由香港攝影平台「顯影 PhotogStory」策劃，著名攝影師秦偉個展《異域狂歡——香港的南看台》將於油麻地Kubrick書店舉行，展期由2023年7月3日至8月30日。
大法官、紅衣主教、蝙蝠俠、汪洋大盗、宮廷中的貴族、衣冠不整的警察、迪士尼白雪公主、蹩腳的芭蕾舞者等，一一將於油麻地Kubrick書店粉墨登場。
香港攝影師秦偉的《異域狂歡——香港的南看台》內容既優雅又荒誕。自1995年起的二十多個年頭裡，他以嚴謹的影像觸覺，不懈地記錄每年一度的香港國際七人欖球賽上的小段落，他的鏡頭聚焦於狂歡活動背後的積極意義，並提取其內在的隱喻及意涵。
攝影師巧妙地借用水泥牆的冰冷背景，以中灰階色調，緩緩地推動圖片的內在張力。讓人逗笑的人物角色，漫畫化的視覺元素，恍若來自某個不可確定的時空。
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.
展覽同時在 Kubrick書店推售 《異域狂歡 ——香港的南看台》攝影集。攝影集內載有百餘幅的肖像圖片及三篇文章，為讀者帶來多維度思考； 探索內容包括欖球賽的源起所啟發的逆向性思維、粉絲狂歡現象，以及前蘇聯文學理論家巴赫金所提出的「狂歡文化」背後意義的聯想、攝影與劇場的關係、攝影語言和思考等議題。
《異域狂歡 — 香港的南看台》既是一本輕鬆幽默的攝影集，亦是一本載有另類思考的影像文本。
《異域狂歡 — 香港的南看台》
日期：2023年7月3日至8月30日
時間：11:30am – 10:00pm (每日)
地址：油麻地眾坊街3號駿發花園H2地舖Kubrick
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
出生及成長於香港。現任教於香港大學專業進修學院當代攝影深造文憑課程。早年畢業於法國米盧斯高等藝術學院，以當代西方的藝術造型表現和東方美學思維的結合，完成其修業研究。
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。
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。
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.
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.
