經過精挑細選，攝影集收錄了這個大城小巷裡各式各樣的生活片段，例如給小職員忙裏偷閒的後門，等待着主人回來小休的空椅，珍藏着各式各樣雜物的空隙。 To many people, back alleys are dark and dirty places that draw neither fascination nor inspiration. But not to the internationally renowned German Photographer Michael Wolf, who has been fascinated and inspired by the happenings in Hong Kong’s back alleys. His new book Informal Solutions: Observations and Around Hong Kong’s Back Alleys (2016) is a documentation of his discoveries through his past 13 years of exploration.
Born in Germany and worked as a former photojournalist in Europe and the US, Michael Wolf has since turned his attention to capturing the overlooked qualities of big cities. In particular, his fascination with the city of Hong Kong–where he is based since 1994 – has produced many photographic artworks that are collected by internationally renowned museums and galleries, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, San Jose Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago.
In his new book, Michael Wolf presents the many manifestations of culture and life in Hong Kong’s back alley, where spaces are utilized in the most imaginative and unexpected ways. Through his discerning eyes, objects captured in photographs appear to transcend from their humble utilitarian origin to magnificent works of urban installation art.
作者
中／英文 作者簡介： 吳爾夫 Michael Wolf (1954 – 2019)
德國著名攝影師，自從一九九五年來到香港以後，便已經愛上把香港作為他的攝影題材。 過去二十年來，他喜歡拍攝本地的城市景觀，Architecture of Density 系列便是他的代表作，他拍攝出香港多層住宅大廈的立面寫真，此外他也愛描繪城市的內涵特色， 用鏡頭說故事，以他穿透的觀察力，將生活點滴記錄。 吳爾夫曾推出超過20本攝影集，也經常在世界各地舉行攝影展，其攝影風格深受世界各地的支持者愛戴。 Michael Wolf (吳爾夫) (1954 – 2019) was born in Germany and grew up in the United States, Europe and Canada. He studied at UC Berkeley and at the Folkwang School in Essen, Germany. He has been based in Hong Kong since 1995, where he has published numbers of photography books on the socio-cultural character of the urban environment.
目錄
大城小巷 都是浮世繪 Everyday Monuments – Marc Feustel 大觀園 Prologue 非常道 巷裡巷外 Hong Kong’s Back Alleys: The Ugly, the Bad and the Good Lynne D. DiStefano and Lee Ho Yin 尋寶圖 Encyclopedia 星羅棋佈 Assemblages 浮生半日 Black Alley Breaks 尋常陌巷 Back Alley Overviews 巷巷便利 Back Alley Shops 織織復織 Back of Carts 整裝待發 Carts 時刻記掛 Clocks 內裡乾坤 Covered Objects 點點滴滴 Drips 路路亨通 Exhausts 天涯芳草 Flora 洗手不幹 Gloves 記記掛掛 Hangers 心無罣礙 Hanging Bags 席席無名 Informal Seating 巷陌羅綺 Laundry 得失等閒 Lost Laundry 一拖再拖 Mops 百川匯流 Pipes 萬綠叢中 Storage 編出彩虹 Strings 有備無患 Umbrellas
