Journey to the West
Dublin Core
Title
Journey to the West
1798.DOC.CHAN
Subject
Street
Description
This book features Wei Jian Chan's black and white street photography, and seeks to evoke the sense of dislocation and uncertainty that Wei Jian experienced in the early years of moving from Singapore to the UK, during which he set about to integrate into a foreign culture and find his place in the world. The title ‘Journey to the West’ comes from a Ming dynasty Chinese myth about the journey of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang who travelled to the ‘Western Regions’ to obtain Buddhist sacred texts (sutras).
Creator
Wei Jian Chan
Publisher
Setanta Books
Date
2025
Format
Hardback, perfect bound
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
33, 25, 1 cm
Number of Pages
60
Number of images
32
Edition Size
750
Place of Publication
London
Designer
Martina Krosneva
Editor
Wei Jian Chan
Printer
1010 Printing International Limited
Website
https://www.weijianchan.com/
URL Link to project
https://www.weijianchan.com/jttw
Where to buy
https://www.setantabooks.com/collections/wei-jian-chan/products/journey-to-the-west
Collection
Citation
weijianchan, “Journey to the West,” Photobook Cafe Photobook Collection, accessed October 10, 2025, https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/1798.