From Somewhere to Nowhere, China’s Internal Migrants
Andreas Seiberts
Lars Müller Publishers
English
With texts by Jeff Kingston, Andreas Seibert, Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao
Hardcover
320 pages
190 x 260 mm
2008
ISBN 9783037781463
High-population centers of enormous size are springing up in China with dizzying speed. With them comes an increased demand for migrant workers in the construction sector, factories, and mines. In growth centers like the Pearl River Delta in Southern China, million people have already set out from the underdeveloped provinces to earn their living there. The photographer Andreas Seibert accompanied the workers repeatedly in order to document their everyday lives and their journey to the high-population centers. Their stories are told in a collection of striking photographs that provide a close-up portrait to complement the current discussion of economic growth in China. With its combination of text and images, this volume conveys a unique impression of the scale of this modern migration of peoples.
About the Artist
Born in Wettingen, Aargau, Switzerland. Studies of Photography at the Zurich University of the Arts as well as German Literature and Philosophy at Zurich University. Living in Tokyo from 1997 to 2013, presently based in Switzerland.
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About the Publisher
Lars Müller Publishers is an internationally active publishing house based in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1983, the press has made a worldwide name for itself with its carefully edited and designed publications on architecture, design, photography, contemporary art and society.
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