Facekini by Peng Yangjun, Jiazazhi Press, 2022 This project by photographer Peng Yangjun is about elderly woman wearing facekini on the beach. Facekini is something like a bikini but is covering the face. He says 'Many people may think these images are funny. Sure, humour is a part of my intention, but it’s far from my ultimate purpose. In this project, I try to explore a kind of self-gazing with some surreal, dramatic, and humorous portraits of Chinese. This is very similar to the current situation in China, where society is full of surreal landscapes.’ Recommended by EleanorI picked up this book at Miss Read Book Fair. These masks are hand-made of tattered vest, rag or swimsuits, and even cloth from useless pants and worn by elderly women on the beach to protect their skin - and match their swimming costume.
