A friend sent me a link the other day to an article on TwistedSifter, a site that collects the most interesting visual images from the web on a daily basis. While I enjoyed the article to which I was directed, about a French artist who makes creative use of the negative space in the photos he takes (I will feature his work here because it’s much more interesting than that), it was another image on the same page that really caught my eye. It was a photo of several apartments towers in Hong Kong, the terraces filling the frame, shown here on the right. It is a fascinating shot, with so much visual data that was both overwhelming and captivating with its abstraction and relentless chaos.
The photo is from the award-winning photographer Michael Wolf, who is German born but now resides in Hong Kong. He has made a career out of capturing the imagery of the urban landscape. This image is from his series and book, Architecture of Density, in which he takes away any glimpse of the sky or horizon, giving the viewer a claustrophobic feeling, as though there is no escape from the never-ending sprawl. It’s a bit scary but fascinating, nonetheless.
You can see more of Michael Wolf’s work at his site, photomichaelwolf.com.
Redtree Times 
I saw this, and was just amazed.Twisted Sifter had a series of photos (by another photographer, I believe) that were taken inside Hong Kong apartments, shooting from the ceiling down. They were just as amazing, and communicated perhaps even better than Wolf’s 100 x 100 series at Shek Kip Mei the realities of living in such a space.
I saw those as well. They are amazing glimpses into a reality that seems so foreign to those of us accustomed to open space.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Redtree Times wrote:
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It’s true that we are accustomed to open space. Recently, we spent one night in a hotel in Vancouver amidst the high rise condo buildings. My sleep was restless and my dreams were unpleasant. I suppose people get used to it? The images are scary, but fascinating, as you say.
That’s interesting, about your sleep being restless with unpleasant dreams. I suppose people do get to the point where this strange environment just becomes like background noise where for you or me or anyone unaccustomed to it, it would be like a sonic boom.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Redtree Times wrote:
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Oh gosh, my nephew lived in one of those for about three years.
That must have been interesting. A couple I know will be living in Hong Kong for the next six months and I wonder what type of place they will living in.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Redtree Times wrote:
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