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Looking Upward, Thinking Forward: A Photographic View of HKU Through My Lens

The University of Hong Kong

Photography Society 2010-2011, HKUSU

http://www.hku.hk/photosoc

Photography Portfolio Compiled By: Roy Yew Hung Chan

University Number: 2009938028

Date: November 8, 2010

Phone Number: (+852)-5362-0236

E-mail: [email protected]

Homepage: http://www.rychan.com

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Artist Statement

I am deeply interested in architecture.

I am also interested in people as a means of self-reflection. People are everything to me - they are my source for happiness, sadness and of course inspiration.

My aim is to create "real" images. I attempt to expose what is going on deep within the psyche of my subjects. Some of my photographs in this portfolio are a reflection of renowned American architect Philip Johnson.

Photography always gives me a way to connect to the world - a world with quiet places of beauty, places of wonder, places that make me want to share them with others.

My love for photography began right after my senior year at the University of California, Irvine, of which I joined “WorldTeach” to teach English in rural China for a while, where I fell in love with travel. I took photos all the time and became fascinated with the variety of human culture. It was during the time of learning and the physical limitations that I discovered my true passion in art.

Making art now is an amazing process, hard to understand or really describe. There are lots techniques to learn, lots of processes to figure out, and lots of studies to be made.

By and large, photography is one way that I am able to experience the moment, suspend time and re-connect with being. With this work, it’s my hope to create an intimate conversation to The University of Hong Kong campus and the Hong Kong community that takes the viewer to a place of quiet contemplation.

Roy Chan

November 8, 2010




Photo #1

Title: A Countess Below Stairs

Description: A view looking down at the blue staircase on the 10th floor in the HKU School of Biological Sciences. The picture is a pure reflection of the university steps moving forward.




Photo #2

Title: The Window of Reflection

Description: An evening view at the HKU Main Library Building from a window inside the HKU Main Building. The window is a reflection of the school openness to promote academic freedom in Hong

Kong’s higher education institutions.




Photo #3

Title: Stair-Building and the Steel Square

Description: An upward view from the 1st floor at the Haking Wong Building in the HKU Department of Computer Sciences. The steel square surrounding the stairs is a depiction of the power knowledge being

transferred in our digital age of computers.




Photo #4

Title: Serving with Honor and Compassion

Description: Two employees proudly serve breakfast to students at the HKU Maxim Café in the Hsu Long Sing Amenities Centre. The photo captures the staff commitment and dedication to serve the highest

quality food to the HKU community.




Photo #5

Title: Bright Lights, Dark Shadows

Description: This photo captures the stunning architecture of the HKU Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building. The bright light on the top and the dark light on the bottom of the building is a reflection of the

many dark days and bright nights ahead for students in the Faculty of Science.




Photo #6

Title: The Circumference

Description: This photo is taken inside the Hung Hing Ying Building at the HKU Department of Music. The geometric line within the circumference is a symbolism of the tonal space and time of fine music.




Photo #7

Title: Door to Upward Uncertainty

Description: This photo is taken in the 8th floor at the HKU School of Biological Sciences. The bright light to the left door, the dark shadow to the right door, as well as the open space in the middle create a

sense of uncertainty on what lies forward in field of biological sciences.




Photo #8

Title: Lights in Action

Description: This photo is a view of the ceiling from the ground floor inside the Loke Yew Hall at the HKU Main Building. The picture displays the use of lights as a three-dimensional force of space, time

and reality.




Photo #9

Title: Stairs to Academic Excellence and Freedom

Description: This photo is a staircase view at the HKU Graduate House. The path leads postgraduate students to the HKU Postgraduate Office, where academic excellence and scholarly research are the

integral part of Hong Kong University.




Photo #10

Title: Looking Upward, Thinking Forward

Description: This photo is taken inside the staircase section of the HKU Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building. The photo reminds me of the David A. Koch Theatre at the Lincoln Center in New York

designed by American architect Philip Johnson. The bright light shown in the top is a reflection of HKU vision to look forward and think outward when delivering the highest quality of scientific research to the

Hong Kong community.




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