Old People in Parks《公园老人》is a newsprint photobook celebrating the largest demographic of park-dwellers in China: the elderly. As a frequent patron of parks in China, I became fascinated with the swathes of elderly people there who frequently exercise, socialise and relax in the most peculiar of ways. Whether they are pampering their dogs, sleeping in awkward positions, or singing and dancing the night away, there is seemingly nothing age prevents them from doing. Even in retirement, they remain a testament to one of the hardest working nations on Earth. Conducted over a period of several years, this project is a love letter to all the park-dwelling elderly folk I encountered along the way.
The photobook is separated into 3 chapters representing the advice given by the older generation to the younger generation in China:
注意身体 - take care (of your body/health)
过日子 - pass the day / live your life
好好休息 - rest well / relax
Take their advice and pick up a copy today!
Newsprint photobook, unbound (28.9 x 38 cm),
32 pages,
29 colour photographs,
Limited to 30 editions,
Self-published,
Printed in UK,
2019.
For more images: https://www.ryan-harding.com/old-people-in-parks-photobook
