FAN HO
SELECTED WORKS
Published by Benrido, 2022
Size 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Portfolio of 6 collotypes, black and white
Fan Ho (1931-2016) was one of Hong Kong's most renowned photographers. Having moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong in 1949, he captured Hong Kong streets and people's daily lives during the 50s and 60s, amidst the city's economic transformation. Fan Ho often composed his photographs with unique geometrical compositions and textures, while creating a sense of atmosphere with the interplay of light and shadow. With the collaboration between the Fan Ho Foundation and Blue Lotus Gallery, Kyoto Benrido has created a collotype portfolio containing six of Fan Ho's signature works, with each print handmade by master printers in Benrido's atelier.
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Fan Ho (1931-2016) was one of Hong Kong’s most celebrated photographers. Having moved to Hong Kong from Shanghai in 1949, he photographed the streets of Hong Kong and the daily lives of its residents in the 1950s and 1960s, during the city’s economic transformation. Fan Ho often composed his photographs with geometric compositions and unique textures, while creating a sense of atmosphere through the play of light and shadow. Through the collaboration of the Fan Ho Foundation and Blue Lotus Gallery, Kyoto Benrido has created a collotype portfolio containing six of Fan Ho’s most representative works, each print hand-made by master printers in Benrido’s studio.
- Publisher statement
SELECTED WORKS
Published by Benrido, 2022
Size 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Portfolio of 6 collotypes, black and white
Fan Ho (1931-2016) was one of Hong Kong's most renowned photographers. Having moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong in 1949, he captured Hong Kong streets and people's daily lives during the 50s and 60s, amidst the city's economic transformation. Fan Ho often composed his photographs with unique geometrical compositions and textures, while creating a sense of atmosphere with the interplay of light and shadow. With the collaboration between the Fan Ho Foundation and Blue Lotus Gallery, Kyoto Benrido has created a collotype portfolio containing six of Fan Ho's signature works, with each print handmade by master printers in Benrido's atelier.
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Fan Ho (1931-2016) was one of Hong Kong’s most celebrated photographers. Having moved to Hong Kong from Shanghai in 1949, he photographed the streets of Hong Kong and the daily lives of its residents in the 1950s and 1960s, during the city’s economic transformation. Fan Ho often composed his photographs with geometric compositions and unique textures, while creating a sense of atmosphere through the play of light and shadow. Through the collaboration of the Fan Ho Foundation and Blue Lotus Gallery, Kyoto Benrido has created a collotype portfolio containing six of Fan Ho’s most representative works, each print hand-made by master printers in Benrido’s studio.
- Publisher statement