In contrast, Li Lang’s photographs of the Yi reveal evidence of the impact of the West. In his “Girls!” a group of young women emerges from an indistinct background to fill the frame, fringed scarves tied around their heads, warm expressions on their faces.
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The atmospheric photographs in Adou’s “Samalada” series were shot with expired film to create a streaked, mottled texture.
Two of the photojournalists in the show chose to document the Yi people, one of the largest ethnic minorities in China, who were isolated from modern influences until the second half of the 20th century. Yao’s digitally reimagined landscapes embody the primary theme running through “Rising Dragon.” The show presents the recent work of 36 photographers who live and work in China, all responding to the sweeping consequences of China’s integration into the global community over the past two decades. And might that mist actually be smog?Ĭommenting on the rapid urbanization taking place across 21st-century China, and the clash between its ancient traditions and its newly adopted societal mores, Mr. A bird in a tree turns out to be a torn piece of black plastic. What appear to be mountains are in fact mounds of garbage and construction debris draped in green and blue protective netting. Closer inspection, however, reveals something quite different. From a distance, Yao Lu’s two contributions to “Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography,” an exhibition of more than 100 photographs at the Katonah Museum of Art, conjure centuries-old Chinese landscape paintings of majestic mountains enshrouded by mist.
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