A Thinking Street Photography Site
I was in London for a few days for a conference and of course, I brought my cameras along.
This was taken along Exhibition Road.
Here’re some shots in the museums along the road.
At Natural History Museum:
Roar.
Funny juxtaposition.
The above was at the Science Museum.
There’s a line of tension marked by the positions of the people.
At the Victoria and Albert Museum.
I think it looks better in monochome.
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Camera: Canon 600D
Lens: Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM
This is getting obsessive, I know. But I can’t help but think it’s important to document these sites.
They aren’t going to be here forever.
I think these are supposed to resemble corpses, indicating that the protesters would be waiting here till they die.
An installation of a protester.
(Very) rough translation: Respect Hong Kong’s right to decide.
The umbrellas.
The hope of a generation.
A closer look.
Another installation. There were many of these on the road.
Learning from history and literature – is it possible to argue against the above banner?
Umbrella revolution – a work in progress.
Hmm…
The writing on the wall.
A minion!
A balloon with inverted umbrellas.
Message behind bars.
There are so many banners.
The people continue to speak.
Still waiting.
Building a community.
If I’m not wrong, that’s the traditional practice of using a slipper to slap a picture of your enemy.
That’s a pretty strong statement.
That’s what it’s about.
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Camera: Contax TVS II
Film: Fuji Venus 800
We went to the Power Station of Art, and I happily brought my 600D with my nifty-fifty lens along do a a bit of indoors street photography.
He’s either an artist or a priest…
A photograph of a person taking a photograph… that’s the master trope of this post.
I am looking at people who are looking at art.
Perhaps a case can be made that I am also making art of my own, out of art itself.
This is art quoting art.
Fabric mirroring fabric…
Museum goers are also performing a kind of art…
Someone doesn’t like Dickens… or perhaps this is a comment on China…
Don’t ask me what it means…
See for yourself.
And have a dialogue.
Hmm…
Hmm…
Hmm…
The gift shop is tastefully done.
The helicopter view of the gift shop.
The real is a shadow … the pose is clear.
Participatory art… we like to see ourselves in art.
Is art real?
Always read what it says…
An owl of Minerva…
So many texts and subtexts…
The elephant in the room…
Even the pipes look arty!
Is this art?
Can this be art?
Better consult the catalogues…
Is it in the book?
We need to do some close reading.
There’s a decorum here, for the sake of the decor…
We need to find out more…
Look some more…
Pay close attention.
Look up…
Look down at the screen.
The answer is in the smartphone.
Thanks for dropping by, and don’t forget to check out my Saatchi Art page!
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