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Shanghai Rise

 
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Art Project by Chris Rayn · 2007 - 2017

Spanning an entire decade of transformation in one Shanghai neighbourhood, "Shanghai Rise" shows the changes of its people, lifestyles and world views, as a microcosm of China's rise during the last decade.

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The Old (2007)

Shanghai's skyline rises from the remains of the old town

Rising from the Ashes

Home in shambles: returning home in Shanghai's old town

My Home in Shambles

Shanghai shop being relocated

Shutting Down

Shanghai old town restaurant cleaning out for relocation

Cleaning Out

The last remaining butcher in this Shanghai old quarters

The Last Butcher

A day's meal in Shanghai's old town

A Day's Meal

A woman in her Shanghai house marked for relocation

Boxed In

Relocation in Shanghai's old town

Relocation

Looking through the relocation in Shanghai's old town

The Outside World

Walls down: Shanghai construction in the old town

Broken Walls

Scavengers are searching the remains of Shanghai's old town

Scavengers

In Shanghai's relocation, childhood memories are left behind

Childhood Memories

Relocation in China leaving a broken rice bowl

Broken Bowl

Bulldozers are waiting: Shanghai residents leaving home

On The Move

Shanghai's skyline is taking shape behind the old town

Shanghai Rise

This is an ongoing project, more works will be added as they become available!

The Artist

Shanghai-based artist Chris Rayn explores urban transformation, the perennial change of nature and existential questions of the individual in one of the world's fastest-moving metropolises. While drawing from the canvas of nature in authentic motives, his visual language is renowned for meticulous compositions, deep contrasts and rich colors.
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