Go Man Ching, Simon graduated from the School of Design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1989.He was a fine-art photography and has been an investigative photo reporter for Hong Kong newspapers over 10 years.He also is the project director of Hulu Culture, an organization devoted to preserving indigenous culture through community awareness.
His artworks, aim at reflecting the cultural characteristics or social issue in Hong Kong by the photo image. His works are largely influenced by his photojournalist experience.His photos focus on the lower-class citizens. His works ''Cage-people'' (1995),was exhibited in Hong Kong Arts Centre and also presented in the tour exhibitions of Contemporary Asian Art by Anderson Gallery, School of Arts, Viriginal Commonwealth University in U.S.A.At the same time, he also joined the exhibition of microsm of Hong Kong Metropolitan in France.Other exhibitions included ''Poverty in Urban Poor'' (1997), and''Orchestration-Hong Kong Old Shops'' (2007).He also published books,called''Hong Kong Apothecary: A Visual History through Chinese Medicine Packaging'' (2001) and ''Hong Kong Old Shops'' (2008).He was awarded the Hong Kong Print Awards in 2001.
As he said, '' I love Hong Kong and I am proud to be a Hong Kong person.''
As he said, '' I love Hong Kong and I am proud to be a Hong Kong person.''
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About Hulu Culture
Hulu Culture (文化葫蘆) is a Hong Kong non-profit organisation which was established in 2004 dedicated to protecting Hong Kong traditional culture and heritage.
Hulu Culture was found by Simon Go 吳文正, who grew up in Kowloon City, where old groceries and aged shops fostered nostalgia. Besides photography, he is also dedicated to recording Hong Kong people's livelihood through interviewing. His wife Iman Fok 霍天雯, who has been a social worker for 13 years, also made her mind to join Hulu Culture as the chief executive to serve culture preservation.
Hulu Culture (文化葫蘆) is a Hong Kong non-profit organisation which was established in 2004 dedicated to protecting Hong Kong traditional culture and heritage.
Hulu Culture was found by Simon Go 吳文正, who grew up in Kowloon City, where old groceries and aged shops fostered nostalgia. Besides photography, he is also dedicated to recording Hong Kong people's livelihood through interviewing. His wife Iman Fok 霍天雯, who has been a social worker for 13 years, also made her mind to join Hulu Culture as the chief executive to serve culture preservation.
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Here are some of the artworks:
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Cageman with Cat (1996)
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Demonstration (1997)
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Picture Before Handover No.16 (1997)
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Poors in Shamshuipo (1997)
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Tai Kwok Tsui No.2 (1995)
......and more to go ...
