Zhong Weixing's "Lost Paradise" was shot in the summer of 2007 in the Ejin Desert in Inner Mongolia. The series deals directly with the relationship between humanity and nature. By placing nude models in nature, Zhong highlights human vulnerability in the face of nature, as represented by China's northeastern deserts. Instead of focusing on desertification from a documentary standpoint, he expresses his admiration for the desert by highlighting the contrast between the various textures of wood, sand, bone, and skin.

Year: 2007

Medium: Inkjet print

Edition: 10

Artist's Bio

Zhong Weixing (b. 1962, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China)

Zhong is a contemporary photographer currently living and working in Chengdu.

Solo Exhibitions:
2008 "Paradise Lost," Inter Art Center / Gallery, Beijing, China
2012 "Paradise Lost," Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2012 "Woodstock on a Mountain," Fenghuang International Photography Festival, Fenghuang, China
2012 "Paradise Lost," Taipei Photography Festival, Taipei, China
2012 "Paradise Lost," Inter Art Center / Gallery, Beijing, China

Group Exhibitions:
2011 "The Desire of the Prickly Ash," National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China

Publications and Awards:
2008 Published Paradise Lost
2010 Published Dusky Sky and Yellow Land 
2011 Madagascar Photographic Travelogue won the Best Book Award, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2012 Published Sri Lanka Photographic Travelogue
2012 "Paradise Lost" won the Jury Award, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2013 Published Peru: Woodstock on a Mountain
2014 Republished Paradise Lost