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Nothing Serious Can Happen Here

Photographs from Macau

ISBN-13: 9783969001677

Author(s): Adam Lampton

Subjects: AJ

Publisher: Kehrer Verlag

Publisher Imprint: Kehrer Verlag

Publication Date: 19-12-2024

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£38.00
Nothing Serious Can Happen Here

About the book

Over the last decade, Adam Lampton has photographed the former Portuguese colony of Macau (now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) and witnessed its transformation from a small enclave into an international gambling Mecca and leisure destination. As of 2007, Macau had surpassed Las Vegas in revenue to become the world's most valuable gambling market. The colonial legacy, the communist experiment in capitalism, and the Chinese traditions continually collide and remake Macau through the filter of each other's histories. This complexity is reflected in the large-format photos, which oscillate between past and present, expression and observation. In addition to exhibiting internationally, Lampton's work has been featured in Art in America, The Boston Globe, and Camera Austria.