Photographer Don Hong-Oai Captured Traditional Chinese Aesthetics with Imaginary Landscapes of Timeless Beauty
Don Hong-Oai (1929–2004) was a Chinese-born photographer renowned for his distinctive style that melded traditional Chinese painting aesthetics with photographic techniques.
The narrative of Soft City is deeply connected to traditional dystopian science fiction. "Astounding depictions of dystopian, alienating reiteration." While it evokes Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and the social division of Blade Runner, as well as the imagery of Hilberseimer’s Großstadt, the primary inspiration for Terje Brofos.
Silkscreen prints from the series 'One Day in the Life of the Mann Family', which arose from a lengthy visual/literary collaboration between Pushwagner and the author Axel Jensen.
The series was printed by the screen printer Gunner Fredriksen in 1980.
This is so slick. I love the shots where the set blinks into existence around the crew. I've been rewatching the series with my son, this time I'm trying to spot where the virtual sets are, and this confirms that it's pretty much everything single shot.