Wang Shuzhou

History is forever a frame of reference for today. The Chinese village in the 1970s captured by Wang Shuzhou's camera is so remote from us, yet we will not forget it. A China that reforms itself and opens itself to the outside world starts from then.

A Chinese Village in the 1970s

The Baoquan Reservoir Construction Site

1975

Female Stone Breakers

1975

Building Shimen Reservoir

1975

Building a Canal to Channel Water from West to East

1975

The First Female Stone Breakers in Loucun Village

1973

Zhancheng Commune Dredging Dasha River

1973

Chenjiayuan Reservoir

1972

Converting Desert into Arable Land in Hongzhou

1973

Huixian Cement Factory Workers Gather to Study Newspaper Editorials

1976

The Yugong Professional Team and Stone Breakers at the Sanjiaokou Reservoir Site

1975

The Gucun Brigade Weeds the Wheat Fields in Preparation for Harvest

1974

Yugong Professional Team Gathers to Listen to Important News on the Radio

1976

Studying the Most Recent Instructions from Chairman Mao

1971

A Struggle Meeting in the Fields

1973

Young Students at a Memorial Service

1973

Criticizing the Gang of Four in the Fields of Hongzhou

1973

A Ground-to-Air Shooting Exercise

1975

Bayonet Training

1975

Training for Militia Communications Personnel

1975

Correspondents from the Huixian Machinery Plant

1975

Medium: Inkjet print on fine art paper
Dimensions: (1) 45 x 45 cm (2) 100 x 100 cm
Edition: (1) 18 (2) 5

Artist's Bio

Wang Shuzhou (b. 1951, Huixian, Henan Province, China)

Wang is currently a member of the China Photographers Association, a member of the Chinese Art Photography Society, the Vice President of the Henan Art Photography Society, a researcher in the Huixian Cultural Center, and the Chairman of the Hui County Photographers Association.

1987 Graduated from the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts

Solo Exhibitions:
2013 "Chinese Villages in the 1970s," Inter Art Center / Gallery, Beijing, China

Group Exhibitions:
2007 Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2008 "World Photojournalism Exhibition," Shenyang, China
2011 Photo LA, Los Angeles, USA

Publications and Awards:
1998 Published The Charms of Taihang
1999 Published Keeping Vigil at Taihang
2012 Published A Photographic Report of Chinese Villages in the 1970s
2012 A Photographic Report of Chinese Villages in the 1970s won the Outs tanding Photography Book Award, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China