In times of turmoil, when the world teeters on the edge of chaos—riots erupting, protests filling the streets, entire communities struggling to afford basic necessities like heating and food—rest assured that artists are here for you. Not just any artists, but the ones who truly matter: the internationally recognised, the critically acclaimed, the ones with […]
In 2025, photographer Chan Dick will celebrate the 10th anniversary of his series, CEMENT-ERY. This collection not only reflects his thoughts on the redevelopment of Yue Man Square, the community where he grew up, but also preserves the memories of his mother, who passed away earlier this year. In this special moment, the Hong Kong […]
"This exhibition is about my mother Susan, a third-generation Chinese Indonesian born in Pontianak in 1962. It was quite precarious to be a Chinese in Indonesia when she was growing up. The government pursued a policy of assimilation and closed down Chinese schools. Her family was also forced to relocate from the countryside to Jakarta. […]
As a heteronormative woman with a disability who has also been diagnosed with a mental illness, Kathleen Lo embarked on a photography project within the transgender community. She established connections with the transgender community through photography, learning about their knowledge and culture. She documented the life journeys of transgender individuals through both photography and interviews. […]
The World Press Photo Foundation, Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hong Kong & Macao SAR and Lumenvisum in Hong Kong present “Resilience - Stories of Women Inspiring Change”. The special photo exhibition showcases a selection of stories, awarded in the World Press Photo Contests from 2000 to 2021, that highlight the […]
The famous Lai Fong was one of the earliest Chinese photographers in Hong Kong, and his studio 'Afong Photographer', established in 1870, was the most successful photographic studio in Hong Kong before the Second World War. Organized by Lumenvisum and curated by Dr. Edwin K. Lai, a renowned photography history scholar, the fifth exhibition of […]
In a world where all things are impermanent, time forever flows, and yet with the press of a shutter, we delicately capture that moment. But what is really left on the photo? The scenery, the sentiments, memories, or reality itself? From the click of the shutter to the developing, fixing, filtering, and processing, the photographer […]
MM Yu has a fine arts degree and a successful career in painting; at the same time, she is a compulsive photographer, obsessed with the camera since her primary school days. In school, Yu was a student of the late Roberto Chabet who was seen as one of the pillars of Philippine conceptualism, but she […]
“This is a cheerless tale from a previous generation. In 1937, my grandfather Yu Changde was born in Indonesia. His parents were Indonesian, but his life took an unexpected turn when his mother remarried a Chinese dentist named Yu. At just eight months old, Changde embarked on a journey with his new stepfather, entering a […]
The highly acclaimed "World Press Photo Exhibition" is returning to Hong Kong after a two-year absence. Lumenvisum is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated "World Press Photo Exhibition 2023" complemented by a series of public talks, taking place from 4th November to 24thNovember. This captivating exhibition showcases the extraordinary work of photojournalists from around the […]
Migrant domestic worker is one of the major migrant working populations in Hong Kong. They are far away from their homeland, and come to an unknown city with many challenges and difficulties, but they are still living and fighting for future with resilience. Art photographer Gretchen SO is interested about the life of domestic workers […]
Lumenvisum presents the 13th New Light Young Artists Exhibition – Exile to the Red Planet, the first Solo Exhibition by Caleb FUNG. Fung uses images to record stonewall trees in Hong Kong. By using photography, Fung tries to rewrite the fate of a Banyan tree that would be removed. Fung’s work combines image technology, traditional […]