Guangzhou/Beijing documentarian and graphic designer Ou Ning discusses The DaZhaLan Project (2005–06), produced with artist Cao Fei. The video portrays Qianmen—one of the last remaining historic quarters of Beijing, which sits just south of Tiananmen Square and is a vestige of traditional Chinese life—and follows the city’s urbanization process, tracing conflicts caused by the imbalance between modernization and tradition. Qianmen residents, the artists, and crew reflect change in the face of the vast demolition and building projects leading up to the 2008 Olympics

In the Film exhibition MediaScope 2006

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