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Background information, personal statement by Tore SANDAHL, content
"During my childhood in Norway in the 1960s, China was frequently debated in newspapers, radio and television. As a young boy, l did not always understand what was going on in the great country in the east, where so many people lived. It was the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, emperors, concubines, the Yellow River, Manchurian and Shanghai. All of this felt exiting and sparked my imagination. In the spring of 1979, l tried for the first time to visit China. Unfortunately, they did not allow single travelers to enter, so it took many years before my visit and discover the country with my own eyes.
The black-and-white images in the self published photographic volume 'Dit Skogen Aldrig Nar / Where the Forest never reaches' are taken in China 2002-2016." (© Tore SANDAHL)