Yang Yi

Yang Yi: Uprooted

<span style="4.2em;">"</span>Chinese artist Yang Yi [...] born in a small town overlooking a tributary of the Yangtze River, will see his hometown completely submerged during the last phase of the project in 2009. Striking and haunting him even in his dreams, this sad situation forced him to capture the remaining scenery before it disappears forever, along with his roots and childhood memories.

Using both photography and digital techniques, Yang Yi's images depict a ghost town engulfed by water, whose scarce inhabitants (fitted out with masks and snorkels) go about their daily routines like lost souls.<span style="4.2em;">"</span> <span style="4.2em;">"</span>Chinese artist Yang Yi [...] born in a small town overlooking a tributary of t... more

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