Sunday Event on September 6
Opening a Treasure Box of Memories:
Kwun Tong, Telephone Booths, and Hong Kong Stories
Book Signing Event with Hang Tam
📅 Date: Sunday, September 6, 2026
🕒 Time: 3:00–5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Blue Lotus Gallery
28 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
(All are welcome to attend)
Many photographers represented by Blue Lotus Gallery have taken Hong Kong as the central subject of their work. These include Fan Ho, whose street scenes captured the city in the 1960s; Keith Macgregor, who photographed Hong Kong throughout the 1970s and 1980s; and Birdy Chu, whose photographs document Kai Tak Airport and the aircraft departing from it. Their work continues to resonate with audiences because it evokes personal memories of a city that is constantly evolving, preserving moments that might otherwise be lost to time.
Continuing this exploration of memory and Hong Kong, on the first Sunday of September, we will invite local photographer Hang Tam to the gallery to present two photobooks: It really is Kwun Tong? and Hello! Do You Remember Me?
打開記憶寶盒：官塘、電話亭與香港故事
《呢度真係官塘嚟》《喂！記唔記得我呀？》譚昌恒簽書會
Blue Lotus Gallery 旗下不少攝影師皆以香港作為創作核心，當中包括記錄六〇年代城市街景的何藩、拍攝七〇至八〇年代香港風貌的 Keith Macgregor，以及紀錄啟德機場與離港飛機的 Birdy Chu。這些作品之所以能夠打動觀眾，在於喚起大眾對於這座不斷變遷城市的個人回憶，留住那些差點被時光沖走的片段。
延續這場關於香港與記憶的探討，九月首個星期日，我們邀請本地攝影師譚昌恒來到畫廊，分享兩本攝影書：《呢度真係官塘嚟》與《喂！記唔記得我呀？》。
Treasure-hunt
Photographer Hang Tam will guide readers through his photobook, It really is Kwun Tong?, which is presented in the unique form of a silver box. Opening the box begins a treasure-hunt-like experience, with maps, letters, receipts, and a large collection of photographs that together lead readers on a visual journey through Kwun Tong.
It really Is Kwun Tong? begins with the photographer’s personal story, taking readers back to the Kowloon neighbourhood in the 1970s — formerly written as “Kwun Tong / 官塘” — and tracing the transformation of the same place across four decades. The project is also a “father-and-son collaboration” across time and space, bringing two generations together through images. It reveals how photographs, as fragments of memory, can travel across time and enter into dialogue with viewers once again.
尋寶體驗
攝影師譚昌恒將帶領讀者認識以銀色盒子為獨特載體的《呢度真係官塘嚟》。打開盒子便是一場尋寶體驗，盒內收有地圖、書信、單據與大量相片，引領讀者展開一場觀塘影像之旅。
《呢度真係官塘嚟》由攝影師的個人故事展開，帶讀者重返七〇年代的九龍社區觀塘，舊稱「官塘」，記錄同一地點跨越四十年的變遷。這項計劃亦是一場跨越時空的「父子合作」，透過影像讓兩代人重逢，體現相片作為記憶碎片，能夠穿越時空，再次與觀者展開對話。
A Paper Telephone Booth
Hang Tam’s latest work, Hello! Do You Remember Me? was shortlisted for the Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award at Les Rencontres d’Arles in France. Inspired by Hong Kong’s collective memories of public telephone booths and old Yellow Pages directories, the work is a photobook conceived as an object of urban archaeology.
In the book, Hang interweaves images of public telephone booths, old telephone directories, and telecommunication objects from bygone eras with familiar lines from popular films, evoking the romance of an earlier age of communication. Once, people would step into public telephone booths to have private conversations, temporarily separated from the world around them. In an age when communication is more immediate and accessible than ever, what remains of that desire for connection? Hello! Do You Remember Me? becomes an old telephone booth on paper — a piece of paper architecture that can be opened, entered, and read.
紙上電話亭
譚昌恒的新作《喂！記唔記得我呀？》入圍法國亞爾勒攝影節 Luma Rencontres 樣本書獎。作品取材自香港人關於公共電話亭與舊《黃頁》電話簿的集體回憶，是一本以城市考古物件為概念打造的攝影書。
書中交織公共電話亭、舊電話簿與各式過往的通訊物件，搭配大眾熟知的經典電影台詞，喚起舊通訊年代的獨有浪漫。從前人會走進公共電話亭，隔絕外界，進行私人對話。在通訊即時又無處不在的今日，這份渴望連結的情感還剩下什麼？《喂！記唔記得我呀？》就化身一座紙上舊電話亭 —— 一處可以翻閱、走進、閱讀的紙上建築。
The Handmade Photobooks
Together, It really is Kwun Tong? and Hello! Do You Remember Me? explore the idea that a photobook is not merely a vessel for images, but can also exist as an independent art object in its own right. Both works move beyond the documentary function of archival photographs and old telephone directories, transforming these materials into creative forms. They reflect on the layered memories of individuals, communities, families, and places, while also exploring the relationship between photographic images and book form, and the creative possibilities of incorporating elements of popular culture.
At the event, Hang Tam will share his creative process and sign books for readers. A limited number of handmade editions will also be available for purchase on site.
Whether you are interested in Hong Kong’s collective memory, photography, or book design, this is a rare opportunity to encounter these two photobooks with the photographer himself. We look forward to seeing you.
手工攝影書
《呢度真係官塘嚟》與《喂！記唔記得我呀？》兩本作品共同提出：攝影書不只是承載影像的媒介，本身亦可成為獨立的藝術物件。兩部作品跳脫檔案照片與舊電話簿的紀錄屬性，將這些素材轉化為創作形式，反思個人、社群、家族與地方層層疊疊的記憶；同時探討攝影影像與書籍載體之間的關係，以及融入流行文化元素帶來的創作可能性。
活動當日，譚昌恒會分享創作歷程，並為讀者簽書，現場亦會發售少量手工限量版本。
不論你對香港集體記憶、攝影或是書籍設計抱有興趣，這都是難得可以親身與攝影師交流、接觸這兩本攝影書的機會。期待與你相見。
About Hang Tam
Hang Tam is a Hong Kong photographer and maker of handmade photobooks whose practice centres on urban transformation, collective memory, and overlooked everyday spaces.
By combining photography with archival materials, objects, and experimental book structures, Tam explores the photobook as a tactile form through which memories can be preserved, revisited, and experienced in new ways.
📌 We warmly invite you to join us on Sunday, September 6, 2026, from 3:00–5:00 PM at Blue Lotus Gallery and meet Hang Tam in person.
Before memory fades, let us turn the pages together.
關於譚昌恒
譚昌恒是香港攝影師、手工攝影書創作者，創作聚焦城市變遷、集體記憶與被忽略的日常空間。
他將攝影結合檔案資料、實物與實驗性書籍結構，探索攝影書作為觸感媒介，讓記憶得以被保存、重溫，並以全新方式被感受。
📌 誠摯邀請你於 2026 年 9 月 6 日星期日下午 3‑5 時，親臨藍蓮畫廊，與譚昌恒見面。
趁記憶尚未消逝，讓我們一同翻開書頁。
Handmade Photo-books
Photographs by Hang Tam
Published by Hang Tam
Box of photographs
H17.3 × 213.3 × 2.8 cm, 0.3 kg
A 40-Year Dialogue Between Father and Son
This is Hang Tam’s tenth photobook and a deeply personal handmade publication.
The project began when Tam discovered photographs taken by his late father in Kwun Tong (formerly “Kwun Tong / 官塘”) during the 1970s. By coincidence, forty years later in the 2010s, Tam himself had documented the same district just before large-scale redevelopment reshaped the area.
The number “40” marks both the time gap between the two bodies of work and a symbolic turning point in the artist’s own life. The book becomes a cross-generational collaboration—a conversation across time between father and son.
A Box of Living History
More than a printed volume, the work is conceived as a tactile archive:
Box size approximately 96mm x 70mm x 45mm
65 photographic prints
Reproductions of 1970s Kwun Tong rental receipts
A vintage map
A piece of fabric
Letters in Chinese and English
Each edition rearranges images and poetic captions differently, reinforcing the openness of memory and interpretation.
The title—It really is Kwun Tong ?—expresses both disbelief and longing. Faced with the district’s transformation after 2022, the question resonates as a shared reflection between two generations confronting irreversible urban change.
About Tang Tam
Hang Tam is a Hong Kong photographer and maker of handmade photobooks. His practice centers on urban transformation, collective memory, and overlooked everyday spaces.
By combining photography with archival materials, objects, and experimental book structures, Tam transforms the photobook into a tactile vessel of time—where memory can be physically handled, reordered, and rediscovered.
《呢度真係官塘嚟》是譚昌恒的第十本個人攝影集，也是一本以手工形式製作的攝影書。
故事始於一次偶然的發現——他在家中找到已故父親於1970年代在觀塘（舊稱「官塘」）拍攝的照片。巧合的是，四十年後的2010年代，他自己亦手持相機，記錄觀塘在市區重建前的最後身影。
「四十年」既是兩代影像之間的時間跨度，也是譚昌恒步入人生重要轉折的年紀。這本書因此成為一場跨越時空的「父子合作計劃」——在影像之中重逢。
一個可以觸摸的歷史盒子
這不僅是一本書，而是一件裝載記憶的物件。
盒裝尺寸約 96mm x 70mm x 45mm
內含 65 張攝影照片
附有 1970年代官塘租單收據復刻本
舊地圖、一塊布料
中英文書信
每一版本的影像與詩意圖說皆會被重新編排，打散重組，使閱讀成為一次開放性的探索。
書名一句「呢度真係官塘嚟」，既是驚嘆，也是追問。面對2022年後面目全非的觀塘，這句話承載著兩代人對城市巨變的無奈與情感投射。
關於譚昌恒（Hang Tam）
譚昌恒為香港攝影師與手工攝影書創作者，長期以香港城市空間、集體記憶與庶民文化為創作主題。
他的作品關注城市轉型中的人情痕跡與日常細節，擅長以影像結合物件、文字與裝幀設計，使攝影書成為一種可觸摸、可重組、可收藏的藝術形式。
在他的創作裡，攝影不僅是觀看，更是一種保存時間與情感的方法。
Handmade Photo-books
Photographs by Hang Tam
Published by Hang Tam
172 pages, color photos
H26.5 × 20 × 2.5 cm, 0.5 kg
Limited Edition of 133
A Paper Architecture of the Telephone Booth
Hang Tam’s eleventh handmade photobook transforms Hong Kong’s collective memory of public telephone booths and the iconic Yellow Pages directory into a sculptural publication.
The book was shortlisted for the Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles (Les Rencontres d’Arles, France).
One of the book’s most intimate gestures is Tam’s pencil rubbings of old Hong Kong coins printed within the pages—an evocation of the tactile ritual of inserting coins to make a phone call.
The artist poses a quiet yet piercing question:
“If you had one coin in your hand, would you call me?”
Photographs of phone booths, directories, and mobile devices are interwoven with Cantonese monologues—echoing the murmurs of someone speaking into a receiver. In an age of instant messaging, the work reflects on a paradox: as communication becomes faster, listening becomes rarer.
The disappearing telephone booth is reimagined here as a book—an architectural space that can be opened, held, and revisited.
About Tang Tam
Hang Tam is a Hong Kong photographer and maker of handmade photobooks. His practice centers on urban transformation, collective memory, and overlooked everyday spaces.
By combining photography with archival materials, objects, and experimental book structures, Tam transforms the photobook into a tactile vessel of time—where memory can be physically handled, reordered, and rediscovered.
一本關於電話亭的紙上建築
譚昌恒第十一冊手工攝影書，以香港集體記憶中的「公共電話亭」與「黃色電話簿」為靈感，打造出一本宛如城市考古物件的攝影作品。
本書曾入圍法國亞爾勒攝影節 Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles 樣本書獎決賽。
書中最細膩的細節，是譚昌恒親手以鉛筆拓印香港舊硬幣的花紋。那枚硬幣，象徵曾經在街頭排隊投幣打電話的年代。
創作者提出一個溫柔而殘酷的提問：
「如果手上有一枚硬幣，你會打電話的那個人，是我嗎？」
內頁穿插公共電話亭、黃色電話簿與手提電話影像，大量廣東話文字猶如對著話筒的獨白。在即時通訊極度發達的年代，人與人卻似乎愈發疏離——只求表達，不願聆聽。
這本書把正在消失的電話亭，轉化為一座可以翻閱的紙上建築。
關於譚昌恒（Hang Tam）
譚昌恒為香港攝影師與手工攝影書創作者，長期以香港城市空間、集體記憶與庶民文化為創作主題。
他的作品關注城市轉型中的人情痕跡與日常細節，擅長以影像結合物件、文字與裝幀設計，使攝影書成為一種可觸摸、可重組、可收藏的藝術形式。
在他的創作裡，攝影不僅是觀看，更是一種保存時間與情感的方法。