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”.
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”.
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”.