Zhuoqing Tan

a river waiting for falling pears

This body of work includes a handmade photo book, two photo installations, and two found objects.

“In Denglu village(population 100), located in the Southwestern region of China, life flows calmly as water in a stream. Retreating from the pandemic and my urban life, I stayed in this remote village for a month and was enrapt and enlightened by the nature and way of life – butterflies, birds, scattered wooden houses, and its residents who live with all things nature has to offer. In an environment of self-sufficient subsistence, I become what Emerson calls a "walking transparent eyeball." Without a word, I wish to be a tree where I stand up, a speck of dust when I lay down. At a time when disenchantment becomes the mantra of modernization and penetrates every inch of our lives, I seek to explore the original and symbiotic relationship between humans and nature on this land.”