• 11/29/2024

HKFP Lens: Exploring Hong Kong’s abandoned villages through the eye of photojournalist Stefan Irvine

Hong Kong Free Press

Article - Lens - Abandoned Villages

Hong Kong’s Blue Lotus Gallery is launching an exhibition that explores the city’s abandoned villages through the lens of British photojournalist, Stefan Irvine.

Stefan Irvine, Queen's Hill #1, Hong Kong 2021 Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery,
Stefan Irvine, Queen’s Hill #1, Hong Kong 2021 Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery,

The exhibition, which will run from January 12 to February 25, features several of the city’s isolated settlements and houses that have been abandoned and reclaimed by nature.

Stefan Irvine, Yu Yuen #1, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Yu Yuen #1, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Tai Peng, Lamma #1, Hong Kong 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Tai Peng, Lamma #1, Hong Kong 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

“In more remote parts of the territory, entire villages appear to have been abandoned overnight. Furniture and personal items remain untouched even decades later, giving precious insight into the lives of the families that once thrived there,” Irvine, who has been based in Hong Kong for 21 years, said in a statement.

Stefan Irvine, Mount Davis #1, Hong Kong 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Mount Davis #1, Hong Kong 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Fung Hang #2, Hong Kong 2019. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Fung Hang #2, Hong Kong 2019. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Kat O #2, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Kat O #2, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Kat O #4, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Kat O #4, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Chek Keng #1, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Chek Keng #1, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Kam Tin #1, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Kam Tin #1, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Luk Keng #1, Hong Kong 2019. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery,
Stefan Irvine, Luk Keng #1, Hong Kong 2019. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery,
Stefan Irvine, Yung Shue Au #7, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Yung Shue Au #7, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Tai Po #4, Hong Kong 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Tai Po #4, Hong Kong 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Puk Uk #2, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Puk Uk #2, Hong Kong 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Mau Ping Shan Uk, #1, Hong Kong 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.
Stefan Irvine, Mau Ping Shan Uk, #1, Hong Kong 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery.

The “Abandoned Villages of Hong Kong” exhibition will run from 11am to 6pm, Tuesday to Sunday, from January 12 to February 25, 2024 at Blue Lotus Gallery, G/F, 28 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

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