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The fruit of Vlessing’s return to his family village in Fujian traces grief, intimacy and love through fragile portraits of the people and landscapes around him. Amidst the grave illness and passing of a patriarch, Vlessing introduces an emerging cast of soap characters occupying the space of contemporary Chinese life: Blue Mother, Blue Neighbour, The Blower, The Bodybuilder. Shifting between mountain country and the urban seaside, these images hold life and death in close proximity, acting as a conduit for Love’s jumbled excess.
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- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Extent:
- 188 pages
- Jacket:
- No dust jacket
- ISBN:
- 978-1-7383105-3-1
- Trim size:
- 20.4 ✕ 17.8 cm (8 ✕ 7 inches), portrait
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The fruit of Vlessing’s return to his family village in Fujian traces grief, intimacy and love through fragile portraits of the people and landscapes around him. Amidst the grave illness and passing of a patriarch, Vlessing introduces an emerging cast of soap characters occupying the space of contemporary Chinese life: Blue Mother, Blue Neighbour, The Blower, The Bodybuilder. Shifting between mountain country and the urban seaside, these images hold life and death in close proximity, acting as a conduit for Love’s jumbled excess.
Format
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Extent:
- 188 pages
- Jacket:
- No dust jacket
- ISBN:
- 978-1-7383105-3-1
- Trim size:
- 20.4 ✕ 17.8 cm (8 ✕ 7 inches), portrait






