Of Shahe and OCT
tangtou-1Originally uploaded by maryannodonnellBaishizhou has the distinction of being Shenzhen's "city that isn't a city, village that isn't a village (城不城,村不村)."The first stop (bus or subway) after...
View Articleshenzhen smog 2010.1.28
shenzhen smog 2010.1.28Originally uploaded by maryannodonnellseveral hours ago, a heavy smog descended on shenzhen. this smog irritates my throat and eyes, but i can't identify a smell. the ongoing...
View Articlefutures - yuanling 2
jijian kindergartenOriginally uploaded by maryannodonnelleven as yuanling's factories are upgraded to retail storefronts, the old neighborhoods - especially the old courtyard residential areas - are...
View Articlegreek with chinese characteristics - yuanling 1
greek with chinese characteristicsOriginally uploaded by maryannodonnellthis weekend, i walked yuanling (园岭), one of the first industrial and residential areas to be developed when shenzhen was...
View Articlesz bay dec 27 2009
sz bay 2003Originally uploaded by maryannodonnelltoday i walked from the poly center at coastal city to circumambulate the construction site of the shenzhen bay sports center. i have started the walk...
View ArticleNational Day Thoughts
Here's the post I had wanted to put up at Noted.On National Day, I wandered the city, eventually ending up at A Li's for tea and mooncakes. Here are pictures and thoughts.As part of the joint national...
View ArticleBack again at Fieldnotes
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!I have returned to Shenzhen Fieldnotes because proxy service in China has been blocked. As of Sept 28, I have been unable to access Shenzhen Noted by way of Tor. From my home...
View ArticleShenzhen Fieldnotes has moved!
For the past few years, I have blogged about Shenzhen’s various emplacements - symbolic, economic, political - in Shenzhen Fieldnotes at LiveJournal. However, since completing my residency at the Sitka...
View ArticleAnother Sitka cite
For more on the upcoming open house, please visit the Newport Times.
View ArticleDon't worry about eating Chinese food...
Fat Bird tries to out-absurd society - the 2009 Shennong Project being a case in point - but, alas society has once again outflanked Fat Bird...The 2009 Shennong Project plays with the idea that...
View Articleimages from sitka
path leading to Salmon River EstuaryAs promised, images of Sitka and the surrounding environs. Myths take root here.
View ArticleCONFLUENCE: ARTISTS FROM THE SITKA CENTER FOR ART AND ECOLOGY
invitation designed by Dawn Stetzel“CONFLUENCE: ARTISTS FROM THE SITKA CENTER FOR ART AND ECOLOGY”Open House Event January 11th, 2009Five artists have been at work this fall in the studios and...
View Articlesustainable livelihood
A week into my residency and Shenzhen and Sitka begin to speak to each other.Yesterday, I walked along the banks of Salmon River. Kim provided snowpants and Jalene lent me a pair of boots, so I trudged...
View ArticleSitka Center for Art and Ecology
i am ready to leap, picture from first walk along estuaryi am presently at the sitka center for art and ecology for a month long artist residency. i have the pleasure of being here with Matthew Bower,...
View Articlefat bird in hong kong!
On January 10-11, 2009 Fat Bird will perform "FBI: 2009 Shennong Plan" at the Fringe Club City Festival 2009. FBI is, of course, the acronym for Fat Bird Institution.FBI: 2009 Shennong Project is...
View Articlerecognition for shenzhen fieldnotes!
Online Universities dot com has published a list of the top 100 anthropology blogs and Shenzhen Fieldnotes was included in the category of fieldwork. Other categories include general, biological,...
View Articlefusion food-scapes
This weekend a group of Swiss writers visited as part of the food-scape / 食事风景 project. Representing the four Swiss languages, the writers were: Vanni Bianconi (Italian), Arno Camenisch (Romanch),...
View Articlefilm maker liu gaoming
On Tuesday, December 2, 2008 SACS hosted the Shenzhen premiere of Shenzhen filmmaker, Liu Gaoming’s film, “A Song.” Mary Ann O’Donnell interpreted the after film discussion. QSI Shekou provided the...
View Articlemore graffiti
walking from coastal city, one of the large malls on the houhai landfill toward haiya, a mall built about ten years ago, i past this bit of graffiti. it does say it all.
View ArticleShekou 30th anniversary
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the China Merchants (招商局) Shekou Industrial Zone (possibly park). Shekou was established one year before Shenzhen, which celebrates the city's thirtieth next...
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