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22, every step taken by Pingyao International Photography Exhibition is a pioneer to a certain extent, a practitioner and a pioneer, while lying on the solid ground, embracing the wonderful ideas of every photographer. Pingyao Ancient City has made a big exhibition, and the big exhibition has also become the business card of Pingyao Ancient City.
"Towards the Future Together" Look back at the passionate Winter Olympics
walks into the exhibition area of Pingyao Diesel Engine Factory, looks up and looks left, and the passionate photos of the Winter Olympics are the first to enter the field of vision. This is one of the theme exhibitions of Pingyao International Photography Exhibition "Towards the Future Together". Although it is already autumn, and although the Olympic flames for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics have been extinguished, these photos have brought the viewers back to the ice and snow moment that hundreds of millions of Chinese people remember. After 7 years of hard work, the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics were successfully held, attracting attention from the whole country and the world. In the photos on display at the exhibition, athletes either concentrate on galloping on the field, or cross the finish line to cheer for victory, or wear national flags with happy smiles, and are frozen and become eternal. The works in this exhibition area mainly show the highlights of sports athletes who fought tenaciously, challenged, surpassed themselves in the field, and ultimately created miracles and won gold and silver again and again.
"Although the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics have ended, these lights and shadows will surely carry the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics, continue to shine, and be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people." Curator Zhu Xiuying told reporters that the expectations of the Wuhuan Ring Road are heroic, and the passion of the blending of ice and snow are flying. The Winter Olympics Holy Games held in the land of China are destined to be recorded in the history of the Olympics. Photographers across the country, especially news photographers, have created these real works worthy of the motherland and the people with their superb photography skills, sense of responsibility and mission, vividly showing the Beijing Winter Olympic spirit of the Olympic athletes who have a broad mind, confidence and openness, face difficulties, pursue excellence, and create a future together. This spirit must be shared and promoted by more people.
stops to appreciate the photos, which is shocking and the accumulation of the power to move forward. Mr. Yang from Yuci quoted the curator Zhu Xiuying as saying: "Telling a good Chinese story in the form of photography is like a beautiful snowflake. It will surely float into the hearts of every person who pays attention to ice and snow sports, and become a seed of mutual learning among civilizations." On the night of
PIP, Zhu Xiuying won the honor of an outstanding curator for "together to the future".
Searching for intangible cultural heritage stories in the image world
The bull head mask with red is bizarre and mysterious, full of the entire painting. This is the poster of "Intangible Cultural Heritage Bull King Club" at this year's Pingyao International Photography Exhibition. It is also this extremely impactful poster. Many people were attracted to the C3 exhibition area of Pingyao Mianwoven Factory to find more stories.
Niu Wang Club and Sacrifice Activity have a history of more than 1,000 years. During this period, the incense is constantly popular, large in scale, mysterious, solemn and solemn. It is mainly circulated in the area of Hengshan Mafang, northern Shaanxi. In June 2009, it was included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage protection list. "Where the spring ox goes, it will be full of vitality. Whoever the ox king will hit, it will be prosperous and prosperous." This activity shows its unique regional characteristics, carries a rich content of folk art and ethnic history, has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years, and carries the beautiful expectations of the people for life.
In the photography work of "Intangible Cultural Heritage Bull King Club", photographer Gao Dongshan used the lens to freeze the mystery, grandeur, grandeur and solemnity of this activity into the photography work, allowing countless visitors to peek into the torrent of time, this cultural boat that survived tenaciously in the villages in northern Shaanxi.
"I like local traditional folk culture very much. The image itself is a memory of the times. I took the Niu Wang for the first time." Gao Dongshan has been engaged in photography for only three years. The characters under his camera are delicate, clever and have a strong sense of narrative. This is his first time to participate in the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition.
Gao Dongshan said that during the epidemic in 2020, he read the novel "Ordinary World" by Luyao . The description of the life scene of Loess Plateau in the book deeply attracted him. During the Spring Festival in 2022, Gao Dongshan came to Yulin City, Shaanxi Province and accidentally caught up with the Niu Wang Festival being held in the local area.
turns nine curves, welcomes banners, pushes banners, supports paper towers, rides horses to release pardons, performs Yangge ( waist drum ) and sings a big show... All villagers from nearby villages were dispatched, and there was a lively and joyful scene. The Cattle King Appreciation Meeting, from the rituals and atmospheres to the clothing and headdresses, has gathered together into the unique charm of this intangible cultural heritage. During the interview with
, Gao Dongshan was a little taciturn. He said: "I can't tell where I like it, nor can I express the shock brought to me by the local customs, culture, and scenes. The beauty of intangible cultural heritage is difficult to describe in words, so I chose to take pictures and let more people see it in the form of images."
Under the suggestions and curation of photography artist Ayin , the "Niu Wang Club" was finally presented at this year's Pingyao International Photography Exhibition. Gao Dongshan, who is not a photography major, said that the photography exhibition built by Pingyao is a paradise for photographers and a platform for communicating and displaying photography art. Every photographer has different shooting perspectives, techniques, and expressions of thoughts, and many places are worth learning from.
"Fenhe Corridor Belt" Beautiful Pingyao
Construction of the Baili Fenhe Rural Revitalization Demonstration Corridor is a vivid practice to implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping to make Fenhe "The water volume is abundant, the water quality is better, and the scenery is beautiful", and is an important tool for Jinzhong City to implement the rural revitalization strategy. At this Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, the special exhibition of "Fenhe Corridor Belt and Pingyao Chapter" is a true portrayal of the construction of the beautiful Fenhe River in Pingyao County , and is also a microcosm of the construction of the Fenhe Corridor Belt in Jinzhong City.
"Fenhe Corridor Belt, Pingyao Chapter" special exhibition is sponsored by Pingyao County Workers Photography Association and co-organized by Pingyao County Water Conservancy Bureau, Agriculture and Rural Bureau and China Communications Communications Fenhe Investment Holding Co., Ltd. The exhibition uses light and shadow art to record and show the heroic spirit of the builders in the Fen River governance process, as well as the ecological scene of abundant water, green shores and beautiful scenery after the governance.
admires works such as "New Travel Road in the Fen River Corridor" and "Elf on the Fen River". It is like being on the bank of the Fen River, seeing workers' construction and orderly management; seeing the gurgling water flow, the banks are green and the embankments are solid; seeing the water birds play and foraging, dancing; seeing the people making gold with green and enjoying life, allowing people to deeply feel that the Fen River Corridor has become a "ecological corridor" with lush vegetation and clear water flow, a "livable corridor" suitable for people's lives, and a "people-rich corridor" for economic development.
Relevant person in charge of Pingyao County Workers Photography Association introduced that since this year, the Pingyao County Party Committee and County Government have insisted on positioning this project as a political project and a people's livelihood project, and promoted the "top leader" project, focusing on the "five water articles" of water resource management, water pollution prevention and control, water ecological restoration, water engineering construction, and water disaster prevention, effectively improving the water ecological environment of the Fen River Basin, and significantly improving the river flood control capacity. At the same time, six rural revitalization demonstration villages were built along the Fenhe Corridor. It was during the management process that the photographers used lenses to record ecological pictures of sustainable utilization of rivers and lakes and harmonious coexistence between man and water.
Looking forward to the future of World Heritage Image
On the morning of September 19, the academic seminar on the "World Heritage Imaging·Royal Garden and Royal Palace Photography Cultural Experimental Project Achievement Tour Exhibition" was held at Pingyao County Cultural and Art Center. The academic guests at the meeting combined the exhibition theme and conducted special discussions on the topic of World Heritage Image dissemination.
At the seminar, World Heritage Imaging expert and project tutor Mei Sheng said that the "World Heritage Imaging·Royal Gardens and Royal Palace Photography Cultural Experiment Project Achievement Tour" is not only a photography special exhibition or several photos, but also a language way to study world heritage sites and is an appeal to the protection of world cultural heritage sites.Through the recording and display functions of images, photographers sort out the characteristics, types and appearance of these world cultural heritages, explore the root causes of their emergence and change, reveal the cultural connotation contained therein, and allow images to provide guidance for cultural heritage.
Chairman of Gansu Photographers Association , member of the Party Committee of the Dunhuang Research Institute and director of the Protection and Research Department, Wu Jian, said in the discussion that he highly recognized the academic method of "establishing a concept, finding a method, and completing a system" proposed by Mr. Mei Sheng, and used it in practice.
Member of the Curatorial Committee of the Chinese Photographers Association, and judge and curator Cui Bo made pertinent suggestions for improvement and improvement of the exhibition. He believes that this imaging academic method system can be promoted in almost all areas of photography research.
Former director of the Information Office of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Chen Haili, based on the current application work of intangible cultural heritage , explained the important role of photography in promoting the application work of world heritage. She suggested that the academic system of world heritage imaging should be introduced into the application, inheritance, protection and development of intangible cultural heritage. Her suggestion received positive responses from the academic guests at the meeting.
Liang Shengren, deputy director, photographer and curator of Pingyao County People's Congress Standing Committee, combined with the protection and management of Pingyao Ancient City that he has been engaged in for many years, called on local photographers in Pingyao to seriously study and study the academic theoretical system of World Heritage imaging, re-enter the Pingyao Ancient City and understand Pingyao Ancient City in a new way, and re-establish a system for Pingyao Ancient City, and through different expressions, the profound historical and cultural heritage of Pingyao Ancient City are fully explored.
"Hold the theme seminar on World Heritage Imaging is to spread the academic theory of World Heritage Imaging more widely, so that it can play its due role in the protection and development and utilization of world heritage sites." Yang Shujuan, founder of Zhongyi Culture and Tourism, principal of Zhongyi Online School, and curator of the tour project, said that the holding of Pingyao Station's academic seminar will surely have a chain reaction in the local photography community of Pingyao, allowing more photographers to devote themselves to the in-depth research and exploration of Pingyao Ancient City, and fully explore the profound historical and cultural heritage of Pingyao Ancient City.
College Exhibition Input New Power of Light and Shadow
As an important component of the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition in 2022, this year's College Exhibition attracted teachers and students from 94 colleges and universities at home and abroad to participate, becoming a highlight.
Pingyao International Photography Exhibition has been established in 2002. Over the past 20 years, countless students in photography majors or non-photographic majors have emerged through the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition platform, active in professional fields at home and abroad, and become the backbone. At the same time, some professional colleges and universities have also demonstrated their school management philosophy and characteristics to all sectors of society through the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, allowing more people to get to know the school through the exhibition.
"Portraitor", "Chaoshan Folk Customs", "Reconstruction of Imagination", "Dream Diary"... Entering the exhibition area of Pingyao Diesel Engine Factory, there are works that are close to real life, and works that are freely created with image concepts. Hu Gangfeng, the head of the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, introduced that a total of 90 domestic colleges and 4 international colleges participated in the exhibition, with more than 4,000 works exhibited, and works with documentary and contemporary thinking, with a variety of them. Among them, the Parsons New Design Institute in the United States has participated in the exhibition for 14 consecutive years since 2008; the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom has participated in the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition for the first time. Its photography major was founded in 1849 and is one of the oldest photography majors in the world. The exhibition also set up a number of projects for young people, including the PIP Youth Photography Competition Works Exhibition, the PIP Youth Photography Exhibition, and the Youth Curator Training Program, providing young photographers with a platform to learn and show their talents.
"For students, the biggest gain is that they broaden their horizons and can communicate with many photographers and peers in close communication. The slides in the classroom are far from reaching this sense of on-site participation." Zhang Guozhi from Shanghai Normal University said this.
Artistic Director of Pingyao International Photography Exhibition Zhang Guotian said that the School Exhibition is committed to providing more young photographers with a platform to learn and show their talents, and will continue to deliver fresh blood to the Chinese photography industry.
"Tiger Year Tiger Exhibition" Tiger and Tiger are alive
Zodiac is a symbol of life, and this behavioral culture is an intangible cultural heritage created by humans. In recent days, photography works with the theme of "Tiger Year and Tiger Exhibition" have attracted many photography enthusiasts at this Pingyao International Photography Exhibition.
"In the blink of an eye, several like-minded photographers in Shanxi have reached the age of retirement. Since they have been engaged in photography for a lifetime, they have planned a "Tiger Year and Tiger Exhibition" as a review and summary." Curator Zhang Guotian introduced that although he himself is a tiger, he has never counted how many years he has lived. He always holds the attitude of "living in the present" towards life and rarely looks back on the past. At first, his friend Wu Yong proposed to him that he wanted to hold the "Tiger Year and Tiger Exhibition", and then he realized that he was close to a hundred years old, but because he did not take photos for many years, he was arranged to do curatorial work.
" Sixty years old, the age of obedience. It probably means that when people reach this age, their views on the world have matured. No matter what words they hear, they will not cause too much fluctuation to their hearts. This is actually the biggest psychological change in a person's life. Most of the works exhibited this time were not taken recently. I think if these photographers were asked to shoot works of the same subject today, it is likely that they would not be the same as they were on display." Zhang Guotian said that in the process of preparing for the "Tiger Year and Tiger Exhibition", several photography enthusiasts of different ages of tigers have joined in. There are 6 photographers in this "Tiger Exhibition", namely Wu Xiaohong, 72-year-old Wu Yong, Wu Tao, He Ziyi, 60-year-old Zhang Zhihong, 48-year-old Liang Shurong, which makes the "Tiger Year of Tiger" more diverse and colorful. Among them, Wu Xiaohong's photography works are very different from his "criminal investigation photographer". They emphasize light and color, pay attention to composition, pursue the traditional aesthetic style of combining virtual and real, and form a unique charm; while Wu Yong has been engaged in poverty alleviation work in recent years. He compiled this experience and published "Poverty Alleviation Story in the Circle of Friends". The works exhibited this time all have the "Wu Yong style" and contain strong humanistic values and emotions. In addition, the works of the six photographers together form a period of history in a sequence, which is very meaningful.
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