Those of you who follow NEwsRandoM know I have a Love affair for the NY TImes LENS Blog. Why you ask?! Look no further than this interview (orig. in Chinese) with Mongolian photographer A Yin who has documented the fleeting nomadic culture of his homeland and thus the disappearing mores and traditions of a people who descend directly from Genghis Kahn. The above Diptych is of the same boy two years (and thus two Eras) apart. The shift from a ‘way of being’ that has lasted for hundreds if not thousands of years to a space and a place that is distinctly 21st century China is profound, melancholy, and sobering. I would write more but as not to color your experience with this work Click on the link here or the photo above (make sure to view in Full Screen mode) and let me know what you think.
