Colette Fu 傅三三

25 of the 55 minority tribes of China reside in Yunnan and comprise only 8% of the nation’s population, with the Han representing the majority. Many people inside China and most people outside are unaware of this cultural richness. These ethnic groups have customs, histories, religious practices, languages and lifestyles that greatly differ from their Han majority neighbors. My mother is from the Black Yi (Nuosuo) tribe.

"Photo Binge" began as seven large-scale digital collages displayed in lightboxes that are typically used for advertisements (ironically they were discarded and replaced with thinner ones). This title mirrors my state of mind while photographing - an impulsive, out of control state that arises from similar rituals like binge eating, smoking, speeding, drinking, and shopping. I chose sports related backgrounds as a reference to bone, sweat, desire, spectatorship, competition, achievement and the repetition of continually judging, evaluating and comparing. The work satirizes an urban, commodity driven culture that focuses on food, health, nutrition, beauty and the surface of things. The work was also on display through LA's Metro Art Public Art Lightbox Program: http://www.metro.net/news/simple_pr/metro-art-unveils-new-photo-installation-downtown-/.