‘Horizon’
27 January – 1 May 2005
“O Zhang photographs small Chinese girls as they crouch down and stare back at the camera. Dominating the frame and the spectator, Zhang’s little subjects offer oddly sinister and uncomprehending expressions. The West’s self-conscious fascination with contemporary China reverberates through Zhang’s portraits, which co-opt the brand-logo myth of childhood innocence and global harmony, making her endearing subjects alien, monstrous and threatening.”
-JJ Charlesworth
