China
The City Already in Pictures
Beijing, 2024: costume and Crocs at a luzhu restaurant, a cat on a roof ridge near the glazed guardians, a painted fan, workers beside giant gold characters.
The Street Joins the Table
Two women in Qing-style costume and flower headdresses sit at a table in a luzhu restaurant. One of them is wearing white Crocs.
One of Them Can Leave
A cat stands on the roof ridge above the Huatian Eryouju restaurant, near the row of glazed guardian figures.
A Face Left Unseen
A woman holds a painted fan up against the sun. In front, a scooter mirror with a doll tied to it.
Working Beneath the Words
Workers in hard hats on the ledge beside the large gold characters of a department store sign.
Beneath the Lit Words
Changsha at night under neon: a panda suit, and a wall of tremella promising collagen.
A Borrowed Shape
Someone in a panda suit on Pozi Street, under neon that spells out Changsha.
Beside the Shopfront
Two women look over a wall of tremella fungus set out in mist. The sign above says: Replenish my collagen.
A Gesture Finds Its Echo
A passerby in a black hood raises a hand under a fashion billboard of a reclining model.
A Pause with Company
Shanghai, 2024: two men and a phone outside Le Labo, and a group waiting on the department store steps while traffic goes by.
Between Two Smiles
Two men with cigars share something on a phone outside Le Labo, a perfumer whose sign reads NYC – Shanghai. OMEGA shows backwards in the glass behind them.
Two Speeds of an Afternoon
Women in black-and-white patterned tops wait on the department store steps; one holds a blue umbrella. A delivery rider blurs past in front.
Along the Same Pavement
Xi'an's Muslim Quarter: steam over the food counter, and a towel seller among the stalls.
The Meal Takes Shape
Steam rises off a food counter in Xi'an's Muslim Quarter. The cook in front talks while he works the counter.
The Towel Seller
An old man unfolds a towel to sell beside the food stalls, under signs for liangpi and roujiamo.
The City Already in Pictures
Beneath the Lit Words
07A Gesture Finds Its EchoA Pause with Company
Along the Same Pavement
