An exhibition of both artists’ showed at the Blue Lotus Gallery, 1606 Chai Wan Industrial City, Phase 1, 60 Wing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong; bluelotus-gallery.com; tugocheng.com; romainjl.com
Breathtaking photographs of Hong Kong from above
This is Hong Kong as you’ve never seen it before. Photographers Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze and Tugo Cheng give us their unique perspective
City Patterns #1: Freedom
Tugo Cheng
While many Hongkongers would prefer to pay and swim in the public swimming pools, others may just find more freedom swimming in the iconic Victoria Harbour free-of-charge. The image reveals the patterns of the cityscape of Hong Kong and, at the same time, the patterns of different lifestyles.
City Patterns #4: Six Feet Under
Tugo Cheng
The planning of cemeteries in Hong Kong carries many similarities to a Garden City with roads and green belts set in the signature high-density of the city. From God’s-eye perspective, the dwellings of the living and departed may not look too different.
City Patterns #11: Heatwave
Tugo Cheng
City Patterns #14: Oil
Tugo Cheng
In the northwest region of Hong Kong, the oil storage tanks at power stations are painted with huge Chinese characters – ‘oil’ – which are discernible from miles away.
Vertical Horizon #99, Hong Kong, 2015
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze
The blocks on the bottom, right and top are all part of the same building, an 18-storey private residential block from the 1960s that has become an iconic spot on Hong Kong island. On the left is a more modern and tall building reaching almost into the low clouds passing above.
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