TUESDAY 21st January 2014

7pm for 7.30pm

 “I moved to Shanghai in July 2013, twenty years since line 1 of Shanghai’s metro opened. It is now the second largest metro system in the world. I was fascinated by how its development has dramatically changed the cities social, economic and geographical structure in the past twenty years. The 12 metro lines transport an average of more than 7 million people daily. Twenty years ago, Line 1 handled just 1.06 million riders in the whole year.” Liz Hingley

In this lecture for RAS, acclaimed photographer Liz will talk about her recently released photography book from the Portrait de Villes collection. In order to depict the city from a fresh perspective, Liz travelled to the end of each Metro line and photographed what she discovered there.

Liz holds a first class BA Honors in Photography from Brighton University and an MSc in Social Anthropology with distinction from University College London. She is a member of Agence Vu and an Honorary Research fellow of The University of Birmingham Philosophy Theology department.

Liz received the Getty Image Grant, Prix Virginia and Photophilanthropy Activist Award for her work on poverty in the developed world. During

a two-year scholarship with Fabrica in Italy she made the work “ Under Gods” which was published by Dewi Lewis in 2011 and became an internationally touring solo exhibition.

She moved to Shanghai in June 2013 to continue her work on multi-faith urban communities at the invitation of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and Fudan University, Xu Ricci institute.

In 2007, be-pôles created an editorial department with a collection of travel notebooks entitled Portraits de Villes. Four cities, four photographers, four portraits. The beginning of a long voyage. A precious one.

Adhering to its own typographic culture which combines elegance and simplicity, equilibrium and homothety, precision in details and proportions, be-pôles is adding its contribution to the book of photographs.

Echoing the famous Moleskine notebooks that every globe-trotter carries with him on his travels, the cities of Portraits de Villes have their own identity according to the vision of each of the photographers who have been carefully chosen by the be-pôles team for the richness and sensitivity of their visual vocabulary.

RSVP: to RAS Bookings at: bookings@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn

ENTRANCE:  Members 70 RMB - Non Members 100 RMB

Includes a glass of wine or soft drink

Priority for RAS members. Those unable to make the donation but wishing to attend may contact us for exemption.

MEMBERSHIP applications and membership renewals will be available at this event.

RAS MONOGRAPHS - Series 1 & 2 will be available for sale at this event. 100 rmb each (cash sale only)

WEBSITE:  www.royalasiaticsociety.org.cn