Journalist & writer | grantee of @BoschStiftung Grenzgänger and @TheKimWallFund | @NDMedienmacher member | Far&Near newsletter @yuanjinphoto
Berlin, Germany
Joined December 2011
- Tweets1.2K
- Following1.4K
- Followers1.4K
- Likes984
Pinned Tweet
My cover story for SCMP Magazine last Sunday delving into provenance research efforts at German museums to identify Chinese artefacts looted during the Boxer War.
Charlotte Ming retweeted
Any artist who lives in Berlin & considers the weight of oppression for ALL marginalized people knows that there is no free speech in Germany. But to the xenophobia of one artist who toes the line of the German state is repulsive. Do better Steyerl. theguardian.com/world/2024/m…
Charlotte Ming retweeted
This February, @yemingphoto visited China, determined to have her first & best Lunar New Year feels since the pandemic. When social media deliver copy-pasted experience, Zhang Xiao’s Shehuo photographs go beyond folk culture being cool again.
farandnear.substack.com/p/pr… @YuanjinPhoto
Charlotte Ming retweeted
The story of shehuo is a story that's as much about how the modern world is changing traditions as about keeping them alive. @yemingphoto talks to Zhang Xiao about his @aperturefnd @peabodymuseum photobook, and his fascination into beauty in rural China. farandnear.substack.com/p/pr…
Thanks to everyone who spoke to me on the piece and to @davebesseling for the great edits and support. And to @TheKimWallFund @IWMF for supporting this story and helping me carry on Kim's memories.
Stay tuned for the next round of grantees announcing this month! iwmf.org/programs/kim-wall-m…
Charlotte Ming retweeted
Very proud of our cover story this week.
Why German museums are scouring collections for looted Chinese artefacts scmp.com/magazines/post-maga…
The looting of Beijing by foreign troops in 1900-1901 transformed the city into an open-air art market, with imperial treasures selling on seemingly every corner. Curator Susanne Knödel tells me that the Chinese collection at her museum improved leaps and bounds shortly after.
The joint research project of seven museums @BoxerLoot is part of a broader endeavor to address European museums' colonial entanglement, which had, until recently, mostly focused on African artifacts as project lead @chowald5 points out
Charlotte Ming retweeted
The conflict in Gaza has now killed at least 29 journalists. A 36-hour blackout this weekend halted communications, prevented journalists from sharing information from the ground. We echo @pressfreedom’s alarm and urge protection of journalists and news-sharing amid war.
CPJ is highly alarmed by reports of a communications blackout in Gaza alongside intensified bombing & ground operations by Israeli forces.
⚡️ Our statement: cpj.org/2023/10/cpj-statemen…
⚡️ Journalist casualties: cpj.org/2023/10/journalist-c…
⚡️ Safety advice: cpj.org/resources-for-journa…
Excited to launch our Audiowalk with @ChinaKompetent on German colonial traces related to China in Berlin-Wedding! Designed for German students but anyone interested could try the self-guided walk, now available online. bildungsnetzwerk-china.de/an…
Charlotte Ming retweeted
Launched today: Audiowalk on colonial traces related to China in Berlin - Wedding. Great and important work by @yemingphoto & @ChinaKompetent!! Don‘t miss it: de.actionbound.com/bound/eri… #Colonialism #China #boxerwar
Charlotte Ming retweeted
Saturday was the legendary Walking tour! Featuring among many others: Nando Nkrumah, @yemingphoto, Dominique Haensell, @dekkani, @OleBirkLaursen, Martini Cherry Furter, @aischa_ahmed, @rer_la, @liatuamiguita, Bebero Lehmann and Fredrik Petersson
Charlotte Ming retweeted
Just led a three-hour spice history workshop with Charlotte Ming in Germany 🇩🇪 thanks to all the contributions from participants who registered. Such a pleasure!
So thrilled to delve into this with the incredible @taoleighgoffe. We'll trade spices, share memories & find ways to foster solidarity in a postcolonial world. More info and sign up: dekoloniale.de/de/program/ca…
Really excited about the upcoming decolonial workshop I’m co-leading w @yemingphoto in Berlin. 🇩🇪 #WorldsofSpice also now I want to teach it as a semester-long course. Who would enroll? #SpiceGirls
Charlotte Ming retweeted
Really excited about the upcoming decolonial workshop I’m co-leading w @yemingphoto in Berlin. 🇩🇪 #WorldsofSpice also now I want to teach it as a semester-long course. Who would enroll? #SpiceGirls
Love this interview @BeimengFu did with Chinese artist Lilin on women's issues, building creative communities, and speaking out through art in the current environment... farandnear.substack.com/p/ha…