She is back

• Photographer
  Simin Ding
• Technical Info
  Analog Photography
• Photo Date
  2023-2025

In a mountain village in Northeast China, My grandmother has returned to live here, in the place they once called home. After two decades, our family has come together to celebrate Chinese New Year. No matter how the house changes, one thing remains: a Chairman Mao badge hanging on the wall. She has been a Communist Party member for over fifty years, and still keeps it there. It’s not just decoration, it’s memory, belief, and identity. Winters here bring heavy snow. I am still here—camera in hand—capturing every fleeting moment, she is old...