Wang Guofeng has used camera to focus on the architectures as the public representatives of power. These architectures also are the political symbols to show the image of a nation. To emphasize the meaning of such symbols, he even use the panoramic view of strip-camera method, and to make the hidden spectacle become the object.
Three artists have been nominated as Annual Photography Artist is Li Lang, Wang Guofeng,and Wei Bi. The guest Mr. Yang Xiaoyan reveals the award, at last Wang Guofeng get the judges’ recognition and awarded Annual Photography Artist of the 8th AAC Art China. Mr. Yang Xiaoyan, Independent Curator Ms. Li Mei and Deputy Editor of Chinese Photography Mr. Li Bo awarded this prize to Wang Guofeng.
In the awarding speech, Wang Guofeng says: “The creating process and application process for the whole series is very complicated and lasts for more than three years. I am very honor to be awarded and thanks very much to the recognition of AAC judges to my artwork. Photography is a way of expressing concepts to me, and also is the attitude I hold towards reality. I will keep on this road.”
The judges all believe that Wang Guofeng has used camera to focus on the architectures as the public representatives of power. These architectures also are the political symbols to show the image of a nation. To emphasize the meaning of such symbols, he even use the panoramic view of strip-camera method, and to make the hidden spectacle become the object. From the perspective of spectacle, he nds more in uential North Korean collective existance. To keep record of the living fossils, Wang Guofeng has paid cost that people can’t imagine and is very brave to have made it a part of the image history as a warning to the world.
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