Tai Kong Lu 1

One of the projects I am working on this summer is related to our shop on Tai Kong Lu. Tai Kong Lu is an incredible visual forum for that which is today's China; fast paced development around old world establishments. Tai Kong Lu is a section of Shanghai that is undergoing a metamorphosis of old communal living to western shops and boutiques. The result is a clash between the locals that still live in the apartments (i guess you could call them that, more like one room elevated shacks) above the shops, and the vendors and their patrons. My job is to better relations between the new and old via an exhibition that will feature a documentary about the area, its history, and the members of its community. I will also display photos of Tai Kong Lu that tell its story, and there will be a website that will feature the vendors, be up-datable, and be linked to the Shanghai government tourist website.
These are some the photos I've collected thus far.