The Quiet Zone: HK Quarantine Centre
These photographic pieces document temporary Hong Kong pandemic isolation centers. Even though these structures will soon be mere memories, they are still a symbol of the shared human experience of the moment.
With the style of New Topographics, I shoot in black-and-white a precisely controlled but empty landscape. I concentrate on the border of the quarantine camps—fences, gates, and buffer strips. The fences give a physical sense of "closure" and "isolation" typical of the period. The buildings in aerial view also reflect harsh geometric layouts, compartmentalization of corridors, and the effective planning —all typical of their pandemic response architecture.
