Nathan Road by Fiona Lau
Nathan Road
Kenneth Lo 2005
215mm x 303mm
44 pages series of photographs
champion prize of Epson Color Imaging Contest and in Photograph Category (the Hong Kong judge panel)
How to represent Hong Kong?
Nathan Road is the main road in Kowloon
Link from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok district
Line with landmark buildings such as Peninsula Hotel, Chungking Mansions, Kowloon Park, Islamic Centre, Tung Ying Building etc >>important landmark
Consist of shops, restaurants, advertising billboards, transportation exchanges points etc
>>materialization
With continuous flow of traffic and people
>>good transportation of Hong Kong
Intercultural city
>Chung King Mansions >>around 120 different nations
Tradition
>Hong Kongers like to enlarge the good lucky number e.g 8 represents prosperous
My opinion
The combination of photos
>>reflect the experience of city ‘s transformation
>>witness the developing process of Hong Kong
>>A stop start
>>Nathan Road is a busy street >>experience the crowd
>>Nathan Road is a good representation of Hong Kong
>>Reflect Hong Kong is full of aspiration
>>Many shops and advertisements >>Dreams of Hong Kongers >>Energetic daily life >>Consist of past memories of Hong Kongers
Bibliography
http://www.epson.com.hk/files/minisite/pc2005_en/gallery/cia/2005/07.htm
http://www.mccmcreations.com/books/design%20arts%20&%20vc/nathan%20road/main.htm
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