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Architecture of Density
This book has been published before as part of the two-book set "Hong Kong Inside Outside", which is completely sold out. Now "Architecture of Density“ comes in a new edition as a stand alone book.
Focused on the specific visual elements Michael Wolf has depicted high density living in one of the world’s most crowded cities like nobody has before. For ›Architecture of Density‹, Wolf fashioned a distinctive style of photography. He removes any sky or horizon line from the frame and flattens the space until it becomes a relentless abstraction of urban expansion, with no escape for the viewer’s eye. Wolf photographs crumbling buildings in need of repair, brand new buildings under construction covered in bamboo scaffolding, as well as fully occupied residential complexes. Wolf’s disorienting vantage point gives the viewer the feeling that the buildings extend indefinitely, which perhaps is the spatial experience of Hong Kong’s inhabitants.
Alert observers can also spot many traces of life on the facades, caused by inhabitants and users.
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Focused on the specific visual elements Michael Wolf has depicted high density living in one of the world’s most crowded cities like nobody has before. For ›Architecture of Density‹, Wolf fashioned a distinctive style of photography. He removes any sky or horizon line from the frame and flattens the space until it becomes a relentless abstraction of urban expansion, with no escape for the viewer’s eye. Wolf photographs crumbling buildings in need of repair, brand new buildings under construction covered in bamboo scaffolding, as well as fully occupied residential complexes. Wolf’s disorienting vantage point gives the viewer the feeling that the buildings extend indefinitely, which perhaps is the spatial experience of Hong Kong’s inhabitants.
Alert observers can also spot many traces of life on the facades, caused by inhabitants and users.
Description credit: http://peperoni-books.de/tokyo_compre...
- GenresPhotography
128 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2012
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About the author
Michael Wolf
29 books1 followerLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Michael Wolf has lived in Hong Kong for eight years and works as a photographer for Stern. He collects posters and photographs from the period of the Cultural Revolution till today.
Michael Wolf has lived in Hong Kong for eight years and works as a photographer for Stern. He collects posters and photographs from the period of the Cultural Revolution till today.
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April 15, 2024
exceptionally powerful images, especially when paired with the beautiful eulogy of Wolf by Marc Feustel that concludes the book. fascinated by how few humans are visible throughout despite their overwhelming presence signaled by decorations and laundry
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