Lhasa studio visits, 2010

Visiting artists in their studios is one of the best ways to gain insights into specific creative practices. This has been a major part of my curatorial research, spanning several decades. The following are a series of portrait photographs of artists living and working in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China. The photographs were taken during a research trip in 2010 and feature several artists from the Gendun Choephal Artist Collective.


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Gade in his studio, Lhasa, 2010


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Nortse in his studio, Lhasa, 2010


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Nyandak in his apartment studio, Lhasa, 2010


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Pemba Wangdu, thangka master, Lhasa 2010


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Benchung in his studio, Lhasa, 2010


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Phurbu with his water pot installation, Lhasa, 2010


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Photographic prints and fields notes, Damian Smith Archive, State Library of Victoria


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Exhibition catalogues, Damian Smith Archive, State Library of Victoria

All photographs copyright Damian Smith

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