Chapter Eight

Ships wait to dock at Tanjung Priok Port, Indonesia’s largest seaport, which handles millions of tons of cargo annually. North Jakarta, Indonesia.

Ian Teh
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2015
Anthropocene Illusion — A miniature fiberglass version of the Dolomites stands at Italia in Miniatura, a theme park in Italy featuring scaled-down Italian landmarks that opened in 1970. It receives 500,000 visitors annually.

Zed Nelson
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2017-2024
Anthropocene Illusion — Restaurant with live penguin display, Penguin Hotel, China. Guests dine alongside captive penguins in a staged, glacier-themed environment, even as wild emperor penguin populations face dramatic decline due to climate change.

Zed Nelson
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2017-2024
Alexei Navalny signing a copy of Esquire magazine at a campaign event in Moscow, Russia.

Evgeny Feldman
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2013
A protester gestures as he turns his back to a flaming barricade and lines of riot police. Kyiv, Ukraine.

Evgeny Feldman
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2014
Alexei Navalny, his face stained green after an attack with caustic liquid, looks in a mirror while cleaning himself up. Barnaul, Russia.

Evgeny Feldman
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2017
Alexei Navalny, seen from behind, addresses supporters during his presidential campaign rally in Khabarovsk, Russia.

Evgeny Feldman
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2017
Alexei Navalny appears on a screen via video link from a penal colony as he addresses the court. Petushki, Russia.

Evgeny Feldman
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2021
Cityscape of Lanzhou, once among China’s most polluted cities, now transformed by environmental reforms and improved air quality. Gansu, China.

Ian Teh
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2018
Industrial effluent containing coal, ash, and snow contaminates the landscape outside an industrial complex. Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China. Steel plant undergoing expansion, Hancheng, Shaanxi, China.

Ian Teh
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2010
Alexei Navalny

Martin Schoeller
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2017
Chinese tourists gather at the Gate of Heavenly Peace during the National Day holiday. Beijing, China.

Fritz Hoffman
Photograph, Archival pigment, 1994-2018
2 a.m. outside Passion, a nightclub opened during Shanghai’s wave of reform-era nightlife venues. Shanghai, China.

Fritz Hoffman
Photograph, Archival pigment, 1994-2018
Night shift at a coking plant. Benxi, China.

Ian Teh
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2006
Workers at a coking plant are exposed to toxic, often carcinogenic emissions during coke production, posing serious health risks. Benxi, China.

Ian Teh
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2007
A new cooling tower rises above workers leaving a coal-fired power plant in Tonghua, China.

Ian Teh
Photograph, Archival pigment, 2006

Act One Gallery – Chapter Eight

A Century in the Making

October 22, 2026- February 22, 2027

Chapter Eight

Act One Gallery – Chapter Eight

A Century in the Making

October 22, 2026- February 22, 2027

Chapter Eight

Ships wait to dock at Tanjung Priok Port, Indonesia’s largest seaport, which handles millions of tons of cargo annually. North Jakarta, Indonesia.

Anthropocene Illusion — A miniature fiberglass version of the Dolomites stands at Italia in Miniatura, a theme park in Italy featuring scaled-down Italian landmarks that opened in 1970. It receives 500,000 visitors annually.

Anthropocene Illusion — Restaurant with live penguin display, Penguin Hotel, China. Guests dine alongside captive penguins in a staged, glacier-themed environment, even as wild emperor penguin populations face dramatic decline due to climate change.

Alexei Navalny signing a copy of Esquire magazine at a campaign event in Moscow, Russia.

A protester gestures as he turns his back to a flaming barricade and lines of riot police. Kyiv, Ukraine.

Alexei Navalny, his face stained green after an attack with caustic liquid, looks in a mirror while cleaning himself up. Barnaul, Russia.

Alexei Navalny, seen from behind, addresses supporters during his presidential campaign rally in Khabarovsk, Russia.

Alexei Navalny appears on a screen via video link from a penal colony as he addresses the court. Petushki, Russia.

Cityscape of Lanzhou, once among China’s most polluted cities, now transformed by environmental reforms and improved air quality. Gansu, China.

Industrial effluent containing coal, ash, and snow contaminates the landscape outside an industrial complex. Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China. Steel plant undergoing expansion, Hancheng, Shaanxi, China.

Alexei Navalny

Chinese tourists gather at the Gate of Heavenly Peace during the National Day holiday. Beijing, China.

2 a.m. outside Passion, a nightclub opened during Shanghai’s wave of reform-era nightlife venues. Shanghai, China.

Night shift at a coking plant. Benxi, China.

Workers at a coking plant are exposed to toxic, often carcinogenic emissions during coke production, posing serious health risks. Benxi, China.

A new cooling tower rises above workers leaving a coal-fired power plant in Tonghua, China.