Zhong Kui × Shakespeare × Opera: A Photographic Book

Photographer

Jui-Ching Tai

Category

New York Photography - Book & Publication

Company

Jui-Ching Tai

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2025

Country / Region:

Taiwan

Zhong Kui × Shakespeare × Opera: A Photographic Book presents a cross-cultural visual text. Zhong Kui, the exorcist deity of Chinese folklore, is staged within the aesthetics of Shakespearean tragedy and operatic performance. The six photographs unfold as chapters—entrance, judgment, chorus, supplication, fury, and resolution—mirroring the structure of a play. Conceived in book form, the series is meant to be read, turned, and reinterpreted, becoming a narrative that bridges cultures and epochs. Photography here functions not only as representation but as theatrical inscription, where tradition and modernity resonate together in a book of images.