One of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world, Hong Kong has an overall density of nearly 6,700 people per square kilometer. The majority of its citizens live in flats in high-rise buildings. In Architecture of Density, Wolf investigates these vibrant city blocks, finding a mesmerizing abstraction in the buildings' facades.
These may lose something not being the original large-scale images, but they are still compelling. Almost abstract geometries, made more moving by the fact that they represent human living space. MICHAEL WOLF |