Yu Xiao’s portraits of Chinese children

by Alison Zavos on March 2, 2010 · 7 comments

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Yu Xiao was born in 1984 in Zi Bo, Shandong, China. She received her M.A. in Photography from China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2009. She has won many awards and has exhibited in China and America. In this work, ‘Never grow up’, Yu Xiao digitally creates child versions of herself as a commentary on China’s one child rule and the intense focus on childhood that results.

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{ 7 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Ajani 03.02.10 at 11:50 am

Awesome series!

Kind of funny, as well.

2 Jess 03.02.10 at 3:11 pm

INTENSE!

3 Elena 03.02.10 at 5:05 pm

It looks very similar to Loretta Lux’s series of photographs and style.

4 Anne 03.02.10 at 5:38 pm

Loretta Lux!!!

5 Jake 03.02.10 at 8:05 pm

Her work reminds me aesthetically of Loretta Lux’s. I love the one with the satiny green dress.

6 Matthew 03.04.10 at 7:15 am

While the work is okay, and I think the inspiration is obvious, it’s hard to get passed the fact that these are pretty much exact copies of Loretta Lux’s very distinct style.

7 Carmen 07.06.10 at 11:28 am

amazing series, love her work.

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