Vor Jahren hatte ich hier mal einen Film von Toby Harriman im Blog. Seitdem habe ich von ihm nicht mehr gesehen, was wohl mehr an mir als an ihm liegt, denn er macht generell ziemlich geiles Zeug. So auch sein Video „The Block Tower“, dass die Häuserwände Hong Kongs aus Drohnenperspektiven zeigt. Erinnert nicht wenig an Koyanisquatsi.
Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with an overall density of an estimated 6,300 people per square kilometer.
So to start off a 3.5-week trip a before heading to Southeast Asia, we stopped in Hong Kong for 4 days to see the area and visit Kowloon. This was our bigger stop, before heading into the quiet country. For years I have seen pictures of these public housing/apartment tower blocks being built and knew that was something I wanted to see and document for myself. Rather than just creating stills from these, I went with the goal of taking abstract videos and displaying them more like art, showing off their true scale. This was just a quick trip and a little bit of a scout. I can’t wait to go back and keep documenting these.
(Direktlink, via TYWKIWDBI)
