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Through the natural process of photosynthesis, trees absorb CO2 and other pollutant particulates, then store the carbon and emit pure oxygen. Beijing, Nov. 26,2016 : Chinese multi artist Han Bing arrives in a forest in order to embrace a tree on the outskirts of Beijing as a reminder of the importance of nature and life.Trees help fight climate change. Through the natural process of photosynthesis, trees absorb CO2 and other pollutant particulates, then store the carbon and emit pure oxygen. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_dgqrl8_Hesse_HB_china003_thumb.jpg Beijing, Oct. 2, 2017 : Multi artist Han BIng performs by the Wenyu river on the outskirts of Beijing, China.Performance artists had been in the vanguard of China’s art scene as it opened up to Western ideas and values in the 1980s, testing the limits of the law and social norms according to Reuters.But increased pressure on many forms of art, which comes as President Xi Jinping has been shoring up Communist Party control over all aspects of society, has had a chilling effect on the performance art scene in particular.In 2014, Xi urged all artists to “carry forward the banner of socialist core values”.As a result of this policy artists such as Han Bing have seen performances cancelled and shifted to locations where there performances at best are documented by storytellers before they fade into the archives. Beijing, Oct. 2, 2017 : Multi artist Han BIng performs by the Wenyu river on the outskirts of Beijing, China.Performance artists had been in the vanguard of China’s art scene as it opened up to Western ideas and values in the 1980s, testing the limits of the law and social norms according to Reuters.But increased pressure on many forms of art, which comes as President Xi Jinping has been shoring up Communist Party control over all aspects of society, has had a chilling effect on the performance art scene in particular.In 2014, Xi urged all artists to “carry forward the banner of socialist core values”.As a result of this policy artists such as Han Bing have seen performances cancelled and shifted to locations where there performances at best are documented by storytellers before they fade into the archives. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_y2mkp3_Hesse_HB_china001_thumb.jpg Hesse_HB_china001 Hesse_HB_china001 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_c3guv8_Hesse_HB_china009_thumb.jpg Beijing, July 30 : performance artist Han Bing stands in a polluted lake during an art project on the outskirts of Beijing. Beijing, July 30 : performance artist Han Bing stands in a polluted lake during an art project on the outskirts of Beijing. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_je4c16_Hesse_HB_china008_thumb.jpg Beijing, Aug.4, 2018 performance artist Han Bing acts during an art project in a polluted lake on the outskirts of Beijing. Beijing, Aug.4, 2018 performance artist Han Bing acts during an art project in a polluted lake on the outskirts of Beijing. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_gx3h9q_Hesse_HB_china007_thumb.jpg {quote} Death by Pollution{quote} is an extract of a long term project between artist Han Bing and the photographer which aims at highlighting environmental pollution in various parts of China using forests , lakes and rivers as a background. {quote} Death by Pollution{quote} is an extract of a long term project between artist Han Bing and the photographer which aims at highlighting environmental pollution in various parts of China using forests , lakes and rivers as a background. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_mr2h6u_Hesse_HB_china015_thumb.jpg Hesse_HB_china015 Hesse_HB_china015 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_v6hn87_Hesse_HB_china014_thumb.jpg Beijing, July 30 : performance artist Han Bing lies in a polluted lake during an art project in a polluted lake on the outskirts of Beijing. Beijing, July 30 : performance artist Han Bing lies in a polluted lake during an art project in a polluted lake on the outskirts of Beijing. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_ecj1v8_Hesse_HB_china011_thumb.jpg Beijing, August 12 : performance artist Han Bing lies in a dirty puddle during an art project in a polluted area on the outskirts of Beijing. Beijing, August 12 : performance artist Han Bing lies in a dirty puddle during an art project in a polluted area on the outskirts of Beijing. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_axsi1z_Hesse_HB_china018_thumb.jpg Hesse_HB_china018 Hesse_HB_china018 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_fcy44a_Hesse_HB_china017_thumb.jpg Beijing, Aug. 12.2018 : performance artist Han Bing during an art project in an agricultural area on the outskirts of Beijing, China. Beijing, Aug. 12.2018 : performance artist Han Bing during an art project in an agricultural area on the outskirts of Beijing, China. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_ljps06_Hesse_HB_china016_thumb.jpg Beijing, Aug. 3.2018 : performance artist Han Bing poses during an art project in Beijing, China. Beijing, Aug. 3.2018 : performance artist Han Bing poses during an art project in Beijing, China. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_6lzyac_Hesse_HB_china004_thumb.jpg Beijing, Oct. 2, 2017 : Multi artist Han BIng performs by the Wenyu river on the outskirts of Beijing, China.Performance artists had been in the vanguard of China’s art scene as it opened up to Western ideas and values in the 1980s, testing the limits of the law and social norms according to Reuters.But increased pressure on many forms of art, which comes as President Xi Jinping has been shoring up Communist Party control over all aspects of society, has had a chilling effect on the performance art scene in particular.In 2014, Xi urged all artists to “carry forward the banner of socialist core values”.As a result of this policy artists such as Han Bing have seen performances cancelled and shifted to locations where there performances at best are documented by storytellers before they fade into the archives. Beijing, Oct. 2, 2017 : Multi artist Han BIng performs by the Wenyu river on the outskirts of Beijing, China.Performance artists had been in the vanguard of China’s art scene as it opened up to Western ideas and values in the 1980s, testing the limits of the law and social norms according to Reuters.But increased pressure on many forms of art, which comes as President Xi Jinping has been shoring up Communist Party control over all aspects of society, has had a chilling effect on the performance art scene in particular.In 2014, Xi urged all artists to “carry forward the banner of socialist core values”.As a result of this policy artists such as Han Bing have seen performances cancelled and shifted to locations where there performances at best are documented by storytellers before they fade into the archives. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_bztmhkgq_7bvbuu_Hesse_HB_china021_thumb.jpg Beijing, Nov. 26,2016 : Chinese multi artist Han Bing embraces a tree on the outskirts of Beijing as a reminder of the importance of nature and life.Trees help fight climate change. Through the natural process of photosynthesis, trees absorb CO2 and other pollutant particulates, then store the carbon and emit pure oxygen. Beijing, Nov. 26,2016 : Chinese multi artist Han Bing embraces a tree on the outskirts of Beijing as a reminder of the importance of nature and life.Trees help fight climate change. 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Seoul, Korea Aug.2013 : a new arrival at a shelter . https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_0ec3w3l6_kalpbp_nk0E8T0290_thumb.jpg the Friendship bridge in Dandong that connects China and North Korea. the Friendship bridge in Dandong that connects China and North Korea. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_0ec3w3l6_trxps3_00011730-SPP-NKOREANREFUGEES-006_thumb.jpg Park Lee Hwan (a pseudonym), 67, stands in the hallway of a building where mostly North Korean immigrants live in Seoul.Park left North Korea on November 3, 1997 and it took her 5 years to travel clandestinely from China to South Korea...Park finally decided to flee to South Korea when a campaign against North Koreans was launched in Northern China . 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In North Korea he was a road worker and constantly hungry.{quote} The safest thing would be not to move at all because if you do physical activities, you get hungry {quote}, he says.In China he lives as a labourer for farmers and as a construction worker . If he's lucky he makes about 40 EU/month. But he says his boss often does not pay him and he's beaten by locals who know he cannot seek help due to his illegal status. A 20 -year old refugee from North Korea hides his identity in a farm house in Northern China.He left his mother and sister in North Korea in April 2006 to come to China. In North Korea he was a road worker and constantly hungry.{quote} The safest thing would be not to move at all because if you do physical activities, you get hungry {quote}, he says.In China he lives as a labourer for farmers and as a construction worker . If he's lucky he makes about 40 EU/month. But he says his boss often does not pay him and he's beaten by locals who know he cannot seek help due to his illegal status. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ebf857248/images/nk3gzwlc_0ec3w3l6_gheger_00011730-SPP-NKOREANREFUGEES-008_thumb.jpg 2 relatives, 38 (L) and 42 (R) year-old, hide their identity in a farm house in Northern China.They crossed the border together and arrived in March 2006. They decided to leave North Korea because they were starving and even can't remember their former salary as they had not been paid for several years. 2 relatives, 38 (L) and 42 (R) year-old, hide their identity in a farm house in Northern China.They crossed the border together and arrived in March 2006. 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