Hong Kong Photography Series 3: Beyond the Portrait
Thematic Galleries (1) & (2),
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
14 July 2012 - 26 November 2012
Offering an attractive and charming range of styles and frames of reference, portrait photography allows the photographer to observe the subject with their camera while at the same time instigating a process of analysis, discovery and reflection. What portrait photography reveals goes beyond the boundaries of pure art to reflect certain values of humanity and society, and its meaning within contemporary society has recently become the subject of a more far-reaching discussion.
Following on from The Verve of Light and Shadow and City Flâneur, the museum is now hosting Beyond the Portrait as the third exhibition in its Hong Kong Photography Series. Put together by three prominent photographers and educators in the field, Wong Wo-Bik, Yvonne Lo and Lukas Tam, as guest curators, the exhibition is divided into four categories – 'Portraits of the Society', 'Artistic Portraits', 'Family Portraits' and 'Self Portraits' – including the early studio photos and contemporary works by 18 well-established and up-and-coming artists to illustrate the development of portrait photography in Hong Kong over the last century or so. Incorporating a wide variety of perspectives and an in-depth examination of the topic, the exhibition sets out to stimulate a dialogue with viewers on portrait photography and provoke their thoughts on this often underappreciated art form.
Exhibit Highlights
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The Time Tunnel
Chan Chik
Black and white inkjet print
1950-59
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Kowloon
Richard Yee
Black and white print on fibre paper
1951
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Hong Kong Upper Circles of Society Banquet Series
Vincent Yu Wai-kin
Black and white inkjet print
1994
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Vietnamese Boat People Series Tai A Chau
Leon Suen Shu-kwan
Black and white inkjet print
Early 1980s
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Tin Hau Birthday
Alfred Ko Chi-keung
Black and white inkjet print
1996
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Vietnamese Boat People Series
Bobby Yip Ying-kit
Black and white inkjet print
1985-89
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Self-portrait
Lo So-man
Colour print on fibre paper
1980
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Pictures of My Friends, Artists and Others Series Ann Hui
Holly Lee
Black and white inkjet print 1981-86
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Josef Fung Guitarist/ Composer Hong Kong
Almond Chu Tak-wah
Inkjet print
1996
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Moon Perspective II Series
Wong Suk-ki
Colour inkjet print
2008
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Chinese in Cuba Series — Hundred Family Surnames Caridad Amaran
Lau Pok-chi
Colour inkjet print
2009
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Double Blood Series Diana and Maria
Ting Chan
Colour inkjet print
2006
Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Family Portraits Series Mother
Holly Lee
Regenerated photographs
1991
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Double Gaze Series
Lau Chi-chung
Colour inkjet print
2012
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A Man Falling into a Well
Dick Lai Chun-ling
Video (4 mins 45 secs)
2010
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Reading L’Etranger (The Outsider)
Jimmy Chan Yu-wo
Photography installation
2011
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Eyes on Me Series Eyes on Me I
Stella Tsoi Sum-yi
Gelatin Silver Print
2009
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22 Morning Streets Series
Hung Chuk-kwan, Liu Ngan-ling (Siu Ding)
Colour inkjet print
2008
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Other Past Exhibitions