THE FAINT AROMA

By YANG ZHANG

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CONCEPT

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I was watching a movie which depicted affairs in Shanghai in the 1980s and noticed that some women from that era in Shanghai were shown in such a way that I was moved. They were so mysterious and appealing: their hair-styles were very exquisite, and wore suitable cheong-sam over their shapely figures.

They inspired me want to make this work without any hesitation in order to express their beauty.

I collected some old photos of Shanghai women, observing them carefully, finding that the photos lacked something, ...

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