From Ancient Formula to the New Sun

Photographer

Yong Wang

Category

Special Category - New Cateogory

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region

China

This series forms a visual narrative of civilizational transformation through the integration of traditional photography and close-range smartphone imagery. Using “maternal order” as a metaphor, the work originates from the life wisdom embedded in ancient medicinal formulas, passing through collapse and collective awakening toward the emergence of new ideas. It examines how tradition evolves into renewed life structures across time, while pioneering a new photographic approach by translating the structural aesthetics of ancient formulas into visual form.

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