{"title":"Zhang Yu-Ming","description":"\u003ch2\u003eZhang Yu-Ming – Photographer and Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eZhang Yu-Ming (張玉明) was born in Anhui, China in 1967. He studied painting and sculpture before completing a master's degree in photography at the Chinese Academy of Art. His work, developed over years of sustained practice, sits at the intersection of documentary attention and considered formal construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe catalogue currently holds \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-ancient-towers-zhang-yu-ming\" title=\"The Ancient Towers by Zhang Yu-Ming – available at Lokator100\"\u003eThe Ancient Towers\u003c\/a\u003e, published by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/zen-foto-gallery\" title=\"Browse all Zen Foto Gallery titles in the Lokator100 catalogue\"\u003eZen Foto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e, a Tokyo-based publisher with a consistent focus on East Asian photography and artist publications. The title is part of the broader \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/photography-photobooks\" title=\"Explore the full photobook selection at Lokator100\"\u003ePhotobooks\u003c\/a\u003e section of the Lokator100 catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach item is dispatched from Germany with careful packing. Lokator100 selects titles through long-term attention rather than volume, and the description of every copy reflects its actual condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-ancient-towers-zhang-yu-ming","title":"The Ancient Towers – Zhang Yu-Ming","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Towers\u003c\/em\u003e — Zhang Yu-Ming\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Towers\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/zhang-yu-ming\" title=\"Browse all titles by Zhang Yu-Ming at Lokator100\"\u003eZhang Yu-Ming\u003c\/a\u003e, published by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/zen-foto-gallery\" title=\"Explore the full Zen Foto Gallery catalogue at Lokator100\"\u003eZen Foto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e in 2010, is a limited edition softcover photobook documenting Buddhist stone towers across China. The book contains 40 black-and-white photographs across 48 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eZhang approached this project as both systematic documentation and personal practice. Having identified and visited over a thousand towers, he performed a ritual prayer before each exposure — a discipline that shaped the character of the resulting images. The photographs are austere and measured, registering these structures as objects of cultural memory rather than spectacle. The series functions simultaneously as an archive of Buddhist architecture and as a record of sustained contemplative photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1967 in Anhui, China, Zhang Yu-Ming trained initially in painting and sculpture before completing a Master's degree in photography at the Chinese Academy of Art between 2008 and 2010. His practice has remained focused on cultural heritage and Buddhist architecture, with \u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Towers\u003c\/em\u003e representing the central long-term work of that engagement. Further titles are listed in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/zhang-yu-ming\" title=\"Browse all titles by Zhang Yu-Ming at Lokator100\"\u003eZhang Yu-Ming\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/zen-foto-gallery\" title=\"Explore the full Zen Foto Gallery catalogue at Lokator100\"\u003eZen Foto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e, Tokyo, 2010. Softcover, limited edition. 48 pages, 40 black-and-white images. Text in Japanese and English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition is documented. This copy ships from Germany with tracking. Browse related titles in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/photography-photobooks\" title=\"Browse the photobooks collection at Lokator100\"\u003ePhotobooks\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zen Foto Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52047410233690,"sku":"ZFG-2010-ZYM-AT-SC","price":32.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3359\/1130\/files\/the-ancient-towers-front-cover.jpg?v=1778664674"}],"url":"https:\/\/lokator100.store\/collections\/zhang-yu-ming.oembed","provider":"Lokator100","version":"1.0","type":"link"}