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Boogie Woogie Photography & PhotogStory are pleased to present « My Hong Kong, 我城 (Part II) », a group exhibition at the Loft in Wong Chuk Hang from 15 October to 27 November 2022.

Every city has its own story to tell. More stories are yet to be told in a vibrant and bustling city like Hong Kong. Following the success of the exhibition « My Hong Kong, 我城 », we are thrilled to present Part II, comprising twelve Hong Kong and international photographers’ artworks about the city. 

Raymond Cauchetier, Hong Kong, 1954. Photo Courtesy of Boogie Woogie Photography

Everyone sees and feels the city from their perspective. People who have been to Hong Kong at different ages always have a reason to fall in love with the city. Raymond Cauchetier and James Chung‘s cityscapes from the 1950s and young talents’ impressions of Hong Kong are on display. 

Even though Cauchetier and Chung lived in different worlds, they had similar paths. They were both self-taught photographers and recorded Hong Kong’s street scenes nearly seventy years ago. Their images reflect people’s simple life at that time. Later, in the 1960s, Cauchetier became a set photographer for the French New Wave and Chung for Hong Kong films. With the passing of Jean-Luc Godard in September of this year, Cauchetier’s photographs brought back vivid memories of the French New Wave director, which left a critical testimony of the golden era.

Hong Kong’s attraction is not only the city’s history and appearance but also the people who live here. For nearly two decades, photographer Chun Wai has photographed spectators dressed in amusing costumes during the Hong Kong Sevens. Meanwhile, Rensis Ho captured celebrities like Anita Mui and Kate Moss in Hong Kong, who are the Pop Culture Icons of our times.

The culture of Hong Kong is a mix of Chinese and Western influences. Such background inspired photographer Lean Lui’s artistic experimentations project “Disorder Sensing” (2022). She folded the light-sensitive paper into a pinhole camera,  repeatedly threw it at the wall, or tossed it in a washing machine for exposure. 

The process is done in complete darkness, relies on her experience and imagination, and finally obtains a series of abstract and gorgeous tints on paper. The process echoes Lui’s interests in Tao Te Ching, which says, “everything bears Yin and embraces Yang, and rushes into harmony.” After experiencing darkness and light, the photographic paper shows the beauty brought by the balance of Yin and Yang, which is reminiscent of the Taoist philosophy.

Left: ©Dion Leung, Was I wrong?  / Right: ©Lean Lui, Disorder Sensing. Courtesy of Boogie Woogie Photography

Hong Kong is a charismatic city. Whether in the movies or the reality, this place always attracted and fascinated visitors. The exhibition not only presents the city’s past and present but also embraces the city’s diversity through the photographers’ eyes. We hope the audience can recall their unique memories of the city with this exhibition.

About Boogie Woogie Photography 

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 reports of local and international photographers and stories behind classic photos.

Artists Profile

Raymond Cauchetier (France, 1920-2021)

Raymond Cauchetier was the most famous photographer of French New Wave cinema. His first photographs were taken in his thirties while serving in the French Air Force press corps in Indochina. Cauchetier traveled through Hong Kong in 1954 and stayed for one week. He left a bouquet of memories, a little yellowed but always authentic. 

James Chung (Hong Kong, 1925-2018)

James Chung embarked on his journey in photography in 1957 when he acquired his first Rolleicord. Entirely self-taught, he became a full-time movie-still photographer in 1963. James started his studio in North Point In 1968, focusing on portraits for commercials and print enlargement. His achievements in photography were further recognized by the Honorary Fellowship from the Photographic Society of Hong Kong and Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain later. The Hong Kong Heritage Museum collects his works.

Takeshi Shikama (Japan, 1948)

Takeshi Shikama’s life ambition is to capture the “invisible” world that lingers beyond the visible world of the trees. Each photograph is hand-printed by Takeshi Shikama, using the ancient platinum/palladium technique, considered the highest quality in black and white photographic printing. The Japanese Gampi paper on which he prints is a handmade UNESCO national treasure. It requires a great deal of time and manual labor, which reflects the intimacy Shikama has with his subject matter.

Roger Ballen (United States, 1950)

Roger Ballen’s photographs span over forty years, and he is one of the most influential and important photographic artists of the 21st century. His strange and extreme works confront the viewer and challenge them to come with him on a journey into their minds as he explores the deeper recesses of his own. Roger Ballen is one of the artists representing South Africa at the Venice Biennale 2022 in Italy.

Chun Wai (Hong Kong, 1958)

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. 

Thierry Cohen (France, 1963)

Thierry Cohen has been a professional photographer since 1985 and a pioneer in the use of digital techniques from the end of the 1980s. He lives and works between Paris and Monségur, close to the Atlantic Coast. Since 2006, he has devoted most of his time to personal work. Thierry is interested in the impact of human activities, particularly on nature. His works are held in private and public collections and regularly exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, and Paris.

Rensis Ho (Hong Kong, 1964)

Rensis Ho, a well-known Hong Kong photographer, studied finance in New York and then majored in photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After returning to Hong Kong in the 1990s, he has been engaged in photography for more than 25 years. Rensis is particularly noted for still life and portrait photography and has photographed numerous celebrities, including Kate Moss, Chloe Sevigny, Marc Jacobs, Sakamoto Ryuichi, Anita Mui, etc.

Julian Cohen (United Kingdom, 1967)

Julian came to Hong Kong in 1998 for three months, fell in love with the city, and stayed. He was called to

the Hong Kong Bar in 2010 and founded Resolution Chambers in 2021. He is today a renowned Barrister & Arbitrator. He photographs the city with his passion for the place and people.

Jocelyn Ho (Hong Kong, 1973)

Jocelyn has always been interested in photography – not to be behind or in front of a camera, but to see through a different pair of eyes. To her, everyone is a photographer. We may be looking in the same direction, the same object, but she believes we all see differently, and we choose which images to imprint on our minds.

Paul Bradshaw (United Kingdom, 1979)

Paul is a photographer, designer, and publisher based in Hong Kong since 2004. His photographs are either candid shots or spontaneous collaboration, which happens when his subject is suddenly confronted by the camera. The ambiguity of these fleeting moments, captured without exchanging words, encourages personal interpretation of the images.

Lean Lui (Hong Kong, 1999)

Lean Lui, a Hong Kong fine art and fashion photographer, graduated from Central Saint Martins (Philosophies & Photography MA). She has shot for the 2020 DIOR Global Campaign and VOGUE Magazine cover and was a guest of DIOR TALKS. Lean’s works were exhibited at the 2018 Beijing Three-shadow photography Award Exhibition, Hong Kong International Photo Festival, etc. 

Dion Leung (Hong Kong, 1999)

Dion Leung is a Hong Kong-based visual artist who mainly works with photography and collage. She explores topics of rebellion and conflict with the practice of realism. As a self-taught artist, Dion is constantly looking for the expression of art amongst human interaction in other disciplines. Having an interest in history and politics, she is trying to fulfill her understanding of the sophisticated world through her art practice and reminding herself that everything true is beautiful.

致力於推廣攝影藝術的Boogie Woogie Photography與香港攝影平台「顯影 PhotogStory」在黃竹坑The Loft攜手呈獻攝影聯展《我城》(My Hong Kong, Part II)，展期由2022年10月15日至11月27日。

展覽名稱《我城》源自作家西西的同名著作，作者透過不同角色的故事及他們生活日常中的瑣碎細節，共同編織起一個關於香港城市的故事。每篇章節內容均可視為一段獨立的情節，閱讀整部小說就如一部觀看「香港版」的《清明上河圖》。《My Hong Kong》攝影聯展的理念，恰好與西西小說中多重視點的敘述手法不謀而合，展覽中的每位攝影師均有屬於自己的香港故事，他們眼中的香港也不盡相同，而這正體現這座城市的多元及迷人之處。

由於《My Hong Kong》反應熱烈，展覽的第二部分內容也應運而生，共展出十二位本地及外國攝影師關於香港的攝影作品，他們分別來自香港、法國、日本、美國及英國，有的在1950年代已開始攝影，也有剛開始攝影生涯的年輕攝影師，透過眾人不同的鏡頭及影像，訴說一個個「我城」故事。

西西在小說《我城》中道出對香港的熱愛：在這個小小的城市裏，其實有很多地方可以走走……人們到這裏來，想看看這裏的漁船、來看看海港、來看看炎夏白日下的沙灘，以及夜晚滿城熱鬧的燈色。在展覽作品中，既有法國攝影師Raymond Cauchetier及香港攝影師鍾文略在1950及1960年代拍攝的漁船，也有法國攝影師Thierry Cohen鏡頭下的超現實海港，某程度上也在對應《我城》文本。

鍾文略及Raymond Cauchetier這兩位生活在不同世界的攝影師，命運卻有相似之處，他們均是自學成才，記錄下1950年代的香港街頭面貌，後來同樣成為劇照攝影師，分別為1960年代的香港電影及法國新浪潮電影留下重要見證。月前法國導演尚盧·高達逝世，Raymond Cauchetier為其《斷了氣》(1960)及《女人就是女人》(1961)等電影拍攝的劇照，再次被世人提起。

同一座城市，在不同人眼中，呈現出不同的魅力，西西在小說中如此寫道：「我喜歡這城市的天空／我喜歡這城市的海／我喜歡這城市的路」。其實，香港的吸引之處，除了城市自身的歷史與面貌，還有生活在這裏的人們。十多年來，攝影師秦偉在香港國際七人欖球賽期間，拍攝裝扮趣怪的觀眾，人人化身不同角色或身份，盡情享受嘉年華。另一邊廂，攝影師Rensis Ho在香港拍攝超模Kate Moss、日本作曲家坂本龍一及著名歌手梅艷芳等，捕捉下屬於我們時代的流行及時尚ICON。

香港作為一個中西文化的交匯點，如此背景也啟發年輕攝影師雷安喬進行「中體西用」的創作，她將感光相紙折疊為針孔相機，或砸到牆上、或拋入洗衣機內，進行無秩序感光。在相紙進行感光前，她依靠心像和經驗在全黑的封閉環境操作，最後獲得絢麗斑斕的影像。過程中她深刻感受到《道德經》中「萬物負陰而抱陽，冲氣以為和」的哲學，相紙在經歷黑暗與光明後展現出陰陽平衡所帶來的美麗，正正與道教理念不謀而合。

《我城》小說寫於1970年代，並以當時的香港為背景，作者在小說中坦言「目前的世界不好，但年輕人可以依理想來創造美麗的新世界。」這些對白放諸刻下的香港，其實也深有共鳴。《My Hong Kong》展覽以本地攝影師Jocelyn Ho一幅中環街市的一縷陽光為終結，既呼應老一輩攝影師在1950及1960年代在中環街市拍攝的照片，同時帶出對我城的一絲希望，這一縷陽光，也象徵著城市的生命力。

其實，不論現在或以前，在電影、文學還是現實中的香港，這座城市一直有其迷人之處，希望展覽《我城》能喚起你對這城的種種感受。 

My Hong Kong, 我城 (Part II)

日期：2022年10月15日至11月27日 

時間：下午2時至7時 (星期五至日)

地址：黃竹坑道56-60號怡華工業大廈8樓 The Loft

展覽導賞：10月15日(星期六) 下午2時至7時

關於 Boogie Woogie Photography

2016年創立的Boogie Woogie Photography專門代理攝影藝術品及舉辦展覽，立足香港、放眼亞洲，為藝廊、收藏家、機構和攝影師提供一個平台，致力於區內推廣攝影藝術。

關於「顯影 PhotogStory」

顯影是一個關注影像及攝影師故事的平台，除了分享展覽資訊及採訪攝影師，也會從日常生活入手，重溫經典照片背後的故事，近年開始策劃攝影展覽。 

攝影師簡介

Raymond Cauchetier (法國，1920-2021)

Raymond Cauchetier是法國新浪潮電影劇照攝影師，1951年，他隨法國空軍到胡志明市 (舊稱西貢) 服役，當時正值第一次印度支那戰爭，他拍攝空軍的行動以及戰役，為此還得到戴高樂將軍的褒獎。1954年戰爭結束後，他展開遊覽東南亞的旅程，在香港、澳門、越南、柬埔寨、老撾及日本等地拍攝當地的風土民情，在他的舊香港照片中，可見掛滿招牌的街道。

鍾文略 (香港，1925-2018)

1947年，鍾文略從廣東新會來港，在戲院當美術廣告畫學徒。1957年，他開始買下第一部相機，自學成才的他從此遊走在香港不同地區拍攝，記錄下當時的香港面貌。1963年，在李翰祥導演介紹下，鍾文略轉職到電懋影業公司，拍攝電影劇照及明星肖像，為那一代電影人留下重要的視覺回憶。1968年創辦影樓，從事攝影及沖印業務，1970年代開始減少在街頭拍攝，直至1991年退休，人生最精彩的三十多年，攝影可謂一直形影不離。

志鎌猛 (日本，1948)

志鎌猛對森林及花草樹木情有獨鍾，將對大自然的感性與敬畏，定格在黑白菲林裏，作品瀰漫著靜謐與禪意。他喜歡在森林漫遊，感受大自然的生命力，並以大片幅相機拍攝照片，再以古典的鉑鈀印相工藝將相片曬在日本手造紙上，創作過程對他而言也是一種沉澱。

Roger Ballen (美國，1950)

Roger Ballen是21世紀最具影響力和最重要的攝影藝術家之一，攝影生涯跨越四十年，他的標誌性作品是在南非拍攝的怪誕風格人像，畫面中的氛圍詭譎不安，視覺效果非常震撼。2022年，他是代表南非參加第59屆意大利威尼斯雙年展的三位藝術家之一。

秦偉 (香港，1958)

秦偉是香港大學專業進修學院「攝影深造文憑」課程統籌及講師、藝術家。早年畢業於法國Mulhouse高級藝術學院，獲法國文化部頒發國家高等造型表現碩士文憑。秦偉以當代西方的藝術造型風格表現東方傳統美學思維，描繪出個人的思考版圖，變幻不定的畫面鏡像，又如行吟的流浪詩歌，作品獨樹一格。

Thierry Cohen (法國，1963)

Thierry Cohen自1980年代成為攝影師，2010年開始其攝影計劃《Darkened Cities》，將在撒哈拉沙漠、阿塔卡瑪沙漠等地區拍攝的星空，結合紐約、倫敦、香港、上海等城市的夜景，創作成壯觀的影像。他的作品被私人和公共機構收藏，並定期在紐約、洛杉磯和巴黎展出。

Rensis Ho (香港，1964)

何耀燊，本地著名攝影師，在紐約攻讀金融，及後入讀Fashion Institute of Technology主修攝影，回港後從事攝影工作超過二十五年。何氏擅長靜物和人像攝影，曾拍攝無數中外時尚名人紅星，包括Kate Moss、Isabella Rossellini、Chloe Sevigny、Marc Jacobs、Nigo、坂本龍一、梅艷芳、郭富城、舒淇等。

Julian Cohen (英國，1967)

1998年，Julian Cohen來港三個月，愛上這座城市後，一直留下來至今。他是香港大律師公會之會員，2021年創立大律師事務所Resolution Chambers，閒暇時間，他喜歡以鏡頭記錄香港的大小事物。

Jocelyn Ho (香港，1973)

Jocelyn一直對攝影很感興趣，不是在鏡頭後面或前面，而是通過另一雙眼睛去觀看。對她來說，每個人都是攝影師，即使看向同一個方向、同一個物體，每個人均會觀察到不同的東西，從而印在我們腦海中。

Paul Bradshaw(英國，1979)

Paul在2004年來港定居，他是一名攝影師、設計師，他的照片坦誠地捕捉被攝者轉瞬即逝的瞬間，無需任何言語交流，每個人對影像都可以有獨特的詮釋。

Lean Lui (香港，1998)

雷安喬，藝術攝影師，畢業於中央聖馬丁藝術與設計學院攝影哲學藝術碩士。她活躍於藝術和時裝領域，首本攝影集 《19.29》在北京三影堂攝影獎展覽中展出，也曾參展2018年香港國際攝影節。在時裝界，雷氏成為首位為DIOR拍攝全球廣告的亞洲攝影師，也曾是「DIOR TALKS」嘉賓，作品亦見於《VOGUE》雜誌封面等。

Dion Leung (香港，1999)

狄安，香港視覺藝術工作者，作品包括攝影、影片與拼貼創作，當中以試驗「反叛」與「衝突」的題材尤其出色。狄安並非出身於藝術學院，作為一名自學成才的藝術工作者，她擅長從人與人的日常互動中，領略藝術的意義。