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HKFP Lens: Hong Kong photographers document their last moments in the city

Release time：2024-05-21 12:06:47 Source：International Impression news portal

Non-profit art organisation Lumenvisum is hosting an exhibition titled “Leaving on a Jet Plane: Final Images of Hong Kong by Photographers Who Have Emigrated Recently,” as part of its efforts to set up a visual archive of people’s final scenes in the city as they move overseas.

Winson Wong, “Untitled,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

The exhibition, co-curated by photography historian Edwin Lai and photographer Paul Yeung, is the second edition of Lumenvisum’s “Photographs of History, History of Photographs” series.

Samson Cheung, “Home,” Hong Kong 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

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Hong Kong has seen a mass exodus following the extradition bill protests in 2019 and the implementation of the sweeping national legislation in June 2020 – as well as stringent Covid-19 measures that were in place for close to three years.

Cut Chai, “Untitled,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Siu Wai-hang, “Last Frames,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Cheung Chi-wai, “Metamorphosis,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Lee Tak-chuen, “Hard-Boiled Wonderland,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Ng Sai-kit. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum. — Ng Sai-kit, Street calligraphy by the late “King of Kowloon” Tsang Tsou-choi, who left works across the city, many of which have been painted over by the government. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Lam Yik-fei, "Untitled," Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum. — Lam Yik-fei, “Untitled,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Joe Lau, "Origin," Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum. — Joe Lau, “Origin,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Enoch Cheung, "That Hill," Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum. — Enoch Cheung, “That Hill,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Ko Chung-ming, "Untitled," Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum. — Ko Chung-ming, “Untitled,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Vincent Yu, "In Hong Kong now, there are fewer people on the streets, but the light is still the same......," Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum. — Vincent Yu, “In Hong Kong now, there are fewer people on the streets, but the light is still the same……,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

Shan Kwok, "Until we meet again," Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum. — Shan Kwok, “Until we meet again,” Hong Kong. Photo: Courtesy of Lumenvisum.

“Leaving on a Jet Plane,” a collective farewell from 31 Hong Kong photographers, will be on display until June 25 at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre in Shek Kip Mei.

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