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Michael Seewald's
photographic exhibition
at the Yuan Xiaocen Art Museum
in
Kunming, China. May of 2011.
Entitled 'Life Elsewhere', it
showcased some
50 pieces of his art.
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Click photo to enlarge. Photo by MS/iPhone
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Michael takes a self portrait with his trusty iPhone while some of the
museum visitors from day
two of his show discuss the work in the background.
Michael was invited to exhibit his art at the
Yuan Xiaocen Art Museum in
Kunming China. The exhibition featured about 50 of Seewald's
art pieces, major sponsors being the
Audi car corporation*,
Loading Zone Art Gallery of Kunming*
and the
Yuan Xiaocen Art Museum.
**
Audi was the major sponsor of Michael's museum exhibition,
covering all expenses for him to get to China, his room and board for two
weeks, as well as all charges when they sponsored him to create
new art in the historical town of Dali for a few days.
*
NOTE: This gallery represents Michael in China.
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VIP
Opening Night Ceremonies
May 12th, 2011
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Click photo to enlarge. Photo by MS/iPhone
Michael points to
a poster announcing his upcoming exhibition in Chinese. He was surprised
they got them designed, printed and distributed in such short order, as just a week earlier he
had helped design it.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo
by Michael Seewald. Photo by Ray.
From left to right:
Echo's assistant
Wang Kai, Li Jing (Echo), Liu Jing (Tracy),
the curator of the exhibit, and Mr.
Young,
fellow artist also
exhibiting at the museum, pose before opening night ceremonies begin.
"I'd like to send out a special thanks
to Mr. Ge Yue," Michael said, "who had to be
out of town during the opening and is conspicuously
missing here. He took special care of me, lining up places to stay, taking me to
and fro the museum
daily, and driving me to special tourist areas like Fuxian Lake. He was so very
hospitable, thanks Yue. Also
to fellow artist and exhibitor Mr. Young, who likewise did a lot of my shuttling
to and from the museum, thanks Mr Young."
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
Michael holds his iPhone to record
his introduction to the folks
attending the VIP opening night ceremony.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
Michael and attendees watch, and
record, some of the presentations.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
Michael gives a
speech to a
crowd of about 200 folks. He covered how he got into this art, his passion for it,
the 160 year history of photography and how it's now becoming so accepted in the art
market, with many photos now selling in the millions of dollars.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
A wonderful modern
art dance performance was part of the ceremony.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
Mr. Young, front
left-the painter also showing at
the museum, and Michael
and the president of Audi, Yang Song, remove the covering and unveiling
the new Audi A8L to the Chinese public for the very first time.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
The Audi A8L unveiled.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
The cutting of the
ribbon, announcing the exhibit would now open to the public.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
The president of the Chinese
division of Audi, Yang Song, listens to Michael's
interpreter answer his question.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
Yang Song, the president of the Chinese
division of Audi listens to Michael's
explanation of why so many of his images have a 'ghosting' effect.
He added Michael's 'Steps,
Lithuania' to his collection
after viewing the 50 pieces he had on exhibit.
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Opening morning ceremonies
to the general public,
May 13th, 2011
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Click photo to enlarge.
Echo, Tracy, the curator of the
exhibit, Michael and Mr. Young
wait to be introduced on opening morning.
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Part of opening day ceremonies one
of the top models in Kunming
wore a specially designed ensemble, by the designer on the right
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Two brand spanking new Audis, the
corporation sponsoring the exhibition,
'decorate' the front entrance to the museum. The models changed daily.
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Echo, Tracy, the curator of the
exhibit, Michael and Mr. Young
wait to be introduced on opening morning.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
Mr. Young, Echo, Tracy and Michael
pose
for a group shot in front of the Yuan Xiaocen Art Museum entrance.
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Opening day ceremonies.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by MS /iPhone.
The curator presents Michael to
the museum visitors opening morning.
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Michael gives a short speech before the show opens outside the museum,
while his interpreter, on the right, waits for his chance to go to work.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray/ iPhone
Michael and other dignitaries pour champagne
to mark the opening to the
public.
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Echo applauds as Michael gives the
finishing touches
of emptying the last drop of his champagne bottle onto the collection of
glasses.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by MS/ iPhone..
Michael takes an iPhone self
portrait with his newly
presented bouquet of flowers under the beautiful front facade
of the Yuan Xiaocen Art Museum.
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Michael was presented a wonderful bouquet of flowers from the
museum, as well as
a large box of special teas and some art books they have produced over the
years.
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The show opens
to the public.
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Michael chats with exhibition attendees
in the foyer of the museum, moments after the show opened.
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Michael's interpreter goes to work translating with one of the
head communist leaders in Kunming,
who is also an avid photographer himself, with photo art books produced.
In fact, he honored Michael with two of them later in the day.
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Later the same official posed with Michael next to one of his favorites.
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Opening morning the crowds were very appreciative of Michael's
art, and most decided a photo of it, instead of a purchase, would be
just fine! Ouch.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray/ Phone
Echo, the gallery owner that represents Michael in Kunming,
and her friend, the publisher of the beautiful color program
for the event, pose opening morning with Michael.
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A museum visitor contemplates on
one of Michael's Moroccan images.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by MS/ iPhone
"The museum has some of the most beautiful lines I've ever seen
in one"
Michael says, "I was truly blessed being invited to show here, it was a dream
come true."
He was told he would be invited back soon, and
this time they wanted to pay for his wife to accompany
him. "What a country! Theirs and ours" he followed up saying.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by MS/iPhone
Michael was told he'd have to stop answering questions and
signing autographs
in order to be interviewed by the number one radio station in Kunming.
He did not know how that was to happen, until they stuck a cell phone
in his face and said, 'We are live, and have some questions for you..."
Ten minutes later the interview was over, and it brought
attention to thousands
of more people whom came in to see Michael, some hours, and some days, later.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by MS/iPhone
A 'volunteer' professional photographer came through one day and
gave a lot of visitors, here a group of bankers, an earful of why
Michael's art was so strong, at least to him. He'd point out, and explain
many things, about compositions, lighting and technical difficulties in each
piece. How does Michael know?
His interpreter stood back and let Michael know of his comments.
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One of the top government photographers, Zhang
Xiao Mei, poses with Michael. Three years
earlier, on his initial trip to Yunnan Province back in 2008, she went over a
map and pointed out many
great places to visit and shoot. Some of those places are
represented in the images behind them, both from the town of LiJiang.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by MS/iPhone
More shots of the museum space.
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Major thanks to this excellent photographer who shot half of
these images and brought the scans to us a day later.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Ray.
Michael asks the visitor how to spell his name. As
most did not
speak English, Wang Kai, the gentleman behind Michael, translates.
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Michael's exhibit was covered in this major
Kunming newspapers.
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More of Michael's coverage in major
Kunming newspapers.
Click photo to enlarge. Photo by MS/iPhone
Michael takes a break to make an iPhone shot of
his new friends at a farewell
dinner at sunset overlooking Dianchi
Lake. Most
of the gallery and museum
staff, as well as family and friends, were present.
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Videos to be posted soon.
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