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Syncopation 错拍


Now / Elsewhere 当下 / 别处
Photography / Installation / Book
2020-2021







































As someone who grew up in the countryside before moving to immigrant cities like Suzhou and Chengdu for studies and life, I've always felt uncomfortable with the exclusivity, conflicts, and disconnection in cities. This personal experience drove me to focus on the urban-rural interface - a unique buffer zone.

Armed with a small Sony camera, I embarked on a natural exploration of Chengdu's urban-rural fringe, adopting an unpretentious nomadic attitude. This is where urban rationality meets rural wildness, where order and chance intertwine, and where countless possibilities coexist in an imaginary space. Here, I witnessed traditional communities living together, resisting the spiritual and economic impacts of urbanization while absorbing urban experiences through the cracks of civilization.

Through my lens, I captured isolated and mediated landscapes, seeking to find information metaphors in the countryside, nature, capitalism, and time, weaving them into an interconnected web. I aimed to initiate a dialogue: How do these seemingly distinct realms of urban and rural, humans and nature, absorb and devour each other? How do they mirror each other, and what paths connect them?

For me, each photographed subject became a metaphor for people living in the cracks at society's edge. I attempted to use photography to shape a cross-section of loss and recovery, providing shelter for these displaced individuals. Yet, I can't help but wonder: What future awaits this urban-rural interface? Will it be assimilated by modern urban governance systems? Will it disappear in a new round of development? Or will it transform into a theme park-style leisure destination for city dwellers?


作为一个从乡村走出来，又为了求学和生活辗转于苏州、成都这样的移民城市的人，我总是对城市中的排他性、冲突和疏离感到不适。正是这样的个人经历驱使我关注城乡交界处——这个独特的缓冲地带。带着一台小小的索尼相机，我以一种朴素的游牧姿态，自然而然地开始探索成都的城乡边缘。这里是城市理性与乡村野性相遇的地方，是秩序与偶然交织的地方，也是无数可能性在想象空间中共存的地方。在这里，我见证了传统社区的共同生活，他们既在抵抗城市化带来的精神与经济冲击，又透过文明的裂缝吸收着城市经验。

通过我的镜头，我捕捉了那些孤立而中介性的风景，试图在乡村、自然、资本主义和时间中寻找信息的隐喻，将它们编织成一张相互关联的网。我想发起一场对话：这些看似泾渭分明的城市与乡村、人类与自然，是如何相互吸收、相互吞噬的？它们又是如何互为镜像，通过什么样的路径彼此连接？对我来说，每一个被摄影的对象都成为了生活在社会边缘裂缝中的人们的隐喻。我试图用摄影塑造一个关于失落与重获的截面，为这些离散的个体提供栖居之所。

然而，我不禁要问：这片城乡交界处将迎来怎样的未来？它会被现代城市治理体系同化吗？会在新一轮发展中消失吗？还是会转变成城市居民的主题公园式休闲目的地？





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