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PHOTO BOOK 攝影書

23:59 ESCAPE (2021)

記錄城市的晝夜節律,街道與建築的關係在夜晚反轉,窗口溢出的燈光成爲主角,建築幕墻之間反射的霓虹燈,雨夜濕漉漉的地面倒映著模糊的街景。在夜晚漫步沒有了喧鬧的人群和車流,打開感官尋找光源,發現城市的另一面。 

A night stroll that opens up the sensation, seeking for lights and reflections when the building and void reversed.

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Bamboo City 竹城 (2021-2025)

Exhibited in 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, a collateral event.
Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive

香港是爲數不多仍然使用竹棚架的城市,這短暫存在且流動的城市景觀是香港的視覺印象的一部分。建築外墻被全部包裹,以色塊和幾何在密集的視覺界面上造成空格停頓。同時攝影作爲觀察記錄竹棚架結構的方式,揭示其適應香港都市空間的靈活性。

 

As one of the last places that still use bamboo scaffolding, this unique and transient cityscape forms part of Hong Kong’s visual culture. When covered with fabrics, the dense building blocks creates visual blankness with color and geometry. The visual documentation also reveals the scaffolding structure and demonstrates its compatibility with the city through its versatile form and flexible construction.

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Sunny Side Back 曬背 (2026)

2026 First Edition of 30. 32 pages, 23 Images. 29.7cm x 21cm.

​香港常年濕熱,在短暫而濕冷的冬季,中環一棟寫字樓下的空地被上班族占據。在這難得的公共空間,上班族在午休時段站著曬背,試圖排出體内的寒氣。

 

Sunny side back(2026) is a photo zine took place during 2025 winter. During office lunch break in Central, Hong Kong, office workers turned the public space underneath into sun bathing plaza when the day is sunny and cold. As the sun reaches the highest point of the day, the temporal direct sunlight makes its way between high-rises, passing heat and light to this precious open space. Most of the time Hong Kong is hot and humid. During the short yet cold winter, the open space under an office building in central becomes a sun-bathing plaza for office workers during lunch break. It is believed to expel the coldness in the body.

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Wednesday Blue 星期三藍 (2026)

2026 First Edition of 365+1AP.  6x4.5x2.5cm, 42x29.7cm when unfolded. Ring format, double sided, digital print.

這是一個隨手觀察的項目。每周三政府大樓下面會運送桶裝飲用水。藍色的塑料箱在一小片空地上堆積成一堵墻,短暫地出現又消失不見。每周三的節律風景提醒時間的流逝。

A continuous observation of a piece of empty space in front of Admiralty Government Office. Every Wednesday morning this place is packed with blue crates for bottled water delivery and empty bottle retrieve. This visually-intense landscape demarcates the passage of time at the middle of weekdays. The repetitive and scheduled event addresses the nature of office work life. It also provides an alternative way of understanding time passage: it is not sensed in linear nor uniform way but rather connected by countless events. Time is contained in boxes, stacked behind us.

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Kwai Shing West Estate in Hong Kong
Kwai Shing West Estate in Hong Kong

Public Housing in Hong Kong

Discover the history of Hong Kong living

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City

Document the built environment
Trace the past and future.

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