Fukushima NO ALICE: Chongqing Extensions

Fukushima NO ALICE is a photography project to archive present tense landscapes of Fukushima prefecture, Japan with the presence of a Japanese Lolita girl as Alice, a fictional character from Lewis Carrol’s “Alice’s Adventures in the Wonderland”. With her existence in each photography, we are no longer certain if the current situation in Fukushima is real or just a bad dream. From radiological contamination by the explosions of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to various blows from unfounded rumors induced, Fukushima NO ALICE aims to visually surface and re-evaluate critical issues as such through the eyes of Alice. FUKUSHIMA is such a generalized or stereotyped term for such large areas of land spread from East to West. As of 2020 the lives of most part of the prefecture seem normal as before the incident, where areas of Namie and Futaba in the East are set noman’s land for at least for few decades. This is a statement about FUKUSHIMA where it became one of the most famous places on the earth. We are returning there to give a shot to provoke international attention to re-evaluate the way we see Fukushima.

Fukushima NO ALICE: Chongqing Extensions is the project’s outreach installation investigating local environmental issues by localizinng Alice as a Chinese Lolita at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum in Chongching, China in 2016, as a part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.


2016, installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, digital print exhibited at the installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, digital print exhibited at the installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

2016, digital print exhibited at the installation view at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China, as part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

Beautiful You I bury you

Beautiful You I bury you

2016, a collaboration live poetry reading and performance held at the installation at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, 2016, Chongqing, China, a part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

Beautiful You I bury you

Beautiful You I bury you

2016, a collaboration live poetry reading and performance held at the installation at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, 2016, Chongqing, China, a part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

Beautiful You I bury you

Beautiful You I bury you

2016, a collaboration live poetry reading and performance held at the installation at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, 2016, Chongqing, China, a part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.

Beautiful You I bury you

Beautiful You I bury you

2016, a collaboration live poetry reading and performance held at the installation at Chanjiang Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, 2016, Chongqing, China, a part of “Parabiosis,” a three part art exhibitions curated by Cai Qing.