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Product Identifiers
PublisherBlacksmith Books
ISBN-109887963976
ISBN-139789887963974
eBay Product ID (ePID)11050383727
Product Key Features
Book TitleDrawing on the inside : Kowloon Walled City 1985
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicIndividual Artists / Artists' Books, Mixed Media, Subjects & Themes / Street Photography, Photojournalism, Asia / China
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Photography, History
AuthorFiona Hawthorne
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight53.3 Oz
Item Length11.4 in
Item Width11.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsThe Walled City was considered off-limits in 1985 for most Hong Kong residents, let alone a curious foreigner; but Fiona went anyway and, with her pencils, watercolours and sketchbook, produced an unrivalled portrait of this remarkable community - long gone but never forgotten.
Dewey Decimal770.9511
SynopsisImagine an illegally built mini-city formed of multiple 12-storey blocks, taking up only the area of a sports stadium but home to 60,000 people. What was it like living in the most densely populated place on Earth? Intrepid 22-year-old artist Fiona Hawthorne spent three months inside the notorious Walled City of Kowloon, an apparent no-go area right in the heart of bustling Hong Kong. This book reveals the sensitive and extraordinary artworks she created there. It is a unique record of a time and place that no longer exists., Imagine an illegally built mini-city taking up only the area of a sports stadium but home to 60,000 people. What was it like living in the most densely populated place on Earth? 22-year-old artist Fiona Hawthorne spent three months inside the notorious Walled City of Kowloon, an apparent no-go area in the heart of Hong Kong. This book reveals the artworks she created there. It is a unique record of a place that no longer exists.
LC Classification NumberTR102.H6H39 2021Q
