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1.Soul Stealer
叫魂
 

Soul Stealer Essay by: Zeng Han

This series originates from some dreams the two of us had. What we were discussing at that time was how to use photography to find our origins in some “dreamlands” rooted in history. Then, in the year 2006 we came across the local “Landplay” performed in some villages in Guizhou Province (Southwesern China), which is considered “the living fossil of Chinese opera”. Hopefully, by using this old play, we could rebuild the ancient warfare scenes, and let the actors connect with and even become historical figures through their masks. In this way, photography becomes an amazing time machine, moving through different eras in history.

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Softcover: 104 pages
Dimensions: 19cm x 25cm
Publisher: Timezone 8
Language: English and Chinese
Print Date: September 2008
ISBN 13: 978-988-17521-0-9