[ID: shanghai_20_megacity_big_house_5796]

The image lives full of contradictions. The upper two thirds of the image is occupied by a huge gray high-rise complex. This extends across the entire width of the photo. Also, the patch of sky above the residential complex is gray. On the lower third of the picture you can see a park. Here you will find trees, grass and a small way. A small paradise island that invites you to linger. A place where everyone would like to recover. But the park is deserted. The people are behind the many lighted windows of the high-rise complex. Behind each window a destiny. Each with its own problems. The photograph is thus a metaphor for the modern city. © 06/2013 Steffen Schnur