Architecture of Density Hong Kong

Michael Wolf

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CONDITION & NOTES
New

TYPE PUBLICATION YEAR
Hardcover

2022

EDITION LANGUAGE
First

English, German

PUBLISHER DIMENSIONS
Buchkunst Berlin 31 x 24.5 x 1.5 cm
CONDITION
New

TYPE
Hardcover

PUBLICATION YEAR
2022

EDITION
First

LANGUAGE
English, German

PUBLISHER
Buchkunst Berlin

DIMENSIONS
31 x 24.5 x 1.5 cm

ABOUT

Since its first publication in 2012, the photo book “Architecture of Density” has become an icon in the history of the medium. This series of photos has won many awards, becoming symbolic of the megacity of Hong Kong - the photographer’s adopted home from 2002 to 2019. The new edition also contains 9 additional unpublished images from the archive of this unique photo series. Marc Feustel, whom Michael Wolf called his “ghostwriter,” has contributed an essay for this edition.

Focusing on Hong Kong’s specific visual elements, Michael Wolf has depicted life in the architectural and social densification of one of the world’s most crowded cities, and developed a distinctive photographic style for “Architecture of Density.” He removes any traces of skyline or horizon from the images, achieving a flattening of space until it becomes a relentless abstraction of urban development from which the viewer’s eye can no longer escape from. With these jarring visual effects, Michael Wolf conveys a feeling of the buildings expanding into infinity, reflecting the possible spatial experience of Hong Kong residents.