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Photography exhibition.

Beijing is changing at an incredible pace. One day there is a farmers market and the next day a department store. One day your neighbor has a bicycle and the next a BMW. One day there is a hutong and the next a highrise. Traditional Beijing life needs to be documented before it becomes extinct, pushed out by modernization.

Hutong to Highrise is a not-for-profit organization documenting the disappearing Hutong(alleyways) communities of Beijing, capturing an unbiased view of the daily lives of Beijing Hutong residents and give them a voice and creative way to express themselves
 

HuTong families and professional photographers participated the projects with passions and enjoyed the process tremendously. After they completed the photo shooting, Amelie Gallery, as an art institution with strong social commitment, sponsored the exhibition, which was essential for increasing awareness of the lives of people who live in Beijing's hutongs.


The show received excellent response from visitors and media, help facilitate a wider dialogue about the value and role of Beijing's hutongs.
 

The organization consists of a group of America researchers and Chinese volunteers. Carrie Clyne is the founder and Executive Director. she researched the effects of globalization in China focusing specifically on Corporate Social Responsibility of American companies in China. Throughout her extensive travels in China, Carrie has used photography as a medium with which to capture and document the rich cultural diversity of the mainland. She also worked for the well-known New York photographer David Paler. Her photos were used for the Freeman Asia Brochure in 2004 and in the recent exhibition for Magic Hospital Charity in Beijing.

Making Social Progress by Art.