Hong Kong based photographer Luke Ching presents familiar objects and city environments in unfamiliar ways. As both Liverpool and Hong Kong continue to evolve as cities – often radically changing from one generation to another – Ching’s photography encourages us to reflect on the history of the places that surround us.
The Titanic Hotel is situated in a refurbished warehouse on Liverpool’s North Docks. During his residency Luke Ching turned an entire hotel room into a pinhole camera, blocking out all the light except for a tiny hole and lining the walls of the room with photosensitive paper. It took over a day of exposure time for this image to form.
The view looks out over the brick warehouses and the River Mersey, places that encapsulate Liverpool’s industrial and maritime past. A warehouse is a temporary space full of things coming and going, but so too is a hotel: a place where people stay for a short while before leaving, often without a trace.
Culture Shifts: Global is an exhibition of Liverpool/ Hong Kong photography at Open Eye Gallery. 7 April – 18th June 2017.
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