Enclosed Landscape is an urban landscape documentary project by Alan Ieon related to his hometown Macau, a place known for its spectacular casinos.
Hidden from the spectacle-like scenery, Ieon focused his camera on the artificial construction hoardings. Viewers are confronted with these tall steel fences that wrap around and disguise construction sites keeping curious on-lookers away. Whether it is an idle land resumption by the government or an under-construction area, one can always find these pre-fabricated, man-made objects lurking in the foreground.
These hoardings occupy the city’s skyline and shape the physical boundary of our sight toward the Landscape. The photographer deliberately combines the construction hoarding with the background in a typological attempt, and these repetitive landscapes are juxtaposed precisely like displaying specimens. The barrier landscape also challenges the seemingly natural relationship between development and landscape.
Traveling from Hong Kong to the mountainous region of North India, photographer Lamb said everyone needs some wilderness to maintain a stable state of mind while walking on the frozen Zanskar River.
During the five-day trek, Lamb leaves the hustle and bustle of city life behind in front of the appealing mountain view. Time flowed quietly, and his heart was at peace.
Snow-covered mountains, cracks on the frozen lake, light and shadow at sunset, colorful prayer flags, and encounters along the way are all captured in Lamb’s NIKON FM2 camera.
As a commercial photographer, Lamb’s daily creations are color images. Yet, he likes to shoot in black and white negatives when traveling. For this exhibition, he went to the black room again after 20 years and developed the photographic film into silver gelatin images. While making prints, he forgets the passage of time, and the inner peace echoes the journey.
A photobook that documents Kazuo Kitai’s journey to China in 1973 on invitation by Ihei Kimura. This publication captures a journey that saw Kitai travel back to his place of birth to recreate a “lost childhood experience,” searching for an image within the landscape that would contain a memory of his past.
Kazuo Kitai, born in China in 1944, is best known for his protest photography of the 1960s and 1970s. He earned the prestigious Ihei Kimura Memorial Award for Photography for his work “Mura-e,” a year-long documentation of Japan’s rural life. In the 1980s, he concerned himself with the citizens of Osaka and Tokyo (”Shinsekai Monogatari,” “Funabashi Monogatari”). Recent years have seen him publish a regular column in Nippon Camera magazine (”Walking with Leica”) and a rise in public interest in his work both in Japan and overseas.
北井一夫《1973中國》，捕捉文革後期中國人樸素生活，25 cm × 18 cm，「顯影·書櫃」有售。
Hong Kong Stories, A Photography & Photobook Exhibition
Photography was introduced to the world in 1839, and Hong Kong became British Empire’s colony in 1841. The coincidence and proximity in time connect photography to Hong Kong’s history. To a certain extent, photographic images construct our impression of Hong Kong. Especially in the 20th century, when many Hong Kong and foreign photographers roamed or passed through Hong Kong, they captured the city’s appearances differently.
PhotogStory is pleased to present “Hong Kong Stories,” a group exhibition of old Hong Kong images, along with more than 50 old Hong Kong photo books by multiple Hong Kong and international photographers, as clues to connect Hong Kong’s stories in the 20th century.
Everyone sees and feels the city from their perspective. Hong Kong is a vibrant city under the lens of the late photographers Yau Leung and Ngan Chun Tung in the 1960s to 1970s. The fleeting moments captured by the French New Wave set photographer Raymond Cauchetier in 1954 reflect people’s simple life. Their photographs left a critical testimony of the precious era.
Hong Kong Stories
Date: 1 August – 17 September 2023
Time: 11am – 8pm
Site: House by Kubrick, 5/F, Cityplaza, Tai Koo
About PhotogStory
PhotogStory is an online Photography platform and Guest Curator based in Hong Kong. We focus on stories of local and international photographers and stories behind classic photos.
當時的香港正處於過渡期，高樓大廈尚未拔地而起，人口也未開始大幅增長，長長的街道不見擠迫（當然中環樓梯街一帶依然熱鬧非凡），德輔道稀疏的車輛在緩慢行駛。遼闊的海港景觀開揚，海面上泊滿各種船隻，既有水上人的蜑家艇及漁船、運載各類貨品的貨船，還有停泊在維港的軍艦，這種熱鬧的場景，彷彿也預示著香港在二戰後的繁榮發展。在西環和昂船洲對開的海域，更可見有沉船殘骸及桅桿，不經意地揭露出戰爭的殘酷。二戰後，香港的改變翻天覆地，如此景象早已面目全非。文章轉載自《Milk Motor Club》雜誌。
2005年，攝影集《Hedda Morrison’s Hong Kong: Photographs & Impressions 1946-47》（逝影留踪·香港一九四六–四七）出版後，世人才得以完整地了解她的作品，攝影集可於「顯影·書櫃」購買。完整文章見於《Milk Motor Club》雜誌029期。
張焯退休前曾從事攝影沖曬業務，八十年代結束店舖生意後，他曾將一批底片沖曬成銀鹽相片。由於為人低調，整批照片從未展示於人前，只是擱於床底下的紙箱，就這樣默默存放逾二十年。2012年，前《攝影畫報》主編伍小儀說服他舉辦展覽，在石硤尾藝文空間「光影作坊」舉辦《那些年 張焯舊日情懷作品展》，展出二十幅1960及1970年代的黑白影像，引起不少迴響。事隔兩年，同樣在伍小儀的遊說下，從影逾六十年的張焯，才於2014年姍姍來遲出版首本作品集《香江掠影——張焯攝影集》，收錄逾百幅他在1960及1970年代拍攝的寫實照片。文章轉載自《Milk Motor Club》，完整版本請瀏覽《Milk Motor Club》037期。
PhotogStory is pleased to present “A Revelrous Heterotopia – The South Stand of Hong Kong,” a solo exhibition by Hong Kong photographer Chun Wai at Kubrick in Yau Ma Tei from 3 July to 30 August 2023.
The Chancellors, cardinal, batman, court nobles, disheveled policemen, Snow White, and a lame ballet dancer will be on stage at Kubrick bookstore, surprisingly.
Chun Wai’s photo project – A Revelrous Heterotopia – The South Stand of Hong Kong, is elegant and absurd. For more than 20 years since 1995, he recorded diligently the snippets of life that transpired in the Hong Kong Sevens. With his rigorous visual senses, each captured moment was examined for its inner meaning and metaphor.
The photographer cleverly used the cold background of the concrete wall with a medium gray scale color tone, slowly pushing the inner tension of the image. The hilarious character roles and the comic-style visual element as if they come from an indefinite time and space.
The exhibition is accompanied by the homonymous photo book at the Kubrick bookstore.
The book contains over a hundred portraits and three essays that provide readers with different perspectives, exploring issues such as the reverse thinking inspired by the origin of rugby, the association between the phenomenon of raving fans and the meaning behind the “Carnival Culture” proposed by the former Soviet literary theorist Bakhtin, the relationship between photography and theatre and the language and thinking of photography.
A Reverlous Heterotopia -The South Stand of Hong Kong is a light-hearted, humorous collection of photographs and a photo essay presenting a different thought.
A Revelrous Heterotopia – The South Stand of Hong Kong
Date: 3 July – 30 August 2023
Time: 11:30am-10pm (Every day)
Address: Kubrick, Shop H2, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei
秦偉曾多次獲頒人權新聞獎。已出版作品包括《異域狂歡》、《時間的漫遊》、《另一段的地平線》、《在天堂之下》及《板間人生》。作品獲香港大學美術博物館、香港文化博物館、法國Mulhouse市政府、阿根廷薩塔爾當代美術館（Museum of Contemporary Art of Salta，Argentina）收藏。
Born in Hong Kong and educated at the École supérieure des beaux-arts de Mulhouse in France, photographer Chun Wai’s perspective lies in his humanistic vision and macro-historical framework in interpreting the changing world. His project covered a vast area in the region, including Hong Kong. His work is full of a sorrowful yet romantic mood and reveals his personal landscape. The phantasmagorical image like a rhythm poem of a stray, is a unique work of art.
About PhotogStory
PhotogStory is an online Photography platform and Guest Curator based in Hong Kong. We focus on stories of local and international photographers and stories behind classic photos.
Boogie Woogie Photography & PhotogStory are pleased to present “Reminiscence,” a solo exhibition by Elsa Jeandedieu, a Hong Kong-based muralist and visual artist, at the Loft in Wong Chuk Hang from 29 June to 22 July 2023. The exhibition is presented together with 18th-century French museum-quality furniture and decorative art displayed by the prestigious Kraemer Gallery from Paris.
Born and raised in southern France, Elsa’s artistic journey began at a young age, experimenting with various mediums and techniques. Her passion for painting was ignited by French art history and family background, drawing inspiration from great artists – notably by the textures of French painter and sculptor Pierre Soulages or the use of colors by Mark Rothko and Piet Mondrian. Her signature style emerged as she honed her craft, a harmonious blend of vibrant hues, bold compositions, and expressive brushstrokes.
Elsa Jeandedieu, Waterfront, 2023, Courtesy of Boogie Woogie Photography
Elsa has been expanding her creative talents and bringing her unique texture artworks and murals to Hong Kong, Paris, Italy, and many other places. In the past twenty years, her inspiring energy and creativity have resulted in hundreds of commissioned paintings and luxury art pieces for high-profile clients, including CHANEL and other high fashion brands.
As she turns forty years old this year, Elsa moves on to a new chapter and dedicates herself to artworks that reveal her inner voice. Her inaugural solo exhibition Reminiscence invites us to embark on a journey through her universe. As the exhibition title demonstrates, Elsa’s painting brings the viewers to her childhood in a poetic way.
Elsa Jeandedieu, Denim from Nîmes, 2023, Courtesy of Boogie Woogie Photography
Elsa的繪畫植根於個人經歷，探索情感、家庭和記憶的主題。畫作中的顏色，還有石膏、銅箔和油漆等不同材料，均象徵著她童年時的不同回憶片段。在《Denim from Nîmes》這幅作品中，Nîmes正是她成長的南部城市尼姆，傳統上用來製做牛仔褲的丹寧布Denim，就是來自尼姆 (De Nîmes)，在作品則以一塊塊的藍色色塊呈現。
Elsa Jeandedieu, The Garden of the Fountain, 2023, Courtesy of Boogie Woogie Photography
Elsa’s work is deeply rooted in personal experience, exploring love, family, and memory themes. Her extensive application of materials like plaster, copper leaf, and marine varnish reminds her of something about childhood. As Elsa recalls, each piece brings her back to a specific place she had been in her teenage years. For her, childhood is blurry yet happy. Whenever she looks back, it is always shiny and colorful. She spent a lot of time on her grandparents’ boats – the use of gold and rusty material in her paintings may be reminiscent of these memories. Elsa’s work also delves into the realm of abstraction, as she skillfully manipulates color, light, and texture to create a palpable sense of depth and tension.
Elsa’s paintings are a testament to her excellent command of plastic art techniques at the service of a profound understanding of human emotion. With great pleasure and pride, we invite you to explore and appreciate the evocative memories captured by this remarkable French painter with what constitutes her first solo exhibition.
Reminiscence
Date: 29 June – 22 July 2023
Time: 2-7pm (Wednesday – Saturday)
By Appointment, Info@bewephoto.com
Address: The Loft, 8/F, E. Wah Factory Building,
56-60 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Wong Chuk Hang.
Elsa Jeandedieu by Felix Wong, Courtesy of Boogie Woogie Photography
Elsa Jeandedieu (b. France,1983)
Elsa spent five formative years developing her craft at the prestigious Atelier Lucien Tourtoulou in Paris, where she specialised in the creation of unique textures and interior decorating for high-end clients. Looking for a new challenge, Elsa moved to Hong Kong in 2008 after being hired as Artistic Director for a local art company, where she brought her unique vision to clients in Asia. In 2015, Elsa launched her eponymous atelier, Elsa Jeandedieu Studio, where she now heads up a team of dedicated artists.
Boogie Woogie Photography is a company founded in Hong Kong in 2016 to promote photography in Asia. The mission is to act as a platform for galleries, collectors, companies, and photographers aiming to develop photography projects in Hong Kong and Asia.
About PhotogStory
PhotogStory is an online Photography platform and Guest Curator based in Hong Kong. We focus on stories of local and international photographers, and stories behind classic photos.
Mihail Gorbachev folded his speech after a televised broadcast to the nation from the Kremlin in which he announced his resignation from the post of General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, Moscow, on December 25, 1991, which represents the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Associated Press Moscow correspondent Liu Heung Shing took this historical image. Here is how he recalled the moment in his book “A Life In a Sea of Red.”
“In order to capture this milestone in 20th-century history. I decided to focus on the moment when, at the end of his speech, Mihail Gorbachev signed his resignation paper. To make it work, it had to be done with a slow shutter of 1/30 second. Only this would show the motion of the speech paper as he laid it down on the table in front of him and, in so doing, laid to rest the U.S.S.R. With only one chance to get the shot at his moment, I had to take what was a calculated technical risk. The slow shutter speed could just have easily resulted in an entirely blurred picture.”
In 1992, Liu shared a Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography with his colleagues for documenting the collapse of the Soviet Union. On August 30, 2022, Mihail Gorbachev died in Moscow at the age of 92.
