Festival is a photography series on temple fair where believers show their respect for god by putting on a parade. Through photography, author showcase the people, event and happenings of the moment. The purpose of the parade is to bring good fortune, rid of bad luck, which in a sense presents the idea of god allowing the parade for the sake of the people. Throughout the festival, we see statue of god being paraded, men in costumes acting as god, and so men also parade themselves for the god. This dynamic showcase the intricate relationship between god and men. In the legend of Mazu, she was once a human named Moon Lin, but later became a goddess; many of the god in folklores began has human. In contrast to that, the costumed Ba Jia Jiang and Guan Jiang Shou in the parade are god to begin with, but performed by human throughout the festival. This relationship of god is man, and man is god can be found in all of the temple fairs.
Within the literary review, author discuss the people participating temple fairs, as well as explore the creative method. People showcase strong emotions throughout the Festival; show their respect and faithfulness, which became their day of life. To believers, religion brings them peace, and becomes their commitment. This series is based on documentary style of photography, to help audience understand the event and the interaction throughout the Festival, then with the photo montage provide a timeline of the event, documenting the people, event, and happening in order to showcase that special relationship between man and god.
The series contain a total of 70 photographs providing the timeline of the parade from beginning to end. With photographs presenting the parade of god and man, and also the relationship of god and man. Both god and man are intertwined throughout the Festival, and thus any Festival represent the parade of both god and man.