CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- What happened to Chongqing and even southwest China a hundred years ago? "ODYSSEY -- Australian Photographers in China" recently opened at the Changjiang Museum of Contemporary Art in Chongqing. The photographic works on display are from generation to generation of Australian photographers who came to Southwest China in the past 125 years. They were filmed from the perspectives of adventure explorers and created a unique historical archive to visually record the development and changes of China during the 20th century.

Map of Australia explorer George Morrison’s journey in southwest China

It’s learned that the photographic works on display are divided into two sectors, including black and white historical photographs of more than one hundred years and new works by contemporary Australian photographers, which together show the interesting perspectives of Australian photographers.

Photographic gifts from 125 years ago

One of the most important part of the exhibition comes from Australia explorer George Morrison. As the chief reporter of the Times of England in China, he was a traveler and politician close to Modern China. In 1894, Morrison left Shanghai for Myanmar by land. He filmed many videos when passing through Yunnan. The photographs reproduced the culture and sceneries along the way as well as the tough journey and had now reach the audience.

A photo took by Morrison

In 1889, the Australian R. Lockhart Jack and his geological team traveled through the Yangtze River to Chongqing and Chengdu. After a few months of stay, they passed through Sichuan to Yunnan and crossed the border into Myanmar. They left many old images of the Southwest China during this experience. Several of his works in this exhibition are also on display in the form of exhibitions for the first time.

Works on display for the first time

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