Field Trip 1: Alleyways in Mong Kok

The location of the alleyways

Wide-angle 

“T”

Capturing the T entrance of the back-alley.

Zoom

“Hiding”

Zooming into a man playing his phone in the corner.

Focus

“Old man and Bamboo”

Capturing the moment of loneliness.

Crop

“Peek”

Peeking the back-alley behind a door.

Bird’s eye

“Looking Down”

Showing a different angle of looking at the old man.

Worm’s eye

“Rough”

Showing the objects placed on the ground.

First person view

“Walking”

Showing the view when I walked through the alley.

Skewed angle

“Tall”

Emphasizing the height of buildings on the sides.

Perspective

“Dense”

Showing the density of the alley.

View frame

“Cooking”

Two doors acted like a frame to show the kitchen.

Seriality

    

“Stage”

Capturing the moment of a kid waiting for his parents who were doing the money exchange. The surrounding had become a stage for the kid to perform a dance because he felt bored. The lighting on the ground had formed a performing area where the kid could enjoy himself and it was isolated from the background of the vehicle road and the pedestrian. The spatial quality of alleyways could actually create a private space for people to disconnect with the public. The dim and yellowish lighting helps create a private atmosphere of the space. At last, the kid left with his parents and the stage had become a void for the next performer.

Contrast

“Light”

The lighting sign of the hotel gave a strong contrast to the surrounding.

By Tsang King Yeung (UID: 3035495400)

1 thought on “Field Trip 1: Alleyways in Mong Kok

  1. Nikolas ETTEL says:

    You should have stayed with the ‘stage’ aspect of your back alley; it’s a very interesting finding, and indeed fruitful to use it for further investigation. Imagine all photos capture one particular aspect of this outdoor stage set; an everyday life stage for cooking, resting, smoking, etc.

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