Glamis Castle, Angus, UK, 22 May 2011.
Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, UK, 9 June 2011.
Meadows Park, Edinburgh, UK, 3 June 2011.
University of Oxford, UK, 23 April 2011.
The Scores, St Andrews, UK, 10 July 2011.
Graveyard, Edinburgh, UK, 13 July 2011.
La Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 20 July 2011.
Mirage Statement
My boyhood years were during the early stages of China’s rapid economic development. I grew up in a small, under-developed and oppressive town near Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province in northwest China. These years were consumed by puzzlement. In China, every school child must be a member of the Young Pioneers of China. We were expected to accept a lofty communist education – “Always be prepared, to struggle for the cause of Communism!”I wore the red scarf with pride. The series “Mirage” is about re-exploring my boyhood years from the perspective of living in the West, with the aim of creating a brand new experience located somewhere between reality and fantasy. Recollecting the passing away of my boyhood and making up for all of my fantasies from that period of time.
C-type Print. Each image 24X24 inches.