CHENGLONG ZHANG
Burning North

Beijing is one of the great cities in East Asia that combines ancient history and modernity. I lived in Beijing for more than a decade, but I didn't really know it, and photography became an opportunity for me to explore the metropolis. Exploration means adventure, from a safe place to an unknown field, and such movement is not only in the physical space, but also in the spiritual and emotional evolution. I keep roaming in the city, Capture the connection between people and cities and read rich metaphors from them, thinking about how urban space shapes people's lifestyle and desires, and whether there is another world hidden under the surface of daily life. In this immigrant city of 20 million people, countless people come and go with their dreams and sorrows, i feel like i'm both without and within. When the stream of reality that is constantly dissipating and reassembling becomes a photograph, I arrive at the other side of reality.

Author
Chenglong Zhang is a filmmaker and Photographic artist graduated from Communication University of China majoring in photography and videography and is now engaged in the creation of feature films and documentaries.

His photographic activities start from the exploration of the relationship between urban public space and individuals, and explore and imagine people's survival and spiritual conditions in the movement between documentary and fictional.

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