Patrizia Bonanzinga

Road to coal

Patrizia Bonanzinga. А medium size state mine: 2,000 people work here; the miners village stands alongside, with is school and a few shops. Near Datong. 1997. Author’s collection

Patrizia Bonanzinga. Вriquettes ready for sale. Beijing. 1996. Author’s collection

Patrizia Bonanzinga. Interior of a villager home: the cult of ancestor also include a bust of Mao. Chuandixia. 1998. Author’s collection

Patrizia Bonanzinga. Near Datong - sitting on the kan, the cement bed heated by a wood fire, women work at ironing whilst awaiting their shift at the mine; the temperature outside is –18°C. 1997. Author’s collection

Patrizia Bonanzinga. The room of a miner: on the left, the donkey’s post. Near Datong. 2002. Author’s collection