Focus on a state of change
(China Daily)
Updated: 2007-06-01 06:29
Focus on a state of change
Organized by the embassy of the Republic of Poland and The Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw, an exhibition titled China in Joseph Skarbek's Eyes will be held at French Cultural Centre, featuring photographs taken by Polish photographer Joseph Skarbek in Henan Province between 1906 -1909.

Vibrant images of traditional China emerge from the black and white photographs, taken at a time when China was just beginning to face the impact of Western modernity. The subjects include fairs, picturesque New Year celebrations, half naked workers on the construction site and women treading carefully on their deformed, bound feet.

As well as capturing every day life, Skarbek also photographed then little known historical monuments in Henan Province.

Chen Nan

The exhibition will be held 9am-9pm, Jun 2-15 at French Cultural Centre, 1F, Guangcai International Mansion, 18 Gongti Xilu. 6553-2627.

(China Daily 05/30/2007 page13)