Exhibition Review of China's Growing Sands on Beijing City Weekend Website
Just wanted to let you know about a nice little review that has been written about my China’s Growing Sands exhibition which is still on show at Cafe Zarah in Central Beijing at the moment. It appears City Weekend’s Art Critic “Art Attack” caught the show and had some nice things to say about it. See the article here or read the reproduced text below.
The Art of Cafe Exhibits
Cafes and photography are usually a tepid mix. For reasons unknown most of the prints hanging on the walls of your local coffeehouse are blander than tea without sugar. But Cafe Zarah has pulled off a consistently interesting string of photography exhibits and the latest, China’s Growing Sandsby photojournalist Sean Gallagher, is no exception. After receiving a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Gallagher hit the road, covering over 4,000km of Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Xinjiang provinces, training his lens on China’s struggle with desertification. The result is a series of carefully selected shots that form a thoughtful portrait of of the country’s battle with encroaching dunes and dust. From a woman huddled outside a yurt surrounded by desert to a child standing in a sand pit in a city built entirely on the stuff, each individual photo thoughtfully speaks to the larger issue. Well worth it to chill with a coffee and have a look. To Aug. 5.
Hi…
I very much like your work.
Just to let you know that I have just opened a thread on the Flickr group that I run, where you can list any forthcoming exhibition you may have.
Best regards from Beijing.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/chinese-currents/discuss/72157622634046221/