囍 Until Death Do Us Part 囍 Most of the dancers were

Most of the dancers were in the twilight of their lives in terms of age

ISBN 978-3-86930-491-5

Steffen Diemer & Hannah Schemel

as if during one week they were allowed to escape their bodies to become somebody else

despite its name

囍 Until Death Do Us Part 囍 Most of the dancers wereUntil Death Do Us Part focuses on the unexpected role cigarettes play in Chinese weddings. As a token of appreciation, it is customary for the bride to light a cigarette for each and every man invited. The bride and the groom are then invited to play some cigarette smoking games o f an unprecedented ingenuousness. This publication pays homage to a tradition in which love and death walk hand in hand. These photos come from the Beijing Silvermine