Hong Kong
Front Door/Back Door
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Author
Contributions
- Douglas Young (Photographer) - Contributor
Publication
2005-11-01 - Thames & Hudson
Language
English
Word Count
30,000 words, Guess
Page Count
120 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7654864M
- ISBN-139780500543047
- ISBN-100500543046
- OCLC Control Number60794221
- OCLC Control Number1032653164
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005923459
- Goodreads819931
- LibraryThing818586
Classifications
- LCCDS796.H743 W65 2005
Description
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.
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