http://www.kentforan.com/work-forte daily 1.0 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1442290219928-52XUFLBQ4QU17JX8DNCC/15930268163_aaea998f0a_b.jpg Projects these photos were originally commissioned for the launch of plug magazine's "artificial" issue, released in early 2015. all photos were taken in hong kong (+ a few from Window on the World in Shenzhen), in an attempt to note the ways "artifice", in its various connotations, both positive and negative, can be found in the city. this photo: "circle" lenses are worn by many men and women in hong kong, strictly for cosmetic reasons. some feature enlarged, anime-ish irises, while others are simply coloured. while it is illegal in many countries to sell contact lenses without a prescription, circle lenses are widely available both online and in stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1407330940273-DR8EKSWNVL9N8ZYUYISH/7743411334_7ee2c0911a_k.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1616208537297-8Q7W4L52B4QEQMVXXF2I/DSC_9192.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1403754751609-060HGG7HXG0YYKVGQVIZ/14435492384_b8b0dad5d6_k.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1412777531098-03CMHK82L8JP4ICFB8XA/15210419018_70190b01e4_k.jpg Projects These photos were originally used in a project whereby occupiers and artists were invited to alter/deface/improve/transmute photos of the Occupy Hong Kong movement. The hope being that, by reintroducing documentation of Occupy into the active occupation sites with no guidelines or restrictions, the resulting productions would offer an honest and widely representative reflection of the current mood, frustrations and aspirations of those that make up the movement. Like the movement itself, this project values the individual voice and the collective statement. It was exhibited in Hong Kong as well as at the Centre on Contemporary Art in Seattle, Washington. -Kent Above: Protestors raise their mobile phones during a huge rally in Admiralty, the night after police used tear gas to disperse crowds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1489129829394-BCN4MVX01BPG2K39E9MO/33312881136_92d01f9fff_b.jpg Projects - simien mountains, ethiopia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1389103009200-GLERP5Q2I5HWZBGYPT9T/6812088845_d654ec7aa3_o.jpg Projects - luang prabang, laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1614591996706-R0KDF4X8HBRIDQWDBGWX/_DSC7735.jpg Projects - SALALAH, OMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1614243963882-LTIWEY15XJ9CUCCCZMPJ/_DSC0051.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1389099692634-VLR7QYQ3S2K5C5HUFVVE/9364295727_7c728b6bcf_h.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1749716522895-CSGY891Y7BIF6B8L3770/_DSC2512-2.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52cbf550e4b05e51553e10c3/1426571337189-D5HP9GEIAGC93RN3VAX7/image-asset.png Projects - @kentforan http://www.kentforan.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-06-12 http://www.kentforan.com/info daily 0.75 2025-06-12 http://www.kentforan.com/buy-prints daily 0.75 2025-10-02