Our current project is about the western Chinese province of Guizhou. This is part of a larger, long-term body of work about the collision of technology and rural places.
Tencent Data Tunnel, 2019
Tencent dug these tunnels through a mountain in Guizhou to house a data center. At the time the picture was taken, the data center was not yet in operation. In the background, a large construction site by Huawei can be seen.
Limestone, 2019
Detail of mountain site near the Tencent tunnels.
Eye of Sky, 2019
The FAST the world’s largest filled-aperture radio telescope. Its construction in the southern part of Guizhou was completed in January 2020. More than 9000 people were relocated to create a radio-quiet area within a 5 km radius of the telescope.
Mountain range near FAST, Guizhou, 2019
Construction site of Huawei University, Guiyang, Guizhou,
2019
Detail of a rendering of Huawei University photographed at the
construction site, Guiyang, Guizhou, 2019
Advertisement at Guiyang Airport, 2019
Advertisement for a Guizhou brand of Baijiu in the Guiyang airport that includes an unconnected reference to 5G networks.