Exclusive print from the Beijing Silvermine archive, led by the French collector, artist and independent publisher Thomas Sauvin. This print is available in Photography of China website only.
DESCRIPTION
Since 2009, the French collector and artist Thomas Sauvin has salvaged discarded negatives from a recycling plant on the edge of Beijing, negatives that were destined to destruction. His Beijing Silvermine archive, one of the largest archival projects in China, now encompasses over 850000 anonymous photographs spanning the period from 1985 to 2005, thus allowing the reconstruction of a large part of the history of popular analogue photography in the country. This unceasingly evolving archive provides a visual platform for cross-cultural interactions, while impacting on our collective memory of the recent past.
Thomas Sauvin won the prize for the Exhibition of the year at Lianzhou Photo Festival in 2013. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Photography of Chicago, the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Art, and the Guangdong Museum of Art.
Over the last seven years, Thomas has published 10 photo books with the Archive of Modern Conflict (UK), Jiazazhi (CH), Skinnerboox (IT), The M Editions (FR), VOID (GREECE) as well as self-published artist books. His publications has entered the collections of TATE, the V&A, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France and the Pompidou Museum.
SPECIFICATIONS
Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper
Sizes: Small 20 x 30 cm / Medium 30 x 45 cm / Large 40 x 60 cm
Open Edition
Unframed
AUTHENTIFICATION
The print comes with a certificate of authenticity dated and signed by Thomas Sauvin.
HOW TO HANDLE THE PRINT
Keep the print in its envelope until it is framed. When unpacking it, ensure that your hands are clean and dry. Handle your print by holding it by the corners, ideally while wearing cotton gloves. Do not touch the photographic print directly with your fingers. Oops! Too late! Wipe away fingerprints, using a dry, soft cloth. Rub very gently. Do not expose the print to direct sunlight.
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