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M. James Thompson supported through Four Stars Two Bars Abroad
One Fine Adventure, LLC 2014
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Lens: Minolta Rokkor 35mm f/2.8 Shift CA
Body: Canon 5D MKII

Behind the Wall: A Visual Story of China's Disappearing Villages
This series of photographs focuses on the Chinese governments attempts to hide the undesirable reality that modernity is destroying the ancestral homes of many indigenous people in developing cities. Billboards, stone walls and sometimes piles of rubble have been used to shield the view of these homes from passing traffic. Modern roads meet dirt streets at the entrances into neighborhoods that are still buzzing with a lifestyle that is intensely different from the urban landscape beyond the walls.
The walls around the villages in Chinese cities have evolved into large metal and canvas billboards that are used to advertise the upcoming developments that will take the place of ancestral villages. These billboards are nearly two stories high and make it almost impossible to see the people living behind them. They also cut off the village from the street and make getting out to the area on the other side very difficult.

Description

M. James Thompson supported through Four Stars Two Bars Abroad
One Fine Adventure, LLC 2014
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Lens: Minolta Rokkor 35mm f/2.8 Shift CA
Body: Canon 5D MKII

Behind the Wall: A Visual Story of China's Disappearing Villages
This series of photographs focuses on the Chinese governments attempts to hide the undesirable reality that modernity is destroying the ancestral homes of many indigenous people in developing cities. Billboards, stone walls and sometimes piles of rubble have been used to shield the view of these homes from passing traffic. Modern roads meet dirt streets at the entrances into neighborhoods that are still buzzing with a lifestyle that is intensely different from the urban landscape beyond the walls.
The walls around the villages in Chinese cities have evolved into large metal and canvas billboards that are used to advertise the upcoming developments that will take the place of ancestral villages. These billboards are nearly two stories high and make it almost impossible to see the people living behind them. They also cut off the village from the street and make getting out to the area on the other side very difficult.