July-August-2008-A-Dou

Exhibition in collaboration with Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing

There is no difference between taking a picture of others and myself. The camera may be pointed outward, but whether you like it or not, it always reveals you. - Adou -

Adou's photographs of the Yi ethnic minority go beyond documenting the realities of life on Sichuan's Da Liang Mountain. The landscapes and portraits in the series "Samalada" are more like self-portraits, reflections of the self and meditations on life and death, past and present. Adou's use of expired rolls of film creates mottled textures and anomalies, which evoke a melancholic nostalgia for the past. These works do not speak for, or explain the situation of the people depicted, but rather become part of the artist's visual language for self-expression.

Adou was born in Mianyang, Sichuan Province in 1973 and graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Sichuan Aba Normal College. He has worked as a Design and Creative Director in advertising, and currently lives and works in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

阿斗, 1973年生于四川

拍别人和拍自己没有区别。镜头虽然对着外面，但不管你喜欢与否，它始终在揭示你自己。 —阿斗

阿斗关于四川大梁山彝族的摄影作品超越了对现实生活的记录。“沙马拉达”系列中的风景与肖像更像是一种自画像，是对自我的反映，以及关于生与死、过去与现在的思考。阿斗用过期胶卷创造出的斑驳质感与异常感，渗透着一种忧伤的乡愁。这些作品并非在为所描绘的人物现实代言或解释，而是艺术家自我表达的视觉语言的一部分。

阿斗生于四川绵阳，毕业于四川阿坝高等师范专科学校美术系，曾从事广告业，目前在四川成都生活和工作。