Embark on a nautical journey across the Pacific Ocean with acclaimed Hong Kong photographer Leong Ka Tai. HKDI Gallery presents Leong’s photographic work and videos from his adventurous five-month voyage with a specially created multimedia installation. An exhibition that invites viewers to rethink the notions of communication, connection and travelling.

是次展覽大家將與香港著名攝影師梁家泰一起踏上橫越太平洋之旅，透過多媒體互動裝置，HKDI Gallery 將展出梁氏在其長達五個月的慢活旅程中拍攝的攝影和錄像作品，希望藉此啟發觀眾思考溝通、聯繫和旅行的意義。

About the Artist

Leong Ka Tai Leong graduated from Rice University, Houston, Texas in the United States with a Master of Engineering degree. He worked in England but later changed career by going to work as a photographic assistant in Paris. In 1976 Leong returned to Hong Kong and set up studio Camera22. Ceasing studio work in 1982, he has been working mainly on editorial and corporate projects since 1984. Over the last 40 years, Leong has published 11 books on personal projects and another 11 books on collaborative projects. From 1976 to 2003, he has held nine solo shows in Hong Kong, Taipei, Macau and Singapore. He has also participated in numerous group shows in Hong Kong, New York, Perpignan, Denmark and Wellington. Leong has been a founding member and Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers (1992-94) as well as the Hong Kong Photographic Culture Association, organising the Hong Kong International Photo Festival in 2010 and 2012. He has received numerous local and international awards.

藝術家簡介

梁氏畢業於美國德州萊斯大學工程系碩士課程。曾於英格蘭工作，及後轉至巴黎從事攝影助理。1976年回港成立Camera22工作室，營運至1982年，於1984年開始編輯及企業計劃工作。過往四十年，梁氏曾出版共十一本個人攝影集和十一本合輯。展覽方面，在1976-2003年期間，曾於香港、台北、澳門和新加坡，舉行共九個個人展覽，並曾參與多個於香港、紐約、佩皮尼昂、丹麥和威靈頓舉行的聯展。梁氏為香港專業攝影師公會創會成員，並於1992-1994年期間擔任主席，創立香港攝影文化協會及策劃2010及2012年香港國際攝影節。曾獲頒發多個本地及國際性獎項。