Sunday, October 26, 2014

New Media : photography :: HK small apts/ Benny Lam

http://transparentcities.net/images-hong-kongs-tiniest-apartments-benny-lam/



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Hong Kong is among the most competitive business environments in the world. Over 100,000 people live in cubicle apartments measuring only 40 square feet. These spaces are overcrowded, sometimes with entire families living in one room. They have no choice but to use these tiny spaces as a living room, bedroom, kitchen and study. Entire families occupy one bedroom apartments, while the smallest apartment is 28 square feet with size of around 4′ x 7.’ While our city seems prosperous, many people still live in unacceptable conditions. Sponsored by Society for Community Organization (SoCO), an ONG based in Hongkong, which defends basic rights for all, Benny Lam photographs from above the poverty that is all too real for these unlucky masses. Society for Community Organization (SoCO) (香港社區組織協會) is a non -governmental and human rights advocacy group in Hong Kong. The group was founded in 1972 by church members. It is also financially supported by donations from various churches, overseas funding, the Community Chest and individuals. The group has organized community social actions and civic education programs in order to encourage the political participation of the population.
Benny Lam graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in Canada, with major in advertising and minor in photography. He is proficient in creative communication through graphics and pictures. Over the past 15-plus-years he had made his mark in the advertising circle with strong acumen in art direction and photography.
images source: soco.org.hk
via: dailymail.co.uk

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