2024-04-28T02:05:37-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/135124382/chinese-fun-photographer-stefano-cerio-captures-the-eerie-side-of-empty-amusement-parks Alexander Walter 2015-08-25T18:31:00-04:00 >2015-08-25T18:34:01-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/00emeqzb203dsc7v.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In Stefano Cerio's series &ldquo;Chinese Fun,&rdquo; he explores the facades of amusement without an audience&rsquo;s reaction. The photographer enters areas built for fun and leisure in the off months or closing hours, exploring the absurdity that creeps into the architecture of entertainment when there is no one to enjoy it but a single camera.</p></em><br /><br /><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/lm/lm6kjz5ecgcw2ooq.jpg"></p><p>Shijingshang Park-Beijing</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/z6/z692t7xsq9vn87vv.jpg"></p><p>Shanghai Happy Valley-Shanghai</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/y3/y3usrk6265m0ce81.jpg"></p><p>Water Cube-Beijing. Photo by by Stefano Cerio.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/6y/6ydt1m3gn5p3ixmn.jpg"></p><p>Cover of Stefano Cerio's recently released book, <em>Chinese Fun</em>. Click <a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/chinese-fun-empty-theme-parks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> to see more of the series.</p><p><em>All photos by Stefano Cerio.</em></p><p>In other recent amusement/bemusement-park news:&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/134648866/banksy-about-to-open-dismaland-pop-up-exhibition-in-british-seaside-resort" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Banksy about to open "Dismaland" pop-up exhibition in British seaside resort</a></p>