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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
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com
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.
Copyright © 2010 by Roy Chan. All images are the property of Roy Chan.E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.rychan.com