ARTISTS >  SONG Chao ｜宋朝

1979 Born in Dongming County, Shandong Province, China.
1997 Worked as a miner in Shandong Yankuang Group.
2002 Began to photograph.
2007 Now, studying in the Beijing Film Academy as a Master postgraduate.

Exhibitions

2007
Exhibition at Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China

2006
"Lianzhou International Photofestival", Guangzhou, China
"50 reGeneration Photographers of Tomorrow", Group Exhibition, New York, USA
"Aperture Foundation", New York, USA
"Site Couriot", Musée de la Mine, Saint-Etienne, France

2005
"16th Photographic Meeting", Lorient, France
"Portraits de Mineurs Chinois", Centre minier de Lewarde, France
"50 reGeneration Photographers of Tomorrow", Elysee Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland

1979 生于山东东明
1997 为山东兖矿集团矿工
2001 开始从事摄影
2007 现就读于北京电影学院摄影学院

展览

2007
在上海美术馆展出作品, 上海，中国

2006
连州国际摄影节, 广州，中国
《50位新生代杰出摄影师联展》, 光圈基金会, 纽约，美国
Site Couriot, Musée de la Mine, Saint-Etienne, 法国

2005
《十六位摄影师的会面》, Lorient, 法国
《Portraits de Mineurs Chinois》, Centre minier de Lewarde, 法国
《矿工》, Centre Minier de Lewarde, 法国
《50位新生代杰出摄影师联展》, Elysee Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland

The coal-mining community is a significant group within Chinese society. They live in the mine areas and participate in different occupations connected with the mines. They are not miners, yet their incomes are directly associated with the economic benefits of the mines. Most of them are the dependents of the miners themselves.

It only takes a short amount of time, only several decades, to exploit a coal mine. The development of high technology and the increased speed of developing mine resources has led to rapid industrial progress. On the other hand, these natural resources are limited, taking millions of years to form. Obviously, the minerals, mankind, and modern industrial production together form a very disharmonious relationship.

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