
人間冥煙:香港紙紮文化(中英雙語) For Heaven's Sake: Hong Kong's Paper Offerings for the Afterlife (Bilingual Edition) - Chris Gaul - 文宇宙|Bookniverse
人間冥煙:香港紙紮文化(中英雙語) For Heaven's Sake: Hong Kong's Paper Offerings for the Afterlife (Bilingual Edition)
Chris Gaul
US $18.40
US $23.00
2022/10
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9789882372825
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香港中文大學出版社
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Art > Photography
A bilingual photo book on Hong Kong's paper offerings for the afterlife• The world of paper offerings is a microcosm of Hong Kong that reflects the city's aspirations, obsessions and desires.• Featuring 134 paper offerings with texts in both Chinese and English.• Find everything you could want for a happy afterlife, from everyday needs to extravagant luxuries.•Capturing Hong Kong's undying love and devotion.Discover the fascinating and moving world ofHong Kong’s paper offerings for the afterlife.These care packages for lost loved ones and ancestorsin the next life include everything fromcreature comforts and simple everyday needs, to extravagant luxuries and curious fancies. Individually, each offering is a touchingmanifestation of love and devotion.Together, they form a microcosm of HongKong’s aspirations, obsessions, and desires.
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Chris Gaul is a visual designer, writer and curator who takes a particular interest in the material culture of East Asia. He was born in Australia and over the past fifteen years has lived and worked in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China. He studied Design and International Studies at the University of Technology and Chinese language and culture at Yunnan Normal University in Kunming and National Cheng Kung University in Tainan. In addition to working as a visual designer, he teaches at the UTS School of Design, curates exhibitions and writes and lectures on material culture and design.
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