“In this new paradigm of peace, there are many contributors,” Phil Vernon explains… “Most of the work has to be done by people who don’t see themselves as peace builders, such as the artists here.”

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“A girl’s long hair can touch my face when she swings her head, I can smell the fragrance of the shampoo she used. Perhaps the distance between my face and a stranger’s face is no more than 20cm, in these conditions people won’t look at you… or even give you a quick glance. So, between myself and strangers, we have physical contact, but in our hearts, we are living on different planets.”

Beijing Street Photographer Jiwei Han