To say life moves fast in a city is an understatement. From daily
commuting to eating lunches to causal conversations, people go
through life in an uncompromising and chaotic pace. Everyone
from the rich to the poor, the fortunate and the unfortunate, the
young and the old – moves through the city like a chaotic mass,
overcoming and absorbing anything in their path. Time in the city seem to flow quicker, memories in the city tend to fade away faster. Nothing seems to stand still in a city.
With a population of over 7 million and less than 25% of land
developed, this makes Hong Kong one of the most densely
populated areas in the world.
Confronted by the lack of both mental and physical space in this
tiny environment, this project attempts to capture the unforgiving way of life in this city.
Born and raised in Singapore. Currently living and working in Hong Kong.
I shot my first photograph in my early teens, with my father's Minolta SRT. I make a living as an art director in a creative agency and a visual storyteller and photographer outside of work.
My work focuses on how people from different walks of life come to live together in a particular place. The congregation of people creates a multi-layered society which exist in cities throughout the world. My work is an exploration of this complicated and multi-layered world.
