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Girl on a Sofa (~1930s), Peng Ruilin

In Sight: Tracing the Photography Studio Images of the Japanese Period in Taiwan (凝望的時代: 日治時期寫真館的影像追尋), curated by Chien Yung-ping (簡永彬)

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Cross-Dressing Wedding Photo (~1940s), Wu Jinmiao

In Sight: Tracing the Photography Studio Images of the Japanese Period in Taiwan (凝望的時代: 日治時期寫真館的影像追尋), curated by Chien Yung-ping (簡永彬)

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KC and the Sunshine Band performing at Caesars Windsor (2025)

Photographer: Crisco 1492

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Ladies of a Big Family (~1920s), Yang Baocai / Aboriginal Family (~1920s), Photographer unknown

In Sight: Tracing the Photography Studio Images of the Japanese Period in Taiwan (凝望的時代: 日治時期寫真館的影像追尋), curated by Chien Yung-ping (簡永彬)

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Nakhi people carrying the typical baskets of the region. Scene from a public performance in Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Open Air Theatre.

Lijiang, Yunnan, China (2013)

Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas

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Hakka dancers performing traditional Qilin dance in Malaysia for Chinese New Year (2013)

Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas

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Yamakawa recreates scenes from the Minguo period(中华民族) in Chinese history, during which 20 million people moved away from their hometowns. The results are somber, poetic images illustrating the massive displacement between 1912 and 1949 that shapes the backdrop for modern life in China.

Yamakawa is a Japanese word originating in ancient Chinese. Meaning “mountains and waters”, together, it forms the the most important concept in Chinese philosophy. Mountains, the male element, serve as a symbol of eternity and permanence, while the feminine element water is constantly moving and changeable, signifying instability and the unforeseeable. With this concept as a backdrop, Qu’s series sketches out fictitious “common memories” in Minguo history through elaborately staged photographs that involve years of planning and hundreds of people.

All images © Youjia Qu

Yamakawa (2012-2014)

Photographer: Youjia Qu (瞿尤嘉)

Production design: Fufan Zhang

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20240308 - 20240321 (2024), Xue Ruozhe

Acrylic on linen

50 x 40 cm | 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches

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Looking Forward (2022), Xiao Wang

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Slumber Under a Shade (2021), Xiao Wang

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Slumber XI (2020), Xie Lei

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