Thirty-six Views of Lion Rock
獅子山三十六景
a book launch and solo exhibition
by Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze
Romain Jacquet-Lagréze, Peculiar Proximity, Hong Kong 2021, Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery
Exhibition Dates: 9 September - 9 October 2022
展覽日期：2022年9月9日－10月9日
預覽日期：星期四 9月8日，下午4－8時
Venue: Blue Lotus Gallery, 28 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Opening hours: Tue–Sun, 11am–6pm, closed on public holidays
地點：Blue Lotus Gallery, 香港上環磅巷28號地下
開放時間：星期二至日, 上午11時－下午6時 (公眾假期休息）
Related Event:
Live Artist Talk with Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze
Sunday 18 September 2022, 2pm: Meet at the gallery. RSVP at kozaf@bluelotus-gallery.com
相關活動：
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze 藝術家分享會
9月18日 (星期日) 下午2時，敬請聯繫 kozaf@bluelotus-gallery.com 留座
+++ This exhibition is free for entry
+++ 展覽免費進場
Romain Jacquet-Lagréze, Junk and Lion, Hong Kong 2020, Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery
“Thirty-six Views of Lion Rock” by Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze is the first photo-book published by Blue Lotus Editions, the newly established publication arm of Blue Lotus Gallery. The book will be the first in a series of visual stories on Hong Kong as curated by Sarah Greene. Along with an exhibition under the same title, the book will be launched together in September at Blue Lotus Gallery.
Lion Rock is not just any mountain, it’s Hong Kong’s most famous peak laden with symbolism and meanings that are evolving over time. Inspired by Hokusai’s important woodblock series “36 Views on Mount Fuji” which was created in 1830, Romain set out to capture Hong Kong’s famous peak in a similar yet contemporary fashion, in order to express the many faces of this legendary mountain top.
The Lion Rock is featured in each of the photos, some in a far distance obscured by high rise buildings, traffic or bustling markets. In other images, it is more prominent, far removed from the urban jungle, oozing peace and tranquility. Some photos are shot at the break of the day, others during the blue moment at dusk. In short, “Thirty-six Views of Lion Rock” reads like a letter to the mountain that Hongkongers know and love so well.
由 Blue Lotus Gallery 新成立的出版社 － Blue Lotus Editions 首度出版：Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze 全新系列《獅子山三十六景》攝影集，將會成為本畫廊創辦人 Sarah Greene 策劃的一系列「香港視覺故事」中的第一部曲。新書發布會暨同名攝影展覽將於九月在 Blue Lotus Gallery 舉行。
作為香港著名的山峰及地標，獅子山不僅僅是一座山，她其象徵主義及含意，隨著時代變遷而不斷演變。Romain 因受日本著名浮世繪畫家－葛飾北齋的木版畫系列《冨嶽三十六景》所啟發， 決定以類近但現代化的方式，去捕捉這座香港名山的三十六景，以影像娓娓道來這份傳奇的故事。
每幅作品都能夠尋找到獅子山的蹤影，有時候她靜伏於遠處，被高樓大廈或是車水馬龍的鬧市半掩；又有的時候她會遠離塵囂，享受著平靜且安寧的郊野。有些作品攝於剛破曉的一剎，有些攝於日落西山之際的藍色時分……《獅子山三十六景》正是一封情信，送給香港人最熟悉和熱愛的山峰。
About the Artist:
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze was born in Paris in 1987 and graduated with a Masters in Creative Media at the East Paris University. In 2009 he moved to Hong Kong, which inspired him to photograph the different aspects of his new home city.
Stunned by the architectural race to the sky and the three dimensional character of Hong Kong, where lifts connect so many people and business they earn street names, he published his first book with Asia One: ‘Vertical Horizon’ (p. 2012). The work was a hit a on social media and soon after his photographs spread like wild fire over the internet receiving attention from heavy weight local and international press.
Motivated by the international bravo he continued to make new projects exploring Hong Kong’s unique landscape. Wild Concrete (p. 2014) depicts nature’s resilience in an urban environment. The Blue Moment (p. 2016) is a body of work exploring duality of Hong Kong’s nature and urbanity during this magic hour at dusk, while Concrete Stories (p. 2018) collects a variety of human activities found on Hong Kong’s rooftops. His newest project, 36 Views of Lion Rock (p. 2022) showcases the unique dynamic between the symbolic mountain of Hong Kong, its city and inhabitants.
Romain’s work has received attention from both local and international press such as National Geographic, Lonely Planet, El Pais, Le Figaro, Huffington Post, The Guardian, Stern, South China Morning Post, Apple Daily, Herald Tribune, and many more.
關於藝術家:
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze 於 1978 年生於法國，畢業於巴黎東大學多媒體藝術學系碩⼠，原為平面設計師。在洛杉磯及東京工作期間，他開始接觸攝影，⾄ 2009 年移居香港後，環境的衝擊令他更爲熱衷以攝影創作。⾼聳入雲的摩天大樓，在他眼中看來格外驚艷，讓他禁不住透過攝影表達他對這座城市的震撼感受。在幾何圖形般的市區環境裡，香港人過著活力多彩的⽣活，這正是香港令他著迷的原因。Romain 的作品在本地及海外媒體備受矚目，曾得到南華早報、蘋果日報、Herald Tribune, National Geographic、Lonely Planet、El Pais、Figaro、Huffington Post、The Guardian、Stern 等多間媒體報導。⾄今他已出版了五本不同攝影系列作品的相集，最新著作為《獅子山三十六景》。
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