Fading Neon Lights: An Archive of Hong Kong's Visual Culture

ISBN-13: 9789629375928 / Angielski

Brian Sze-hang Kwok

Opis

The book explores the inter-related components of neon signs, including each sign's unique visual aesthetic and design, the history of craftsmanship and training, and how the streetscape relates to Hong Kong's consumer culture. This book is suitable for the readers who are interested in Hong Kong history and culture, since it documents Hong Kong's neon signs whilst taking on a historical,socio-cultural, and contextual study of visual culture around the city.