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The Travels of Mister Xu
The Travels of Mister Xu
April 5, 2014
Li Xue Pavillon. Photographed in Zhou Pu Town, Nan Hui, 2.7.2002
Xu Xixian (born 1942 in Shanghai) worked as a rice seller until 2009. He began to take photographs in his free time in the 1960s.
As well as the centre of Shanghai, he also captured the surrounding villages that gradually had to give way to the expanding city's new housing developments. Today, the photographer's archive encompasses around 40.000 black and white negatives.
Xu Xixian's images bear witness to Shanghai's rapid transformation, resulting in a unique documentary on the Chinese metropolis. Taking Shanghai as an example of accelerated urban development, the exhibition addresses the entire country's recent history.
For further information visit Bellpark
As well as the centre of Shanghai, he also captured the surrounding villages that gradually had to give way to the expanding city's new housing developments. Today, the photographer's archive encompasses around 40.000 black and white negatives.
Xu Xixian's images bear witness to Shanghai's rapid transformation, resulting in a unique documentary on the Chinese metropolis. Taking Shanghai as an example of accelerated urban development, the exhibition addresses the entire country's recent history.
For further information visit Bellpark
Li Xue Pavillon. Photographed in Zhou Pu Town, Nan Hui, 2.7.2002
Oriental Pearl TV Tower, 7.11.1993
Zhong Shan Nord Road, 9.17.1993
Huang Pu River, 6.5.1993