Horizon, I know you are a ship that will never anchor

This project originates from travel photos in my family album. Inspired by these images, I set out to find and photograph similar scenes around Niort(France) and nearby coastal cities, then cropped, collaged, and assembled them together.

This project originates from travel photos in my family album.

Before I was born, my family had taken many photos during seaside trips, spanning the southern and northern coasts of China.

Inspired by these images, I set out to find and photograph similar scenes around Niort and nearby coastal cities, then cropped, collaged, and assembled them together.

The endless coastline seems to stretch beyond sight, yet across the sky, they somehow reconnect.

The eastern sea is also the western sea.

Standing on the deck of a cruise ship in La Rochelle, I watched my own shadow lifted and carried away by the rising waves.

My grandmother had never been to Europe. In that fleeting moment by the coast, I wished she could be there with me, looking at the same sea.

Horizon, I think you are a ship that will never anchor.

I imagined Hainan’s Haikou in 1997 — The crowds, the seagulls, and the endless layers of umbrellas.

(Photo taken during the residency at Niort RJPI 2025, Villa Pérochon.)