When I feel down I take a train to the Happy Valley

Hong Kong is a place of strong contrasts; a claustrophobic urban environment surrounded by water and uncontained nature. I lived in Hong Kong with my family for eight years, from October 2014 to May 2022.
Occasionally, while walking in the city, you could spot a tram go past; its destination sign reading “Happy Valley”, its terminal stop. In those moments, when you feel the weight of the city on your shoulders, I like to imagine that it does offer a sense of hope. With the aid of visual metaphors, I have analysed my own relationship with the city, with the intent of drawing a portraiture of Hong Kong and its complex and multilayered realities.

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When I feel down I take a train to the Happy Valley
Hardcover, 67 photographs, 120 pages
Photography and design: Pierfrancesco Celada
Layout: bruno, Venice
Image toning: Melissa Pallini
ISBN: 9791221068788
Size: 26 x 20 cm
Muddyisland, 2024