PHOTOGRAPHY DI WEI
CULTURE PRODUCER BING
PRODUCTION GUZI
ART DIRECTION FOCUS
PROPS TIAN WU, ZHIJIE LIANG
STYLING MAYMAY
LIGHTING YUCHEN
CASTING THE SOLOIST STUDIO
HAIR ALCO, IRINI
MAKE-UP RALLY
COSTUME SPONSOR WEI ZIXIAN, CHEN XINGLONG, SHUANGSHUANG, ZHENZHEN, MAJUN
TALENTS SHIYI DISHI FROM SPARKLING, WANG XUAN, TSENAI QUZHU FROM MOMENT MANAGEMENT, JUAN FROM B2 MODELS, MURADL FROM MOMENT MANAGEMENT, SUREYA FROM AART MODEL MANAGEMENT, ALINA FROM TIFFANY MODELS, CAM FROM GASPAR MODELS

“ZHUANG CODE”: Deciphering a Future Identity

Between tradition and the future, Zhuang culture flows like a river—constantly deconstructed, reshaped, and reborn. “ZHUANG CODE” embraces a surreal visual language, breaking away from static ethnic representations to explore how it can be reactivated in contemporary contexts and how new possibilities emerge through experimental self-expression.

This shoot is a visual experiment in identity, memory, and symbolism. In this intersection of cultures, we bring together handwoven textiles, organic textures, ritual symbols, sound, and technology, allowing Zhuang culture to break free from static tradition and manifest in a more fluid, dynamic form. Attire is not just a historical artifact but a visualized cultural code, reinterpreted through the fusion of digital aesthetics and handcrafted elements. A fantastical, speculative tribal landscape emerges, where time and space dissolve, enabling Zhuang symbols to regenerate within a multidimensional world.

This is more than a photographic project—it is a cultural experiment. It navigates between technology and craftsmanship, reality and dreamscape, tradition and the future, continuously deconstructing, reconstructing, and reprogramming. Through a spirit of surrealism, playfulness, and radical individuality, we aim to create a living, evolving narrative for the future of Zhuang culture.

PHOTOGRAPHY DI WEI
CULTURE PRODUCER BING
PRODUCTION GUZI
ART DIRECTION FOCUS
PROPS TIAN WU, ZHIJIE LIANG
STYLING MAYMAY
LIGHTING YUCHEN
CASTING THE SOLOIST STUDIO
HAIR ALCO, IRINI
MAKE-UP RALLY
COSTUME SPONSOR WEI ZIXIAN, CHEN XINGLONG, SHUANGSHUANG, ZHENZHEN, MAJUN
TALENTS SHIYI DISHI FROM SPARKLING, WANG XUAN, TSENAI QUZHU FROM MOMENT MANAGEMENT, JUAN FROM B2 MODELS, MURADL FROM MOMENT MANAGEMENT, SUREYA FROM AART MODEL MANAGEMENT, ALINA FROM TIFFANY MODELS, CAM FROM GASPAR MODELS