Where Did All the Flowers Go?

Photography by David Zheng

Artwork on Front/Back Cover and Endpaper by ENTONE

Supple cover, 12”x8.5” (30.48cm x 21.59cm), 68 pages

Smyth Sewn Binding

Printed and Handmade in the USA

Edition of 300

ISBN: 978-1-7370458-0-9

1st Edition, 2021

Signed

Covid-19 shook the world in 2020, claiming countless lives and devastating businesses throughout the US. In New York City's Chinatown, the fragile community saw a 50-70% drop in business forcing many stores to shutter for good — many of whom laid the foundation for their livelihoods over five decades ago. Chinatown, one of the few remaining ethnic enclaves in NYC, is pushed to the brink.

A once vibrant and resilient immigrant community comes to an abrupt stop. Empty storefronts line the streets, a majority of which may not survive past the year. Graffiti and ripped posters adorned on decaying walls signal a cry for help. Although the photographs depict a deteriorating neighborhood during a pandemic, long standing questions of survival as an immigrant in America arise. What happens next, will we be taken care of? Challenging the ethos of the “American dream”.