My first memory of a Roam in China
25th Aug 2009, morning, an ordinary summer day. Changing gear, speeded up, overtook, a blurry city was getting clear and clear in my windshield, Chengdu, a destination of my 6 months journey. Chengdu was getting blurrier because of my tear was coming unconsciously.
Backed home, I didn’t step out of my original home for a week, more than a hundred rolls of film hanged in my room. All my memories in this 6 months, was faxed in those little frames. When I review it by an enlarger, a journey of roam in China was started again.
21st Feb 2009, morning, an ordinary spring morning, said goodbye to my friends. I pressed the throttle slightly, left Chengdu and started my first Roam in China. Things didn’t go easily from the beginning; my car was almost crashed with a taxi, when I stopped my car on roadside prepared for my first shooting of my trip. I heard of a screaming from tires and road against each other. Fortunately, the taxi driver braked immediately. If not, my trip would be finished in this 3 inch gap.
I started from Chengdu, passed through Szechwan, Chongqing, Hubei, Anhwei, Zhejiang and Jiangsu, Shanghai and returned to Chengdu. A China made second hand front-wheel-drive “jeep” was not only my transportation, but also my mobile home I lived for 6 months. I bided it from web by $20,000 only, I put a standard bed and a compact cabinet to replaced the back seat that supposed to be seldom used, the seat next to driver was added a table and a small refrigerator that a storage for food and films, every articles for daily use can be found in the jeep, it was more than enough to live 6 months. It was a reliable partner; it never stopped on roadside suddenly. However, I was unaccustomed to drive alone for a long time in the first week. But, I got use to it, and found out the best methodology of photograph self-drive- journey. Keeping the speed at around 60km/h, not only driving, but also I had to keep my eyes on everything around me. When I saw something was happening or an interesting guy was doing amazing thing, I can easily stop and picked up my camera to photograph the moment.
Everyday, I spent all daytime on driving and photography. When about evening, I would start to find a place for parking, safety first, the area near hotel, hospital and police station, were my preferable location. After dinner, I got into “home” and wrote journal, normally, that was nothing special I could write about what happened that day, drive, photo, drive and photo, but someday, something unforgettable happened.
(to be continued)
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Sunday, 24 January 2010
SM2261-installation 01
A paper-made installation
Plane is the basic element of all 3D objects; this work is aimed to use the idea of crossing planes, to explore the possibility of repeating crossing planes.
A set of normal white cards was prepared for the work. There are two simple rules to make the installation. Firstly, all cards would be cut half 3 times, the cuts should be from the top or bottom. Secondly, cards were randomly combined until no more cut remain.
EN2322 Creative Writing - A diary of a week
Paul, reporter of an Art magazine
Day 1
That was my first time I met her, I don’t know why the feeling is very strange. We seemed to know each other for a long time.
We talked, we laughed, we played.
Like an old friend.
I enjoyed the time with you even that was short.
And hope to see you soon.
Day 2
I was always thinking you, whatever I was working or taking rest colleagues.
I stood near the window, willed to see you walked on the street near my office.
Of course, you didn’t walk through the street.
Backed home, everything was normal as the old days.
But my mine, was still about you.
Day 3
Time seemed to make memory faded
Focused on work again
Day 4
Backed to office, worked on those terrible stuff fully filled on my desk.
Pictures, papers, pictures and papers.
I was very tired, bus, on the way, suddenly a happy scene flashed.
It’s you again.
Made a call, but no one answered the phone, you were busy I thought.
Day 5
I couldn’t sleep well, and always watched at the phone, afraid to miss your call or message.
The sky was bright; I kept my eyes on the phone for 10 hours.
Disappointed, and mine was separated from the body.
It’s a day without energy
Went back home, dinner with mother again.
Phone ringed, it was you.
I had not prepared what I needed to say. Pressed the green button, “ Hi!”
Oh! It was an amazing call, even that was short and a little bit unnatural, my heart beat again.
There was no need to say sorry to me, it was really an impressive present of this week already.
Day 6
Nice dream, nice sleep
It was a sunny day, everything was smooth.
My boss was looked much nicer,
HaHa, Mag seemed to help me a lots, although she was working for other stuff.
Finished work earlier, backed home at 1900, that was the first night I can had dinner with my family in this year, wonderful meal!!
I remembered we had date tomorrow!
Day 7
Sunny weekend again, tidied up myself, got dress like Tom Cruise. I was prepared But the time was still 11:00, what could I do in this 5 hours? Changed my suit again? Oh yes, let check the internet, Japanese? Thai? Western? Shanghai?
Oh~~~
it’s too many on web, what should I choose?
Oh!
One hour, time to go.
It was the best film I ever watched; plot, setup, effects were well arranged, of course the partner was weighed a lot.
Thai food finally, it was the best night in my life, I would keep everything we had today. Thx Mag.
Day 1
That was my first time I met her, I don’t know why the feeling is very strange. We seemed to know each other for a long time.
We talked, we laughed, we played.
Like an old friend.
I enjoyed the time with you even that was short.
And hope to see you soon.
Day 2
I was always thinking you, whatever I was working or taking rest colleagues.
I stood near the window, willed to see you walked on the street near my office.
Of course, you didn’t walk through the street.
Backed home, everything was normal as the old days.
But my mine, was still about you.
Day 3
Time seemed to make memory faded
Focused on work again
Day 4
Backed to office, worked on those terrible stuff fully filled on my desk.
Pictures, papers, pictures and papers.
I was very tired, bus, on the way, suddenly a happy scene flashed.
It’s you again.
Made a call, but no one answered the phone, you were busy I thought.
Day 5
I couldn’t sleep well, and always watched at the phone, afraid to miss your call or message.
The sky was bright; I kept my eyes on the phone for 10 hours.
Disappointed, and mine was separated from the body.
It’s a day without energy
Went back home, dinner with mother again.
Phone ringed, it was you.
I had not prepared what I needed to say. Pressed the green button, “ Hi!”
Oh! It was an amazing call, even that was short and a little bit unnatural, my heart beat again.
There was no need to say sorry to me, it was really an impressive present of this week already.
Day 6
Nice dream, nice sleep
It was a sunny day, everything was smooth.
My boss was looked much nicer,
HaHa, Mag seemed to help me a lots, although she was working for other stuff.
Finished work earlier, backed home at 1900, that was the first night I can had dinner with my family in this year, wonderful meal!!
I remembered we had date tomorrow!
Day 7
Sunny weekend again, tidied up myself, got dress like Tom Cruise. I was prepared But the time was still 11:00, what could I do in this 5 hours? Changed my suit again? Oh yes, let check the internet, Japanese? Thai? Western? Shanghai?
Oh~~~
it’s too many on web, what should I choose?
Oh!
One hour, time to go.
It was the best film I ever watched; plot, setup, effects were well arranged, of course the partner was weighed a lot.
Thai food finally, it was the best night in my life, I would keep everything we had today. Thx Mag.
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