{"product_id":"peng-ke-salt-ponds","title":"Peng Ke: Salt Ponds","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"478\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"28\" data-end=\"40\"\u003eSalt Ponds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKe Peng\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e photographs the rapidly transforming urban landscapes of contemporary China through a language of repetition, distance, and subtle disorientation. Made over the course of five years across multiple cities, the images resist the spectacle often associated with Chinese urbanization, instead focusing on anonymous architectures, transitional spaces, and fragile moments embedded within everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"892\"\u003eAlthough traces of human presence appear throughout, the photographs remain deliberately difficult to locate. Cities begin to resemble one another, shaped by standardized development, mass housing, highways, and carefully controlled environments. Within these seemingly interchangeable landscapes, Peng isolates moments of color, texture, and visual rhythm that interrupt the uniformity of the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"1258\"\u003eThe project unfolds as a meditation on life within accelerated modernization, observing how people navigate cities that offer both possibility and alienation. Rather than documenting specific places, \u003cem data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1106\"\u003eSalt Ponds\u003c\/em\u003e constructs a collective psychological landscape shaped by migration, urban expansion, and emotional displacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003ePublished by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJiazazhi Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1313\"\u003e2018 (second edition 2021)\u003cbr data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1320\"\u003eChina\u003cbr data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1328\"\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003e21.5 × 28.2 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003e152 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jiazazhi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555797438521,"sku":"210000004315","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/0872\/9145\/files\/salt-ponds-pk.jpg?v=1790280470","url":"https:\/\/shop.icp.org\/products\/peng-ke-salt-ponds","provider":"International Center of Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}