Andreas Seibert

The Colors of Growth

China’s Huai River

China’s spectacular growth has brought not just prosperity, but also serious damage to the environment. For photographer Andreas Seibert, the present state of the Huai River is a clear example of these problems. Several stretches of the river have been so seriously polluted by toxic waste that people are advised not to even touch the water. Seibert has traveled along the river from source to mouth in order to record how it changes from a stretch of water rising amidst unspoiled nature into a large and poisonous river. Pictures taken on his travels present the poor hinterlands which are generally forgotten in discussions on China, and show the people who live on and near the river—in a habitat on the brink of destruction.

China’s spectacular growth has brought not just prosperity, but also serious damage to the environment. For photographer Andreas Seibert, the present state of the Huai River is a clear example of these problems. Several stretches of the river have been so seriously polluted by toxic waste that people are advised not to even touch the water. Seibert has traveled along the river from source to mouth in order to record how it changes from a stretch of water rising amidst unspoiled nature into a large and poisonous river. Pictures taken on his travels present the poor hinterlands which are generally forgotten in discussions on China, and show the people who live on and near the river—in a habitat on the brink of destruction.

Winner of the Hans-Erni-Preis 2013

Author(s): Andreas Seibert

Design: Integral Lars Müller

26 x 19 cm, 10 ¼ x 7 ½

272 pages, 191 illustrations

hardback

2013, 978-3-03778-295-8, English
CHF 35.00

Andreas Seibert

Andreas Seibert, Photographer

Andreas Seibert (*1970 in Wettingen, Switzerland) studied photography at the Hochschule der Künste in Zürich and German literature and philosophy at the University of Zurich. As a photographer, he focuses on photographic long-term studies, mainly in the Asian region, where he lived from 1997-2013. His photographs are part of private collections as well as the permanent collection at The Swiss Foundation of Photography and the Aargauer Kunsthaus. His work has been published in international magazines and shown in exhibitions worldwide.