How would you best define your approach to photography?
In my view, photography is not only a way to reconnect with memory, it also provides the possibility to transform or surpass reality.
What themes are you working with? What do you want to tell with your photos?
Because of my personal experiences and the years of traveling and constant moving, I am fascinated by the notions of memory, identity, and especially the sense of belonging.
By working on the series Borderland, I feel like I am able to revisit the past and rebuild my memory.
Your photographic series seems to be a metaphorical journey back to your homeland, in search of your identity. How does the distance from it influence your work?
In my work, China is explored from the perspective of “homeland.” My home city is just one of the many cities in China which have changed dramatically due to a national process of
urbanization. “What does home mean to me” has been a central question in my intellectual and emotional inquiry. The psychological distance from my homeland is also present in the photographs - unfamiliar but intimate.