. The portrayal was interesting because it displays change happening in china. Leisure time.
The women were at a café smoking cigarettes. They were sitting right in front of a large window. The photo was taken from the outside looking in. This gave more of a feeling of spying because the women were not looking at the viewers; they were just enjoying leisure time. There was a very old bike parked against the front window of the window. The bike gave good contrast to the young women in their hip fashion.
This show examines the response to radical cultural change from the photographers of China. I got to thinking about my life. I have always lived in America, no radical change. I think the closest I have been to radical change, and missed entirely, is the depression. I don’t really know first hand what social change is. While viewing the different photos, I see some portray tough lives and some show young adults having fun at the bar. These young folks look like their just clubbing it like I use too.
All in all I think it’s partly a confusing time for these people, young and old trying to mesh. It seems the young are so modern, while the older retain tradition. It would be difficult for me to live in China if I was not in the large city.