In China, ID photos with blue backgrounds are iconic and politically significant. They are commonly used for identification and convey deeper meanings, often associated with authority and heroism, which can inspire admiration. This work focuses on the themes of ownership, identity, and worship, using the blue background to represent these officials' power.
"Qingping Yue's Where Has Spring Gone" is a poem by Huang Tingjian from the Song Dynasty, expressing sorrow for the end of spring and a desire for better times.
My hometown is also undertaking a revolution right now. With the government's demand for urbanization, policies rebuilding and resettling turned the towns and villages into commercial centers. A river divides the "outdated" area and the modern area.
Although all the things are moving forward, a number of issues are still inevitable: the preservation of the ancient architecture, the satisfaction of the original house-owners, the invasion of modern culture and objects, etc. I can feel the violence embedded in the "revolution" of modernization, the unstoppable influence of consumerism and regularization.