{"product_id":"journey-to-the-west-wei-jian-chan-signed","title":"Journey to the West, Wei Jian Chan (Signed)","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In September 2012, I drifted across the ocean and found myself in an unfamiliar land. Leaving behind family, friends, and the comfort of home, I left Singapore and embarked on a new life in the UK. For me, it was a time of great personal growth, as I set about to integrate into a foreign culture and find my place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series uses the anonymity, geometry, and formal visual language of my street photography to evoke the sense of dislocation and uncertainty I felt over this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title ‘Journey to the West’ comes from a Ming dynasty Chinese myth about the journey of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang who travelled to the ‘Western Regions’ to obtain Buddhist sacred texts (sutras).\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Wei Jian Chan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Setanta Books\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e60 pages\u003cbr\u003e250 x 330 mm\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781915652188\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Setanta Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55932468003147,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/JourneyToTheWestCover.webp?v=1763482200","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/es\/products\/journey-to-the-west-wei-jian-chan-signed","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}