Focus Pair / 对读

两张图像之间

展品 02.02

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父亲与孩子

Father and Children, Chinatown

Arnold Genthe, 1896-1906
San Francisco Chinatown / Nitrate transparency

家庭关系被街头快照截住,也被收藏标题重新命名。

这张照片中,人物有关系,却未必有姓名。档案标题给出父亲和孩子,却让他们仍停留在类型与场景之间。

Credit
Genthe photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Rights
Library of Congress: No known restrictions on publication.

展品 02.03

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街上的男子与男孩

Man and Two Boys Walking Along a Street

Arnold Genthe, 1896-1906
San Francisco Chinatown / Safety negative

街道被拍成舞台,行人成为异国城市的证据。

Genthe 的唐人街并不只是社区影像,也是旧金山如何观看、消费并管理华人社区的一部分。

Credit
Genthe photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Rights
Library of Congress: No known restrictions on publication.

Study Wall / 研究墙

补充展品

展品 02.04

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商人,唐人街

Merchant, Chinatown

Arnold Genthe, 1896-1906
San Francisco Chinatown / Photographic print / negative record

橱窗、货物和人像共同构成可被消费的社区形象。

唐人街的商业空间常被拍成异国陈列。照片记录街面,也记录观看者期待看到什么。

Credit
Genthe photograph collection, Library of Congress
Rights
Library of Congress: No known restrictions on publication.

展品 02.05

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抱着孩子的女性

Woman Carrying a Child, Chinatown

Arnold Genthe, 1896-1906
San Francisco Chinatown / Photographic print / negative record

家庭动作被拍成街头类型,也被档案重新命名。

这张照片中最重要的也许不是“唐人街”,而是被标题掩盖的亲密关系。

Credit
Genthe photograph collection, Library of Congress
Rights
Library of Congress: No known restrictions on publication.

展品 02.06

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门前人物

Figures at a Chinatown Doorway

Arnold Genthe, 1896-1906
San Francisco Chinatown / Photographic print / negative record

门口成为界面:社区内部与外部观看在这里相遇。

Genthe 的街景并非透明记录。它让城市治理、异域想象和街头偶遇叠在同一个门框里。

Credit
Genthe photograph collection, Library of Congress
Rights
Library of Congress: No known restrictions on publication.