In response to my long-term »Touch« series, I was approached by Emerson & Wajdowicz Studios in New York, to produce a related project and photo solacebook about the LGBTQ+ community in China.
In September 2019, I returned to Xiamen to portray young queer people, all of whom I found through my -existing network in the city. Alongside portraits of each person, and images of the private spaces they inhabit, Solace features interviews with each subject about life, love and their personal fears. Unable to return to Xiamen during the pandemic, I continued the project in the Nether-lands, photographing young members of China’s LGBTQ community who had relocated to Europe. I continue to work on this series, returning to the same subjects over time.
about the artist
Sarah Mei Herman’s work has been exhibited internationally, at institutions and festivals such as The National Portrait Gallery, London; The Benaki Museum, Athens; Photo Elysée, Lausanne and The Jewish History Museum, Amsterdam.
