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27-AUG-2005

In the Shadows, Tianenmen Square

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Guest 11-Apr-2009 07:13
great jurnalistic photo! V!
Guest 22-Aug-2007 01:09
Amazing shot! V
Guest 19-Dec-2006 14:09
Great shot
George Christakos21-Sep-2006 12:46
From the very best. A photo that speaks by itself. Bravo. V.
Guest 29-Mar-2006 13:11
an amazing image. i have seen so many shot there, but yours is just outastanding. thanks
Guest 14-Sep-2005 01:58
Outstanding image!! I would love to visit this beautiful country one day.
nomada11-Sep-2005 12:41
Fantastic capture Kal. Also my favorite of this gallery. Really nice work
Tim May10-Sep-2005 18:42
It is really eye-opening for me to read the set of comments here - especially the ones from Kal and Jen who speak from the point of view of people who grew up in China - With my Western eye, I feel foreboding in this image. The legacy of the words of Mao and freedom and the ever present authority who can ruthlessly remove freedom. It is startling for me to confront the rigidity of my vision - the forgetting that other people see the world so differently than I. It is the a lesson I need to keep learning and learning and one that I wish our nation would learn also.
Kal Khogali06-Sep-2005 08:58
Jen you are back! I am so glad to hear from you. I hope all is well! Yes, the idea here was a replay on an image that Phil had produced. Who was in the shadows here, Mao or the soldier. Tianenmen is an incredible place, most of all because it was incredible to see the juxtaposition of Freedom and Authourity. I have never seen so many people enjoying a place so much. I often hear that Mao is becoming a memory in modern China, but the respect for him that spills out on to that square every night got to my bones. Despite some of his mistakes, Mao did one thing that will make him loved forever...he gave China back to the Chinese people.
Jennifer Zhou06-Sep-2005 08:39
Kal, I am totally amazed that you found a new way to interpret this place. I think this could be a great example, and a good reason for taking picture at night which I know is something you enjoy to do. :)

This picture speaks to me in two ways. One is that you are suggesting behind the great leader, there are so many innominate heroes that devoted themselves to this country. Another meanings is that the soldier erects respectfully besides his leader, showing Chairman Mao will always be in his people's hearts and will always be respected and remembered. Great, great picture!!
Marisa Livet29-Aug-2005 14:47
My favourite picture of this gallery. I like the your choice to show it in full warm colours, the shadow has a special impact on the golden /orange wall.
There is surely a voluntary contraposition of images, but I also think we have not to look for too involved meanings.
The pictures is clear and it’s very beautifully realized representation of a period, concentrated in two symbols.
Wonderful work
Marisa
Phil Douglis28-Aug-2005 19:01
I like the degree of abstraction here on the figure of today, and the emphasis on the long gone figure on the wall, because that is the point you are trying to make here. It is a dream of the past, not the present.
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