Photographic History

By capturing the fluidity of water and the rigidity of border control, the photographs invite viewers to contemplate the nature of boundaries and the ways in which they shape our understanding of place, identity, and belonging.

As we traverse time and space, navigating the heart of Hong Kong through the poetic frames of Birdy Chu's evocative lenswork.

The use of photography was instrumental in the dissemination of nationalist ideologies and the cultivation of patriotic sentiments among the masses. The project examines the role of Sha Fei's photographs during wartime.

This research contributes to the understanding of visual realism in the history of Chinese photography by examining how Chinese photographers negotiated the optical experience across Western and non-Western paradigms and the impact that such operation had on their rhetoric of vision and perception of nature.

This project utilizes machine learning to analyze the photo archives of China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).