I visited the ICP and checked out some new exhibits. I was really surprised to see how different it looked since our first visit to see the John Wood exhibit. That exhibit had been removed and another had been put in its place. But that wasn't the only change. There were TV's and projection screens everywhere showing various videos, and no matter how hard I tried to understand them, I couldn't figure any of them out. Too artsy for me I guess =P Also, it was really crowded. There were a lot more people with cameras; a lot more people with press passes. Some parts of the ICP almost seemed like a nightclub because of the lighting. 

Well, onto the actual photos I looked at. I especially liked Hu Yang's series, "Shanghai Living 2005" which documented how people of all social classes lived in Shanghai. Each photo captured different people in their homes and each defined certain lifestyles, statuses and ambitions. Each was accompanied by a quote from someone in the photo. The quotes were powerful and really gave insight to these people's lives. The first photo was of a family struggling to get by. They live in a very small space. The mother and father have 4 young boys to take care of. The father says their meals consist mostly of battercakes, pickles and water. When their kids crave meat, they can only provide an egg. Another photo showed a tremendous contrast. It was of a female dancer who seemed pretty well off. She appeared to be living in a lavish condo. Her quote suggested that her life wasn't very fulfilling before, however; she said she no longer kills time in bars and instead spends time at home with her sons. This was juxtaposed with a photo of a poor hairdresser at work whose outlook on life is quite honorable; she says her life is not as great as the lucky ones but better than those unfortunates.