![]() ![]() Consequently, his work represents an eerie yet authentic perspective on this watershed moment in Chinese history. He reproduces the negatives with inverted colours, which can only be deciphered once the color inversion function on mobile phones or tablets is activated. This new edition, published by Verlag Kettler, makes the book available to the public.Xu has not retouched the photographs. In 2014, he published his photos in a book that was banned by the board of censors. He captured the chaotic scenes on celluloid. 2600 people are estimated to have been killed, and 7000 injured.The photographer Xu Yong, aged 35 at the time, was among the survivors. There are no official figures for the number of victims. Unsettled by this public display of dissent, on 3 and 4 June the Chinese army violently crushed the protests. 72 pages, Hardcover First published FebruBook details & editions About the author Xu Yong 10 books Follow Born in Shanghai, China, in 1954, Xu Yong () is a fine art photographer. They made Tiananmen square their central meeting place. Negatives Xu Yong 3.50 4 ratings1 review These photographic negatives were taken 25 years ago, in 1989. * A survivor's account of the Tiananmem Square massacre, told through photographs taken at the event* The colours of the photographs have been inverted to create a more interactive and thought-provoking experienceInspired by the reform movements in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, student protests began to form in China in the spring of 1989. ![]()
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