Wuhan before Wuhan
Wuhan before Wuhan book spread, La Fábrica, 2022. © Jorquera
Wuhan before Wuhan captures a transformation process, both personal and photographic, of the Spanish photographer Jorquera, who reached in 2007 this Chinese city, at that time completely unknown for the West. He chose Wuhan, located in the country’s hinterland, far from the megacities like Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, in order to settle there and create bonds, to focus on a more doable place, nestle into the context. But the lack of referents and communication led him to feel isolated, and isolation led to disorientation Thus Jorquera Began to undertake a more introspective odyssey, a journey inwards, where Wuhan represents something very basic yet universal: the quest for identity.
Wuhan before Wuhan
Jorquera
La Fábrica, January 2022
20,2 x 27 cm, 208 pages, 194 photographs
Hardcover, English and Chinese
Wuhan before Wuhan, book spread, La Fábrica, 2022. © Jorquera
Wuhan before Wuhan, book spread, La Fábrica, 2022. © Jorquera