The lotus,
with wonderful colour and fragrance,
crosses the ocean,
to meet you.
- Benjamin J. Cheng
The colour palette of this photography poem was inspired by the 1930s Republic of China fashion posters. The composition is inspired by the Gongbi style, a careful realist technique in Chinese painting, which is opposite to the interpretive sketching thoughts style. In Traditional Chinese poetry, the lotus was named the Hibiscus on the Water, hence, the name of this photography poem. The lotus was recognised as a symbol related to clean, cold, and noble. Therefore, this series of photographs are all in cold tones and have a clean outline.
Photographer & Artist: Benjamin J. Cheng