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Urban Village Transformation: Life in Transition

Snooker as a Community Focal Point in Kunming’s Changing Urban Landscape In 2010, an urban village on the outskirts of Kunming, in Yunnan province, southern … Read more

China Suburbia

February 2018. 90 pages – Examination of suburban life in 2000s Yunnan. From urban villages to ghost cities: snapshots of suburban life in Kunming’s urban … Read more

Wild, Wild East: Interview with Photographer Daniel Lee Postaer

Daniel Lee Postaer is an American artist/photographer. Born in Chicago and raised in Southern California by a Chinese mother and American father, Daniel recently graduated … Read more

‘Future Imperfect’

In a not too distant future, the world will be a huge waste dump. A short scifi video about our experience in China.

In a not so distant future people will be produced in large quantities in factories. Sometime some people don’t pass the quality control. Video by Matteo Damiani, 2017 song: Pogo the Clown (Felix l’Amour), recorded in Kunming, China, 2010.

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Why Chinese are building so many ghost towns?

In China, there are now countless ghost towns, entire neighborhoods dotted with modern and often well-decorated buildings, but it seems that they are simply abandoned … Read more

46 images of models at the Chinese BBQ

Those who were in Taiwan and has decided to have dinner at Shao Kao (Chinese BBQ set up in the streets or alleys) certainly didn’t … Read more

China Suburbia

From Urban Villages to Ghost Cities Snapshots of suburban life in Kunming’s urban villages. China Suburbia is a photography project that explores and describes urban … Read more