TAKEHIKO NAKAFUJI - HONG KONG 2019
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TAKEHIKO NAKAFUJI
HONG KONG 2019
Published by Zen Foto Gallery, 2020
Book Size 20 × 20 cm
Pages 132 pages, 104 images
Hardcover
Language English, Japanese
Limited Edition 700
ISBN978-4-910244-02-0
In 2019, Japanese photographer Takehiko Nakafuji took part in an exhibition called “Phantom Plane” at the Tai Kwun Contemporary museum in Hong Kong. It was exactly 25 years after his first visit to Hong Kong in 1994, just before his handover from the United Kingdom to China. Intending to capture Hong Kong with his camera and tracing his old memories during his stay, Nakafuji instead found Hong Kong's streets pulsing with the protests for democracy.
His moody black and white photographs capture the city in turmoil. Streetsnaps and impromptu portrait photos change into images of the protesting masses as the pages turn, and business-as-usual shots of Hong Kong's skyline make place for police in riot gear and streets littered with debris from the protests. Though surprisingly quiet, the book presents a shocked photographic view on Hong Kong's loss of itself.
“The year 2019 may be the last year that Hong Kong is truly like Hong Kong, and its history may well end up as a paragraph in world history. Of course, it's not over yet and we shouldn't give up hope…” ― from Takehiko Nakafuji's afterword
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In 2019, Japanese photographer Takehiko Nakafuji participated in an exhibition titled “Phantom Plane” at the Tai Kwun Contemporary museum in Hong Kong. It was exactly 25 years after his first visit to Hong Kong in 1994, just before its handover from the United Kingdom to China. Intending to capture Hong Kong with his camera and retrace his old memories during his stay, Nakafuji instead found the streets of Hong Kong bustling with democracy protests.
His dark black-and-white photographs capture the city in turmoil. Street shots and impromptu portraits morph into images of the protesting masses as the pages turn, and familiar shots of the Hong Kong skyline give way to police in riot gear and streets strewn with protest debris. While surprisingly calm, the book presents a photographically shocking view of Hong Kong’s loss.
“The year 2019 may be the last year that Hong Kong truly looks like Hong Kong, and its story may well end up as a paragraph in world history. Of course, it is not over yet, and we must not lose hope…” ― from Takehiko Nakafuji’s afterword