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[Session Notes] TALK_01 [摄影作为一种方法] [Photobook as a method] [Guests] @6wei26 @css911229 This talk, titled “The Photobook as Method,” brings together participating artists Cui Shansheng and Liu Weier, two photographers engaged in independent publishing. They will share their individual creative journeys and reflect on why, in the digital age, they continue to choose the photobook as a medium for expression. From the act of photographing to the formation of a book, the conversation will explore how the photobook can function as a way of thinking and a mode of action, while also revisiting their experiences participating in art book fairs. The discussion will further extend to the current conditions and challenges of photography and print media today. When everything can be instantly uploaded and consumed, does the “slowness” of the printed book still hold meaning? What makes the photobook, as a method, still necessary? [Date] Oct 18, 2025 (SAT) 19:00 - 20:00

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Introducing co-artist Cui Shansheng‘s book, VARIATIO OF ISLANDS. @css911229 Quote from the artist: Growing up in the north, I have been full of fantasies about islands and oceans. As I grew up, I encountered so many changes that most of my works are filled with a pessimistic mood. The photos of these islands were almost all taken when the accident ended and my mood started to improve, so it can be seen as a mirror reflecting the other side of my heart. They are like gems set in the rusty chain of fate. The official shooting of the Far Island series started in 2018. At that time, I wanted to start creating colorful works. I wanted to return to the original intention of falling in love with photography. I no longer pursued complex and bizarre images, but wanted to shoot simple ones. something. Hence the Far Island series.The complete set uses a simple saddle-stitching method, with each different island as the theme of each zine, and comes with a cover. Author: Cui Shansheng Size: 210*148mm Binding: saddle stitching

Introducing co-artist Cui Shansheng‘s book, VARIATIO OF ISLANDS. @css911229 Quote from the artist: Growing up in the north, I have been full of fantasies about islands and oceans. As I grew up, I encountered so many changes that most of my works are filled with a pessimistic mood. The photos of these islands were almost all taken when the accident ended and my mood started to improve, so it can be seen as a mirror reflecting the other side of my heart. They are like gems set in the rusty chain of fate. The official shooting of the Far Island series started in 2018. At that time, I wanted to start creating colorful works. I wanted to return to the original intention of falling in love with photography. I no longer pursued complex and bizarre images, but wanted to shoot simple ones. something. Hence the Far Island series.The complete set uses a simple saddle-stitching method, with each different island as the theme of each zine, and comes with a cover. Author: Cui Shansheng Size: 210*148mm Binding: saddle stitching

Introducing co-artist Cui Shansheng‘s book, DAILY COLOR SERIES. @css911229 Quote from the artist: “Daily color” series is a zine of images selected from different works of Cui Shansheng, all shot on reversal film. Color is the most sensitive human perception and an important expression tool for photographers. The author hopes to connect the fragments of daily life through color, so that the viewer can reach a state of relaxed wandering.The complete set uses a simple saddle-stitching method, with each different color as the theme of each zine, and comes with a cover. Author: Cui Shansheng Size: 148*105mm Binding: saddle stitching

Introducing co-artists Cui Shansheng’s book, AIR CRASH IN EASTERN EUROPE. @css911229 Quote from the artist: ”Air Crash in Eastern Europe“ comes from a constructive fantasy. The focus is not on specific objects such as birds, factories, streets, and means of transportation, but emphasizes a literary imagery between poetry and novels. The work was shot in the winter of 2017. The author has just stepped out of the trough of his life and traveled along the Baltic Sea at the invitation of his friends (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden). The tradition of taking Aeroflot is to applaud and celebrate safety when the plane arrives at the airport. However, at the security check in Moscow, a bag full of film was forcibly thrown into the X-ray machine due to unsuccessful communication with the Russian staff. Therefore, ”air crash“ does not refer to personal experiences, but to works. The author uses high-contrast film to shoot scenes with low-density light in winter, which adds thickness to the off-white images, and creates an atmosphere through rough tones filled with large areas of dark gray. The combination of images presents a poetic jump Sex, and the X-ray scan also strengthened the gloomy and melancholy atmosphere of Central and Eastern Europe in the picture. In a region with the highest suicide rate in Europe, there is always sadness in the camera. The god overlooks the earth mistyly, and the people circle and disperse like a flock of birds. Author: Cui Shansheng Dimensions: 210mm*140mm Binding: thread sewing

Introducing co-artists Cui Shansheng’s book, TOKYO PANTOM. @css911229 Quote from the artist: This photo book was taken by a Chinese photographer during his first trip to Tokyo and nearby in 2019. As Cui has been influenced deeply by Japanese culture since childhood, he carries the “perfect imagination” to Japan, but his illusions are soon shattered. Just like Yukio Mishima’s “The Temple of the Golden Pavilion”, the protagonist was also disillusioned with the beauty of the Golden Pavilion after seeing it. In the rainy spring, the photographer used low-sensitivity film, wandering the streets with the camera, constantly experiencing the “life” and “death” of the fantasies. Just like the Japanese have Paris Syndrome (パリ症候群), the photographer shares the same feeling towards Japan in this book. This mood exists not only in this journey but also in countless moments in life when expectations are shattered. Just like “Tokyo Phantom” is full of great expectations, it is as fragile as bubbles. In this book, the author uses the form of a music album to edit the photos into 7 chapters, each chapter is accompanied by a simple poem. The first chapter is like a prelude that leads the viewer into a melancholy atmosphere and then reveals the loneliness in the modern city. Suddenly, it turns to the relaxed and bright nature, followed by cloudy days. The flickering emotions are intertwined all the time and return to a feeling of sadness at the end of this book. The reversal films have a light blue tone and is moist and melancholy. Each chapter has an insert printed on thin and translucent paper. The content are icons that influenced the photographer, including photography, games, music, animation and literature. As you read the entire picture album, there is a flow from sadness to brightness in terms of tone and mood. Author: Cui Shansheng Dimensions: 250mm*176mm Binding: thread sewing

Introducing co-artist Cui Shansheng‘s book, THE BILL. @css911229 Quote from the artist: The collection of poems excerpts poems written from 2014 to mid-2020, divided into three chapters: ”Spider“, ”Bow and Arrow“, and ”In the Boat“. The entire poem text has a very strong visual penetration, like scenes from a short play. When editing the entire collection of poems, it was like looking back at that period of life. There were people and events hidden behind each poem. Nowadays, they have drifted away, but the feelings of that time are preserved in the form of poems. The original subtitles of the poems have been deleted and replaced with the time of creation, making the entire collection of poems more like a record of life. Life or life is sometimes like a long bill. When I look back at these clips, I feel familiar yet strange at the same time. Perhaps our past reflects our present moment. Author: Cui Shansheng Size: 148*99mm Binding: thread sewing

Introducing Pipelines’s co-artist: Cui Shansheng @css911229 Cui Shansheng, born in 1991, is a poet, photographer, and creator of STUDIO HAZE. 2023 PIP “鲲鹏 Award” winner; his works were selected in the 2023 CCPVA Yearbook. His works include the “Murder in the City” series, “Phantom” series,”Variatio of Islands”, “Room”, “Northern Theater” series, “Rusty Memory”, etc. Currently, he has published the poetry collection “The Bill”, the photography collection “Tokyo Phantom”, and “Air Crash in Eastern Europe”. Web:shanshengart.cargo.site @css911229