Trilogy by Lu Nan draws together three series of the photographer's work created over the course of 15 years: 'The Forgotten People', a haunting study of the living conditions of China's psychiatric patients; 'On the Road', a document of the daily lives of Catholics in China; and 'Four Seasons', a chronicle of the lives of rural peasants in Tibet. Collectively, the projects are part of one major work presenting three stages of inner life: suffering, purification and peace of heart. Previously only published in his native China, this is the first English language publication of the renowned photographer's work. Beginning in 1989, Lu Nan spent two years visiting nearly 40 mental institutions across ten provinces and major cities, alongside individual family homes, documenting the stigma surrounding mental illness and the inadequate healthcare system. The final section draws upon photographs of the daily lives of Tibetan peasants whose livelihoods depend on the whims of nature, made over the course of seven years and nine separate trips, with Lu Nan often living with farmers and their families to capture rural existence through harsh winters, planting season and autumn's harvest.