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Jennifer Zhou | all galleries >> Galleries >> Grandma and her Brother: Divided Still > Taking Morning Pills, Shanghai, China, 2005
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14-APR-2005

Taking Morning Pills, Shanghai, China, 2005

My grandma and her brother are getting ready for their morning pills. When they were young, they were tireless and fearless soldiers. Now they depend on medicines to keep functioning. They may have changed physically over the years, but their loyalties to opposing political parties remain unchanged. They have just had a political argument, and, as always, it ends in a stalemate.

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monique jansen16-Jun-2005 10:02
A picture really can say more than a thousand words! Beautifully crafted and executed!
Phil Douglis16-Apr-2005 05:07
****Two people, brother and sister, divided here by scale, perspective, attitude, and political beliefs. You can sense the conflict in the body language - she turns away from him to speak, while he lowers his head to read the words on a box of pills. Their age tells us that whatever has happened between them is a long-standing issue. It will not be easily resolved in a single conversation.

(Regarding Yippee1999's question below, this is the first image in a sequence of three pictures. Just click on the
"next" link to see Jen's second image, and then click on the following "next" link to see the final shot in the series.)
Guest 16-Apr-2005 02:56
I love the way you've explained the story behind their relationship, and the accompanying photo. Unfortunately, I'm only seeing one photo - is that right? Nonetheless, it's a great photo!
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