Galerie Paris-Beijing in 798 Art District is currently hosting an exhibition of works by celebrated Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf.

The large selection includes his photography series “Rain,” “Hope,” “Grief,” Hotel” and “Laboral Escena, Spain,” and demonstrates people’s emotional world, mostly focusing on the feeling of loneliness.

Well known for his usage of studio lighting, Olaf created the pictures with bright colors and vivid details. All the models look cold and distant, and even when multiple people are in one photo, there is little eye contact between them.

Olaf, who was born in 1959, has lived and worked in Amsterdam since the early 1980s. A pioneer in staged photography, Olaf appeared on the international art scene in 1988 when his series “Chessmen” was awarded first place in the Young European Photographer competition.

The exhibition will run until Sept. 24.