UNDERSCAPES
Asia has also entered the era of extravagant consumption. There too shopping has become an important leisure time activity. Developments in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai are a symbol of this process. Roux (b. 1961) photographed in the city’s subway, which increasingly has been taken over by advertising, billboards and other expressions of the advancing cult of consumption. Her photographs give an impression of this invasion of public space and the human spirit. Underscapes is presented in the form of an interactive installation that enables the viewer to travel along with the subway passengers.
