Hong Kong : front door/ back door / Michael Wolf ; texts by Kenneth Baker and Douglas Young.

Main entry:

Wolf, Michael, 1954-2019.

Title & Author:

Hong Kong : front door/ back door / Michael Wolf ; texts by Kenneth Baker and Douglas Young.

Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2005.

Description:

119 p., [104] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 38 cm.

Notes:
Introduction / Kenneth Baker -- Plates -- City of contrasts / Douglas Young.

Summary:

This visual journey takes us through the narrow streets and broad cityscapes of one of the most heavily populated corners of the globe. Yet it is also an insight into a peculiarly unpopulated place, inhabited only by the traces of city dwellers. The dense architecture and dark black alleys of Hong Kong are home to strangely animated objects that at first glance appear to be the random detritus of the manmade world. But under the close scrutiny of Michael Wolf's photographic eye, these articles become fascinating installation pieces, while the abstract patterns on high-rise blocks reveal the beauty and order that underlie the city's apparent chaos. Wolf's photographs reflect a deft combination of Western aesthetic formalism and Eastern wabi-sabi. The accompanying texts explore the choices people make of lifestyle, forms, functions, identity and design, as well as the notion of Hong Kong as a brand.

ISBN:

0500543046 (hbk.)
9780500543047

Subject:

Architectural photography China Hong Kong.
Photographie d'architecture Chine Hongkong.
Hong Kong (China) Pictorial works.
China Hong Kong
Hong Kong (China) Social life and customs Pictorial works.

Form/genre:

Pictorial works

Added entries:

Baker, Kenneth.
Young, Douglas Chi Chiu.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 244225
Call No.: BIB 173915
Status: Available

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