Voices of the Walls – Kowloon’s Walled City Explored – Blue Lotus Gallery, Hong Kong till December 1 2024

Posted: November 26th, 2024 | No Comments »

You’ve still time to see the photo exhibition Voices of the Walls: Kowloon’s Walled City Explored at Hong Kong’s Blue Lotus Gallery till December 1, 2024

Blue Lotus Gallery presents “Voices of the Walls,” an exhibition exploring Kowloon Walled City’s rich history through photographs by Ian Lambot, Greg Girard Keeping Lee and AI illustrations by Bianca Tse. Running until December 1, 2024, it showcases the unique community that thrived in this ungoverned urban enclave. The exhibition celebrates the community that once lived there while also highlighting the importance of preserving collective memory through photography.

Photographs serve as a vital medium for preserving heritage, particularly for places that will eventually disappear like the walled city. While few ventured there, even fewer thought to document it. However, Ian Lambot and Greg Girard did just that in the years leading up to its demolition, culminating in the iconic book City of Darkness, published by Watermark, which has sold over 20,000 copies to date. This collection not only preserves the heritage of the notorious walled city through photographs and stories but also served as a source of inspiration for future generations of artists, still influencing everything from video games and AI-generated imagery, like that of Bianca Tse showcased in this exhibition, to films such as the latest blockbuster, ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled in.’

Venue: Blue Lotus Gallery, 28 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Opening times: Tuesday-Sunday 11am–6pm, closed on public holidays
Free admission

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