In China

In 2011, Sascha Hommer travels to China, marking his second trip to the Middle Kingdom. He lives for four months in the western Chinese metropolis of Chengdu, where a friend couple publishes a city magazine. With 14 million inhabitants, the capital of Sichuan is a booming city of the 21st century, growing unabashedly. In his travel diary "In China," Sascha Hommer focuses on the absurd and profound everyday stories that a city like Chengdu produces. Even far from the thriving urban centers of the East Coast, China's economic growth has left its unmistakable marks: Chengdu, once a haven for dropouts, has transformed into a metropolis of contemporary China, remaining foreign and inaccessible to the Western gaze.