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A PHOTOGRAPHIC CONVERSATION

The Dialectics of Vision

辩证视觉

Interweaving Perspectives from Hong Kong to Xinjiang从香港到新疆的交织视角

Dirk Kutscher德克・库彻&Jiadong Yu于佳冬

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HONG KONG / XINJIANG08 CHAPTERS · 27 PHOTOGRAPHS

THE EXHIBITION 展览理念

Photography as
a conversation.

Photography as a conversation, a dialectical process, where opposing views are brought together to form a richer, more complex picture that strives to be greater than the sum of its parts.

摄影是一场对话，也是一个辩证的过程。不同的视角在此相遇，形成更丰富、更复杂的图景，力求超越各部分的简单相加。

Merging distinct visual languages into a coherent artistic dialogue.将不同的视觉语言融汇为连贯的艺术对话。

By focusing on both cityscapes and landscapes, we seek to uncover the layers of history, culture, and human presence that define each location.通过同时关注城市景观与自然风景，我们试图揭示塑造每个地方的历史、文化与人的存在。

THE ARTISTS 摄影师

Two perspectives.
One conversation.

Dirk Kutscher on the left and Jiadong Yu with a camera on the right.

Dirk Kutscher

德克・库彻

Panasonic Micro Four Thirds cameras

Jiadong Yu

于佳冬

Sony full-frame cameras

By focusing on both cityscapes and landscapes, we seek to uncover the layers of history, culture, and human presence that define each location.通过同时关注城市景观与自然风景，我们试图揭示塑造每个地方的历史、文化与人的存在。

EXHIBITION CONCEPT 展览理念

Eight ways
of seeing.

Cityscapes and landscapes, brought together in a sequence of shared themes.

Begin with Wandering

CHAPTER 01 / 08

Wandering漫游

06 photographsAll chapters ↑
Layers of mountains receding into haze beyond an open plain.
Wandering 漫游01 / 27
Two people crossing a narrow street under city lights at night.
Wandering 漫游02 / 27
A lone bird above distant mountains beneath an overcast sky.
Wandering 漫游03 / 27
A person walking through a narrow alley in black and white.
Wandering 漫游04 / 27
An animal standing on a winding road through wooded hills.
Wandering 漫游05 / 27
A narrow street marked SLOW in English and Chinese, in black and white.
Wandering 漫游06 / 27

CHAPTER 02 / 08

Loneliness and Company孤独与陪伴

04 photographsAll chapters ↑
A person standing on a beach in front of an industrial waterfront.
Loneliness and Company 孤独与陪伴07 / 27
People in a sunlit street between warm-coloured buildings.
Loneliness and Company 孤独与陪伴08 / 27
Two people silhouetted against a dense skyline across the water.
Loneliness and Company 孤独与陪伴09 / 27
People walking along a street lined with plants and warm-coloured walls.
Loneliness and Company 孤独与陪伴10 / 27

CHAPTER 03 / 08

City Scapes城市景观

02 photographsAll chapters ↑
High-rise buildings around a harbour with mountains beyond.
City Scapes 城市景观11 / 27
Earth-toned low-rise buildings with taller apartment blocks in the distance.
City Scapes 城市景观12 / 27

CHAPTER 04 / 08

Moving移动

04 photographsAll chapters ↑
A tram between illuminated shops at night.
Moving 移动13 / 27
A herd of horses splashing through water.
Moving 移动14 / 27
Dense traffic and trams beneath illuminated city signs.
Moving 移动15 / 27
A herd of horses running through dust across open ground.
Moving 移动16 / 27

CHAPTER 05 / 08

Water水

03 photographsAll chapters ↑
A small boat below densely built hills in warm evening light.
Water 水17 / 27
A river winding through a wooded mountain valley.
Water 水18 / 27
A boat passing a skyline beneath low clouds.
Water 水19 / 27

CHAPTER 06 / 08

Perspectives视角

02 photographsAll chapters ↑
Looking upwards between high-rise buildings towards the sky.
Perspectives 视角20 / 27
Open grassland beneath snowy mountains and low clouds.
Perspectives 视角21 / 27

CHAPTER 07 / 08

Architecture建筑

02 photographsAll chapters ↑
An open structure and stairs beneath barren mountains.
Architecture 建筑22 / 27
A narrow sunlit building between darker neighbouring facades.
Architecture 建筑23 / 27

CHAPTER 08 / 08

Patterns结构

04 photographsAll chapters ↑
A dense grid of scaffolding and colourful signs.
Patterns 结构24 / 27
An ornate window surrounded by blue, yellow and green tiles.
Patterns 结构25 / 27
Signs, windows and balconies along a narrow urban street.
Patterns 结构26 / 27
Decorated balconies and hanging lanterns on a tall building.
Patterns 结构27 / 27

THE DIALECTICS OF VISION

A richer picture,
seen together.

Dirk Kutscher & Jiadong Yu

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