Picturing China in Durham
Until 30th August there are “More than 100 photographs of everyday life, fashion, industrialisation, crime and punishment, foreigners in China and the Chinese abroad, including many images of contemporary events and personalities by Government Minister and later Ambassador Fu Bingchang (1895-1965)” at the Oriental Museum in Durham.
From an informal review [via my email inbox]:
“The Picturing China exhibition is accompanied by a free news-sheet with articles by a number of people who have studied in particular the photographic contributions to our understanding of pre-revolutionary China. Some of this comes from photography by westerners living there for periods, some from the work of Chinese photographers. I would strongly suggest you give yourself a half hour to read this before going around the exhibition as it is extremely illuminating.
Many of the images are absolutely haunting.”
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Wow, a new degree, sounds very challenging and interesting. So have you finished it or still in the process? I never knew about these photographypages, and I just checked that the blog is closed. To be honest I am not sure how you even find time to knit, if you still do. he he.
I am going to Woolfest, but not sure how I am getting there yet. Glenda organized a caravan of some sort, but we still haven’t spoken about how everyone is getting there.
It is extremely challenging yes! But I’m having at least a year off now before doing an honours BA MA or whatever. I do still knit, definitely! Have quite a few FOs to blog when the pages get moved.