Photo memoir of XiaoKang
26 years old, suffering from acute schizophrenia, with a Nikon FM2, Xiaokang spent his last 2 years, shotting the same 31 images repeatedly for at least 35 times.
"... the plan is to create the perfect roll of photographs. Each roll of film must not have only one 'good' picture but all 36 images should be perfect. That is the plan..." in his notebook.
This site shows 36 photos in his last film roll. The last 5 photos were assumed to be taken when he jumped; Xiaokang taped the camera to his hands.
His photos deliver deep sorrow. It is easily to be surrounded by sadness while viewing these images. In his 26 years life, Xiaokang has never laughed. He wrote in his notebook: My photos talk to me, and I need to talk to myself.
The developer of the last film- Angelique talked about Xiaokang:
"He read only one book on photography, how can you possibly shoot 2 rolls of film that looks exactly the same on a different day?"
26 years old, suffering from acute schizophrenia, with a Nikon FM2, Xiaokang spent his last 2 years, shotting the same 31 images repeatedly for at least 35 times.
"... the plan is to create the perfect roll of photographs. Each roll of film must not have only one 'good' picture but all 36 images should be perfect. That is the plan..." in his notebook.
This site shows 36 photos in his last film roll. The last 5 photos were assumed to be taken when he jumped; Xiaokang taped the camera to his hands.
His photos deliver deep sorrow. It is easily to be surrounded by sadness while viewing these images. In his 26 years life, Xiaokang has never laughed. He wrote in his notebook: My photos talk to me, and I need to talk to myself.
The developer of the last film- Angelique talked about Xiaokang:
"He read only one book on photography, how can you possibly shoot 2 rolls of film that looks exactly the same on a different day?"
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