Huang Qingjun, a Japanese photographer born in 1971 in Daqing, convinced families in china with very little to move all of their belongings outside and be photographed with them. The project called “Family Stuff”, which spanned over 10 years, shows Chinese families with all their belonging. I like this project because I feel it tells a story about each family just from their belongings and how much they have, and I feel I can incorporate this into my work.
The “family stuff” project spanned over many years. and the main dates of the project follow. December 2007, “Family Stuff” works exhibition in 798 Photo Gallery, Beijing, China. 2009 and 2010, “Family Stuff” works exhibition in PHOTO Exhibition, Paris March 2012, “Family Stuff” works exhibition in AIPAD New York, USA. November 2012, “Family Stuff” works exhibition in Conceptual Renewal-A Brief History of Chinese Contemporary Photographic Art, Beijing, China September 2013，“Family Stuff” works exhibition in Photoquai Photography Biennial, Paris September 2013, “Family Stuff” works 10 years anniversary exhibition in 798 Photo Gallery, Beijing China
The reason I want to use Huang Qingjun as my inspiration is because I find his images interesting. This is because I feel that they tell a story within the photo. I wish to recreate a similarly styled set of images, showing a person and their belongings to try and tell a story in a still image.
To do this I will visit car boots. I feel that car boots are the best place to try and recreate this story as I can Photography people with their belongings. Normally in car boots people are selling their unwanted belongings and can tell a past story rather than their current story which Huang Qingjun’s project showed.
This image shows a family outside with their belongings with the house in the back ground. The image has been taken with a wide depth of field as all of the image is in focus. The photo appears to have been taken on a dim day outside so the photo would have had to be taken with an ISO of about 800. It creates a sense of loneliness as the image is taken in a desert with very little possessions in the photo. This creates a minimalist image and shows this families wealth, whilst also telling a story and creating questions such as why they’re in this rural and deserted area.