Shi Guorui: Rebirth

Although Shi’s relationship to his technique is highly personal, the series Rebirth documents internationally recognizable and historically significant landmarks, particularly focusing on architectural sites associated with economic prosperity in both the United States and China. These photographs also illuminate the dynamic relationship between American hegemony and China’s burgeoning development, alluding to the American dream not only as it exists in the United States, but also in the new urban capitals of China. Shi offers these images at this time, against the backdrop of an increasingly complex global community.