More recently, two chinese photographers, ma hongjie and huang qingjun, took on a similar venture in their own country. A memoir is an autobiography by american food personality eddie huang. This is one of a handful of photos of middleclass subjects, with a car, books and. When huang qingjun and ma hongjie agreed to collaborate on their project family stuff in 2005, they knew it would take a while.
What others are saying jiadang, or family stuff is a photo series by chinese photographer huang qingjun, that shows portraits of chinese families with all their stuff. I believe all of us with a yugoslavian descent and born in 70ies each have a personal story with the wwii monuments spomeniks. Family stuff is a silent representation of whats important in their everyday life, how much or how little they have, and the landscape in which their lives go on all these elements combined make this emotional, amazing project. A collection of pictures, collected in about 10 years, that show an unusual family portrait style. Films not dead is a trading name of eye mind heart limited. This is an ongoing visual research curated by alexander zaxarov a founder of thisispaper studio. But online shopping family stuff hints at the wave of fortune transforming china. Lianzhou foto festival 2014 the eye of photography magazine. Huang qingjun, family stuff photography series, asian. Qingjun searches forfamilies who wouldpose for him with all of their worldly possessions, often in front of their humble homes.
The book relates huangs early life and rise in the food celebrity scene in new york city, and his relationship with his asian american background. A sewing machine, a bicycle, a wristwatch and a radio. Family stuff is a project by chinese photographer huang qingjun. His travels took him over 10 years to 14 of the 33 chinese provinces. Chinese photographer huang qingjun explores this topic in his photo series called jiadang, or family stuff. Today, here is family stuff and the remainder of the interview with our correspondant cyjo. Aiming to portray chinese families from different regions and ethnic backgrounds, they planned this project very much like a long term expedition.
Today on all things considered, photographer peter menzel and his wife, faith daluisio, discuss their latest book, what i eat. Californian photographer peter menzel visited 24 countries for the book hungry planet. Subscribe now for full access to the eye of photography. Huang qingjun for granting me usage rights to the pictures.
Photographer william egglestons democratic forest book. In the last 10 years, chinese photographer huang qingjun has travelled to 14 of the 33 provinces in china only to take pictures of different families with all their belongings in one frame. Besides the amazing kempenaers yugoslavia monuments presented in his book jan kempenaers spomenik, there are many more monuments scattered all around the territory of exyugoslavia. Nov 18, 2015 since 2003, chinese photographer huang qingjun has been traveling all over china capturing families with their household belongings. What is ai weiwei doing with 9000 childrens backpacks. Why was sally manns immediate family so controversial. Huang qingjun hoped to open a window of china to the world, and he succeeded. Huang qingjuns intimate portraits of chinese families family stuff. A photographer by the name of huang qingjun took a series of photos that focuses on something you would think is. Huang qingjun has spent nearly a decade travelling to remote parts of china to persuade people to carry outside all their household possessions and pose for him. Chia is a semiautobiographical novel by chinese author ba jin, the penname of li feigan 19042005. Each of the pictures below reveals everything bought online by a family living in remote pockets of china. Photographer huang qingjun spent almost 10 years traveling across rural areas in china and convincing families to pose with all their household possessions. In china, he photographed mostly rural people and their things, but also included some shots of middle class subjects.
Aug 10, 2010 more recently, two chinese photographers, ma hongjie and huang qingjun, took on a similar venture in their own country. Mustread books on the history, theory and practice of visual storytelling and computational art, recommended by the allstar speakers at the eyeo festival of data. Huang qingjun captures chinese families with everything they. What the world eats is an interesting book on consumer habits round the world. Chinese photographer huang qingjun has been using his camera to document the possesions of families in the chinese hinterland. Chinese families demonstrate all their belongings in a single. Huang qingjun family stuff, mongolian batu aoqier and his wife, aoyong qimuge, are standing in front of their yurt, inner mongolia, 2007. Jiadang, or family stuff is a photo series by chinese photographer huang qingjun, that shows portraits of chinese families with all their stuff. A series of 20 images has been compiled that were exhibited at the 798 photo gallery in beijing in 2007. In 2011 the project is scheduled to end with a total of 50 pictures and a book.
Chinese families worldly goods in huang qingjuns pictures. His most famous novel, it chronicles intergenerational conflict between old ways and progressive aspirations in an upperclass family in the city of chengdu, a prosperous but provincial city in the fertile sichuan basin in the early 1920s following. In the series family stuff, he aims to provide a glimpse into the lives of chinese people living far way from cities, where modernization and wealth have completely changed family lifestyles. Family life what the world eats peter menzel hungry planet. The aim of the project was focused on revealing part of the culture and social aspects of the china to the rest of the world. Dec 18, 2015 huang qingjun, from the series family stuff.
What was the strangest object you saw during the project. Another interesting look at possession piles is the family stuff project by chinese photographer huang qingjun. The photographic series family stuff by huang qingjun focus on family materials in our daily lives, aiming to reflect the human nature. China li kejun the good earth china zhang xiao coastline. Sep 24, 2012 huang qingjun has spent nearly a decade travelling to remote parts of china to persuade people to carry outside all their household possessions and pose for him. Hist 600 the house in history spring 2020 martha carlin. Qingjun asked the families to empty their homes and carefully arrange all their belongings outside, revealing the content of their households not only to. A photo series by huang qingjun photographer huang qingjun has spent the past ten years travelling through the different provinces of china, asking individuals and families if he could take photographs of them outside their homes.
The book relates huangs early life and rise in the food celebrity scene in new york city, and his. Chinese families worldly goods in huang qingjuns pictures bbc. Families pose next to everything theyve ever bought online. Chinese families with all their stuff in a single photo by. A look at our worldly possessions national public radio, 10 august 2010, with photos by peter menzel material world and ma hongjie and huang qingjun family stuff.
Since 2003, chinese photographer huang qingjun has been traveling all over china capturing families with their household belongings. Dec 16, 2019 huang qingjuns intimate portraits of chinese families family stuff. Jan 30, 2020 huang qingjun family stuff, liu chunxiao, jian county, tonghua, jilin province, near the border of china and north korea huang qingjun family stuff, liu jun 33, mongolia huang qingjun family stuff, liu manfu, hebei province, 2014. China lens on wesi lake china vincci huang eyes in the air china wu chenghuan street fighters beijing. From 2005, they started shooting some families and the household items they use daily. Huang qingjun, from the series family stuff huang qingjun, from the series family stuff huang qingjun, from the series family stuff huang qingjun, from the series family stuff huang qingjun, from the series. Chinese families with all their stuff in a single photo by huang.
Familial photography this familial photography series is quite different from the typical family portrait. Huang qingjun has spent nearly a decade travelling to remote parts of. Hist 840 the house in history spring 2019 martha carlin. Each family has to bring all their stuff outside in front of their house, then pose with them for a photoshoot. Family stuff, photos by huang qingjun and ma hongjie. In 1994, peter menzel photographed families around the world posing with. From september th through november 2nd 2014, anthropologists in art are proud to present. For the last ten years, beijing based photographer, huang qingjun, has beentraveling to remote regions in china working on afascinating project titled jiadang family stuff. Spomenik monuments jan kempenaers and the end of history. On saturday september th 2014, anthropologists in art will have the honour to open the exhibition family stuff by chinese photographer huang qingjun 1971, daqing at amsterdams wm gallery. Mar 17, 2014 family stuff is a project by chinese photographer huang qingjun. Qingjun huang family stuff the eye of photography magazine. The family possessions photography project was jointly produced by huang qingjun and ma hongjie.
In 2014, the nations percapita disposable income grew by 10. With his series huang qingjun portrayed for 11 years the living conditions in contemporary china through the household items of 40. On saturday september th 2014, anthropologists in art will have the honour to open the exhibition family stuff by chinese photographer huang qingjun 1971, daqing at. For the last 10 years, huang has been traveling around chinas rural communities and capturing pictures of families with their household possessions carefully arranged outdoors, usually.
Family stuff homeless peoples family stuff online shopping family stuff. We also publish a magazine and run an online shop with clothing and accessories brands. Huang qingjuns intimate portraits of chinese families. Oct 18, 2012 huang qingjun has traveled all over china photographing this collection called jiadang belongings. Thats thousands of images and articles, documenting the history of the medium of photography and its evolution during the last decades, through a unique daily journal. Huang qingjun has spent nearly a decade travelling to remote parts of china to persuade people to carry outside all their household possessions and pose for. Huang qingjun and ma hongjie project family stuff aims to portray rural chinese families and their possessions. Landscape stories is an independent and free online magazine dedicated to the presentation of stories and photographic work. From the aboubakar family, from darfur, sudan, who spend 79p feeding four generations, to a german family who spend around. For the last 10 years, huang has been traveling around chinas rural communities and capturing pictures of families with their household possessions carefully arranged outdoors, usually in front of their houses. Jan 09, 2014 family stuff is a silent representation of whats important in their everyday life, how much or how little they have, and the landscape in which their lives go on all these elements combined make this emotional, amazing project. Rather than posing in front of an elegant backdrop, photograp. He wanted to document how these common chinese resisted the temptation to run to the cities for modern lifestyle like most everyone else. Grounded on such a transitional era, the photographic series family stuff by huang qingjun focus on family materials in our daily lives, aiming to reflect the.
Apr 25, 2011 i believe all of us with a yugoslavian descent and born in 70ies each have a personal story with the wwii monuments spomeniks. Apr 11, 2018 photo from family stuff by huang qingjun. Shirin neshats book of kings captures the faces of the arab spring riots. Huang qingjun has traveled all over china photographing this collection called jiadang belongings. Artist, activist and journalist peter menzel documented the weekly food purchases of 30 families from 24 countries. Huang qingjun family stuff, liu chunxiao, jian county, tonghua, jilin province, near the border of china and north korea huang qingjun family stuff, liu jun 33, mongolia huang qingjun family stuff, liu manfu, hebei province, 2014. Beijing photographer huang qingjun creates unusual chinese family portraits he travels to remote regions for his project called jiadang family stuff.
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