Centered on the Chinese character Gǎn—meaning to feel or be moved—this exhibition brings together the distinct voices of Hui Choi, Li Hui, and Nyo Jinyong Lian. As a new generation of Chinese photographers, they step away from global noise to examine how the body and the spirit process the present. Their work suggests that vulnerability is not a weakness, but a vital way to understand a changing world.

You're watching the soft grain of analog film and the absence of faces in dreamlike compositions. The gallery space feels hushed, almost sanctuary-like, where a fragment of skin or a piece of fruit carries the weight of a landscape. You move between Hui Choi’s raw sensory contrasts and Nyo Jinyong Lian’s staged domestic scenes, where water and light trace the complexities of queer identity and shared trust.

• New Chinese Wave: Witness the rise of a photographic movement that prioritizes internal emotion over external documentary.
• Tactile Textures: See Hui Choi’s analog prints, created through a unique lab process that emphasizes the physical materiality of film.
• Curatorial Dialogue: Experience the contrast between these contemporary intimate works and the historic photojournalism of the AFP Collection in the adjacent room.

Start with the large-scale works of Hui Choi to attune your senses to his play of light and shadow. Take your time with Li Hui’s smaller, faceless portraits; they require a slower pace to reveal their quiet metaphors. After leaving the gallery, wander through the narrow, sun-drenched streets of Arles toward the Rhône, letting the Mediterranean heat ground the ethereal, introspective energy of the images you have just seen.