#photobooktalk
Join us for our #photobooktalk tonight, 21 February 2024 at 7 pm WIB / 8 pm Hong Kong time, featuring Victoria Li @exposurencontrast (the 2nd runner-up of HK Photobook Dummy Award 2023) and Kurt Tong @kurttong77 (the jury member), with moderation by Caron Toshiko (@guearigaleri ). You can join the discussion on Zoom at go.matawaktu.org/pentasfoto-photobooktalk or watch it live on the @matawaktuorg YouTube channel.
From 1 to 29 February 2024, the dummies of 15 shortlisted participants (including 3 winners and 1 special mention) from the Hong Kong Photobook Dummy Award 2023 @hkphotobookfest are being exhibited at @matawaktuorg as part of #PentasBukuFoto organised by @guearigaleri and @matawaktuorg .
Victoria Li (Hong Kong b. 2000) is a Hong Kong photographer based in Leeds, UK, currently studying at Leeds Arts University. Her photography focuses on migration, memory, and identity, with recent projects like 'Origin' and 'Where Do We Belong' documenting her diasporic experience and sense of belonging in a foreign land. Her work encompasses landscapes, archives, still life, and experimental abstracts, reflecting a diverse and multi-layered approach. Alongside her projects, she has also ventured into self-publishing and graphic design, producing photobooks such as 'Welcome to Paris!' (2022), 'Where Do We Belong' (2022), and 'The 2021 Survival Guide' (2021), among others.
Kurt Tong (Hong Kong b. 1977) is an award-winning visual artist whose work explores his Chinese roots and und