Featured Artists: Bernard Faucon, Chen Lingyan, Daido Moriyama, Eikoh Hosoe, Gao Bo, Han Lei, He Chongyue, Hong Lei, Huang Lei, Imogen Cunningham, inri, Kusakabe Kimbei, Man Ray, Mo Yi, Nobuyoshi Araki, Liu Heung Shing Robert Frank, RongRong, Shoji Ueda, Toshio Shibata, Wang Ningde, Yasumasa Morimura, Xing Danwen, Xiong Wenyun, Yuki Onodera, Zhang Hai'er, Zhang Yinquan, Zhuang Hui and Zuoxiao Zuzhou Photography is a common language amongst different places and groups of people.
Since its invention, it has greatly influenced the life of every individual. From the moment it was born, photography has left a deep mark on historical representation, becoming a narrator and carrier of modern, global civilization. In today's globalized vision of the cultural landscape, the art of photography is playing a greater role in the evolution of every culture.
Showing Chinese contemporary photography with the work of older European, American, and Japanese photographic masters provides a way to connect Chinese contemporary photography and international photographic culture. The exhibition makes apparent each different image tradition's uniqueness, exploring the value of the image in this era of rapidly changing history and envisioning the use and significance of photography in the society of the future.