Memory and History
” There is no “pure” observation in Jiang Jian’s documentary photography, Jiang as a documentary photographer, has lost his sense of “pure” observation and replaced it with observation within the scope of documentary photography language. This is a processin which intellectual knowledge play its part. In other word, Jiang has to seek and capture the element which conform to the self discipline of image, and perfectly combine them to form a balanced picture. This also indicates that a number of images have to follow a unified structure and unique visual style, and the whole image text has to present a full visual presentation of the stated theme. From this perspective, Jiang does not pay attention to the reality of Henan Province, which draws the attention of the sociologists and cultural scholars. For him, these are just materials for expressing the theme. It seems that this has resersed the relationship between form and meaning. Liu Shuyong
FESTIVAL
Lianzhou Foto 2013
November 23 – December 31, 2013
Lianzhou, China
http://www.lianzhoufoto.com
