MAX CHENG

A Journey With Ya Si

C-Print

305 × 381 mm

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"A Journey with Ya Si" pays tribute to the late Hong Kong poet Ya Si and his book Ya Si's Hong Kong, appreciating the unique beauty of the city from the perspective of ordinary people. Stripped of the glamorous facade of an international metropolis, it documents the realistic yet distinctive daily life of the community.

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The work displays various photographs, created by cutting out different shapes from

Yasi's publications and capturing various street scenes through these cutouts. This highlights the seemingly trivial yet invaluable aspects of everyday life, as if peering into the world through Ya Si's eyes.