City-sightseeing

These photos are about how I start to know a city.

When I came to Karlsruhe for my study years ago, the city was totally strange to me. I knew nobody, spoke badly German. My only connection to the city was the tram. Thanks to a semester ticket I visited each corner of the city, from east to west, from day to night. Sitting inside, the window of the tram was just the display window of the city.

To memorise my very first view of the city I build up a pinhole camera which can be mount on the window. I took each line of KVV, the local tram system, from the starting station to the terminal station, with the camera fixed on the window taking the cityscape passing by. Every trip resaults in a long-exposed photo on which is barely anything clear.

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城市观光

这组作品是关于我如何开始认识一座城市的。

当我数年前来到卡尔斯鲁厄求学时，这座城市对我来说是完全陌生的。我不认识任何人，也基本不会说德语。我与这座城市唯一的联系是那些有轨电车。凭一张学期票，我坐着电车走遍城市的每个角落，从东到西，从白天到夜晚。坐在车里，车窗就像橱窗一样将这座城市展现在我眼前。

为了纪念我与这座城市的初识，我自己制作了一个可以固定在车窗上的针孔相机，并带着它乘坐每一条有轨电车线路，从起始站到终点站。整个旅途中针孔相机的快门是一直打开的，不断接收窗外闪过的城市景色。于是每一次旅途，每一条线路都凝结为一张模糊的照片。