When I was still a child, these types of old factories and buildings were everywhere, alive and full of vigour. However, what I used to be so familiar with has literally disappeared in front of my eyes. Being ruthless is part of human nature, and so is being nostalgic.
SUN Ji: “Memory City I #2” (2005) Pigment print on fine art paper. 75.5cm x 50cm - Edition of
10; 120cm x 80cm– Edition of 10.
10; 120cm x 80cm– Edition of 10.
©SUN Ji. Courtesy of m97 Gallery, Shanghai
This photo collage is about my personal memory of Shanghai, which is real yet also full of fantasy – and becoming fainter by the day. After being re-sorted, reordered and recombined, the well-worn buildings in this photograph – and my broken memories – have been called back to life in an integral and centralized way. This collage is about the vanishing past and the ever-changing times. Memories are easily lost here in Shanghai.
