Illusion Designed by Zhen Shi and

Designed by Zhen Shi and Yinhe Cheng

© 2020 Fraglich Publishing / Lukas Birk

The box is camera and dark room at the same time and uses photographic paper as negative and positive

accentuating the “memento mori” stance towards life expressed in her images which—while fantasy—penetrate deep into reality

The series 17 18 19 is drawn from a bag of negative film salvaged from a recycling plant on the outskirts of Beijing in 2010

Illusion Designed by Zhen Shi andThe collection of photographs contained in this book captures personal moments and emotions which are prevalent throughout her journey across the world. Her work mostly highlights reality and illusion overshadowing one another. Illusion is part of a photo book series, PORTFOLIO, which aims to highlight the works of Indonesian photographers. The purpose of this project is to promote their work both at home and abroad. Swan Ti began her career as a