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Jennifer Zhou | all galleries >> Galleries >> China on the Move > A mute past, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, China, 2006
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19-AUG-2006

A mute past, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, China, 2006

Canon EOS 10D
1/80s f/2.5 at 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 305mm) iso400 full exif

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Guest 30-Oct-2012 15:16
Cool shot! V
12322-Dec-2006 03:14
Nice!!!
Guest 11-Sep-2006 23:32
very cool
Guest 10-Sep-2006 23:14
heh, :-) ... this is after the initial 'smoke and mirrors' chaos of the Origin?? ... when finally the ideas coalesed into tangible form? ... and Spirit grappled with the discovery of being in human form!?? ... the gold characters look lovely, Jen ... that is a really wonderful display. Thanks for sharing it.
scott clarke07-Sep-2006 02:03
Wonderful image, love the golden color.
Rene Hales06-Sep-2006 13:25
Past and present melded into a reflected whole.--Rene
Kal Khogali06-Sep-2006 12:37
Mute, but also musical. I often think of the Chinese language as a kind of musical note with all it's tones and interesting characters...there is something about the past and primieval here, as if there is a code or message and that society is missing it...but most of all I like the disorientation. Fantastic image Jen. K
Phil Douglis06-Sep-2006 06:24
****What makes this image stand out is its originality, Jen. The gilded letters suggest knowledge, yet the people are oblivious to it. The reflected hand reaches out to touch (twice), a gesture of contact and learning. They can't read these golden words from the past. The letters are glittering form, but to these eyes, empty of content. A mute past, indeed.
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