ABOUT

The series explores a photographic world of fantasy. In reality, these animals are closed in zoos, live in artificial environments that human built for them and without real freedom. The concept combines with traditional Asian aesthetic and Western photographic technique. The dreaming and foggy images were inspired by Chinese ink-paintings and Japanese Ukiyo-e; however, all the elements were taken in different places in the UK. The name ‘Shangri-La’ which was originally created by the English author James Hilton represents a utopia that has never been found in Tibet. People and animals live in this land without sorrow and anxiety. I tried to catch ‘Chi’, which means an invisible power in the air in Mandarin Chinese. The audience could feel the emptiness, but that emptiness is not simply an atmosphere, but a power could feed the spiritual hunger.