1964 born in Shanxi, China 1992 Graduated from Nanjing Normal University, photography Currently lives and works in Beijing Selected Solo Exhitions 2004 Chinese Contemporary Photography, 798 Space, Beijing, China 2003 DNA Visual Exhibition, Nanxin Ming Dynasty Warehouse Beijing, China Pingyao Inernational Photography Festival, Pingyao, China National Library of China, Beijing, China 2002 Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China 2001 Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China Selected Group Exhibitions 2005 揗AHJONG敆Chinese Gegenwartskunst aus der Sammlung Sigg?The Museum of Fine Arts in Berne, Switzerland 2005 Exhibition in Italy 2004 Inaugural Exhibition Chinese Contemporary Beijing, Beijing, China 2004 Public Space and Urban Environment, The 1st Architectural Biennial Beijing, China 2004 Forbidden City, International Photography Exhibition, Beijing, China 2003 Promenade e扥difiante et Curieuse au Pavillon des Images, Paris, France 2002 The 2nd International Art Biennial of Buenos Aires, National Museum of Argentina Shi Guorui ? Shi Guorui born in Shanxi province, China, in 1964, He is best known for monumental black-and white photographs of landscapes. His unique silver gelatin prints are negatives made by transforming a room into a pinhole camera obscura chamber. Directly exposed, often over many hours, onto photosensitive paper, these vistas appear as solarized images, their ethereal platinum tones imbuing the scenes with a haunting melancholy. From an early concentration on the Great Wall, he has turned lately to more cityscapes, including Shanghai, Beijing.