On July 14th, from 14:00 to 15:30, a lecture on “Capturing the Changes of an Era Through Images, and Witnessing the Diversity of People’s Lives Through the Lens” will be held in the UCCA Auditorium.
This is a dialogue between renowned hosts, public figures, and photographers. The photographers have used their images to document a time of dramatic transformation and the ups and downs of individual destinies amid historical upheavals, bearing witness to the nation’s pain and glory, observing the warmth and coldness of human relationships, and personally experiencing China’s transformation.
The forum guests will share with you the most unforgettable moments of each decade from the 1940s to the 2000s, revisit the on-site records of important moments in China’s history over the past 70 years, and interpret the lesser-known precious memories behind classic images.
[Event Guests]
Host:
Niu Li: Host of the program “Walking the World” on Beijing Traffic Radio
Public Figures:
Li Ge
Director of the Photography Department at People’s Daily, Vice Chairman of the China Photographers Association.
Wang Keqin
Investigative journalist, founder of the public welfare fund Da’ai Qingchen. Formerly Chief Reporter at China Economic Times, Assistant Editor-in-Chief at Economic Observer,
and is a renowned muckraking journalist in contemporary China.
Photographers:
Wang Wenlan
Vice Chairman of the China Photographers Association, known for works such as “Beijing Flavor” and “Days of the Bicycle.” Covered and reported on events including the April Fifth Movement, the Tangshan Earthquake, the “Two Sessions,” state visits to China, and the Olympics. Has received honors such as the “China News Award,” “Top Ten Photojournalists in China,” and “Academic Contribution Award in Chinese News Photography.”
His works “Ji Xianlin” and “Shanghai Guangxin Road” are included in the book “The Nation in Images.”
Weng Naiqiang
An Indonesian Chinese, professor in the Printmaking Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Honorary Senior Fellow of the Hong Kong International Fantasy Photo Society, and Vice President of the China Overseas Chinese Photography Society. Among his most famous and impactful works are photos taken in Tiananmen Square in the 1970s and those depicting the lives of Red Guards and educated youths.
His works “August 18, 1966: Chairman Mao Meets Red Guards for the First Time,” “Educated Youths Arrive in Beidahuang,” and “Restoration of the College Entrance Examination” are included in the book “The Nation in Images.”
Lin Ke
Independent photographer and public welfare volunteer, published the charity photo album “Soma Blossoms.”
Published documentary features such as “Little Jixiang,” “Skin Graft to Save Daughter,” and “A Community Without Identity” in Tencent’s “Living” column, raising over 1.3 million yuan in donations for the subjects of the stories.
The book “Living” includes two of his stories: “Grandpa with the Pen” and “A Community Without Identity.”
Ning Zhouhao
Freelance photographer, Master of Arts, one of the first in China to report on issues such as migrant workers and elderly living alone in cities, and a core photographer for Tencent.
Published documentary features such as “Chronicles of Migrant Workers,” “A City of One,” and “Guardians of Peking Opera” in Tencent’s “Living” column.
The book “Living” includes his feature story “Loneliness in Old Age.”