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Photo Description Captions-3 <br /> 8-9 Blast, of Prairie Lightning, Girl by Great Grey Wall and 9- Hitachi <br /> Blast of Prairie Lightning pertains to the destruction/reconstruction of the city as it is constantly <br /> changing and evolving towards modernization. The word Chai, embedded abstractly in some of <br /> the imagery refers to Demolish- altered outdoor space, disorientation. Also some of the script <br /> refers to transitions, "comings and goings," quo Iai quo qu, as expressed by Sacks as she <br /> watched the neighborhoods, and even simply parking lots disappear and reappear over a few <br /> weeks time. Hitachi combines the gentle flute player from a preserved pubic park with the <br /> demotion machinery. <br /> Manchen: <br /> I used to live in an apartment in a community behind the hospital where my mother works. <br /> Almost all my neighbors are my mother's colleagues, so I know them very well. I lived in the <br /> community for almost 20 years, so I have a lot of memories. In order to build a new ward <br /> building, the hospital decided to tear down all the apartments in the community to create more <br /> space. Although my family owns other apartments and m_y current apartment is tiny and old, it's <br /> the only place I consider home. I called my father the other day, and he told me that people <br /> were moving out of the community, which makes me sad. I took pictures of the community when <br /> I went back China last time because I knew I wouldn't see that place anymore. <br /> RAt�gAq s1,�In MuQ>�0M9K"J,c, Mftr,J-,C-1 wu1,w9fI /INPA `Jf7 JV/-IV-, � <br /> M-1 j&2o1F 0-J,c, i�-f--R IM 0 t SRN <br /> Collaged imagery: Girl by the Great Grey Wall and Stage of Grey Receding Past <br /> From Liz Well's Shifting Horizons Women's Landscape Photography Now: <br /> "...identity only becomes an issue when something assumed to be fixed, coherent, and stable is <br /> displaced by an experience of doubt and uncertainty..." <br /> Great Grey Wall was photographed in a Hutongs near the Drum and Bell neighborhood. It was <br /> a site in industrial transition, as were so many of the area streets I found in Beijing in 2004. <br /> Public announcement board for news. "Stop spitting on the sidewalk," how to have a more <br /> civilized society. On the street named Cang Nan HuTong. <br /> 10- Critical Whispers, Drum Beat Swells <br /> Outside Sack's apartment. Drumming ritual every nigh around sunset. Neighborhood club near <br /> Chaoyang Bridge. Building in process of being built- now stands China National Off Shore Oil <br /> Corp. <br /> Manchen: <br /> Playing waist drums is popular among retired ladies. It's a great wa'v for them to exercise and <br /> meet new friends. There always is a group playing waist drums with music after dinner in <br /> summer time in the small square in the community. They sometimes perform waist drums in the <br /> small festivals organized by the community. You can tell that they are usually energetic, <br /> organized, and serious about playing waist drums when you see them in person. <br /> TE ffi r_V_0110TYX z AR n, <br /> �JIx�, �������z�����+1���T►'J�����T �k�I��:, #�IiJ���f���JC�������� <br />