Since 1994, Chinese artist Liu Zheng has been working on his ambitious photographic project The Chinese. Inspired by the examples of August Sander and Dianne Arbus, he has captured a people and a country in a unique time of great flux. Liu seeks out moments in which archetypal Chinese characters are encountered in extreme and unexpected situations. His photographs are divided among a number of topics which betray a dark vision, albeit one that is laced with humor and compassion.
From Liu Zheng: The Chinese
Published by the Intarnational Center of Photography and Steidl, 2004
