An Elegy for Rivers and Mountains : A Conversation with Artist Zhang Kechun
Yang, J. (2017) An Elegy for Rivers and Mountains : A Conversation with Artist Zhang Kechun. Interview transcript. University of Jyväskylä. Retrieved from http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201709213784
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Chinese artist Zhang Kechun was the winner of the Discovery Award at the 45th
Rencontres d’Arles and 2015 Contemporary Talents Competition. Zhang
Kechun’s elegant and tranquil photos revealed the impact of human activity on
nature and the ecological deterioration in different regions of China. His two
photographic series, The Yellow River, and Between Mountains and Waters,
have attracted considerable media attention both in China and abroad.
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