The Danish photographer Lisbet Nielsen has been creating abstract photographic art since the mid-1980s and has developed a poetic visual language that has not only left its mark on the Danish photography scene but also in China, where she has contributed with exhibitions and developed several of her works. “A Golden Orange is a Sun of Juice” is a cross-artistic collaboration between Lisbet Nielsen and the Chinese poet Li Liuyang, consisting of a carefully selected array of works from the two artists’ respective practices to date. In a poetic symphony of words and images, they have together created an abstract and immersive space for transcontinental dialogue between Denmark and China, where the sensory experience of nature is placed at the forefront of human connectivity across near and far.
Pages: 82
Language: English / Chinese
Translation: Ming Di and Liao Dong
Design: WAAITT
Print: Narayana Press
Published by WAAITT in collaboration with Tofu Collective with generous support from the S. C. Van Foundation and Grosserer L. F. Foghts Fond.
About Lisbet Nielsen:
Lisbet Nielsen (b. 1957, Denmark) is a Danish art photographer who, drawing on an aesthetic and sensitive visual language, creates poetic and abstract works that have been exhibited in Denmark, China, Poland, Scotland, Finland, and Germany. Most recently, she is behind the photobook “Siggie” (2021), which depicts her daughter in the transition from childhood to adulthood – a publication that has gained significant international attention as well as media coverage in outlets including Dazed, Yogurt Magazine, Phroom, Lomography Magazine, Paper Journal, and Weekendavisen.
About Li Liuyang:
Li Liuyang (b. 1996, China) is a poet, author, and photographer who, through text and images, creates a sensual and profound connection to nature. She is best known for her poetry, which has received considerable recognition in China and has also been translated and published in literary magazines in German, Korean, Spanish, and English. She has published two collections of short stories, a photobook, and is the editor of an anthology focusing on young Chinese poets. Despite her young age, she has already won several prestigious awards for both her photography and poetry.
