#muted ember

‘This project is about younger generations living in China today who are facing challenges as the economy no longer seems able to deliver on the promise of a steadily better future. The project was shot in my hometown, Wuhai, in the province of Inner Mongolia. Now, as the coal resource is depleted, the city’s government is transitioning to a tourism-based economy. I spent two years photographing the city’s outskirts, its failed tourism projects and the people there. Through my images, I hope to convey the uncertainty and change that these youth face’