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Ho Sau
Ho Sau
Photography artist
Sex: Male Birthyear: 1925 Age at Interview: 85 Education: Secondary Occupation: Driver Theme: Art and Culture, Social Life Ho Sau-
Title Headmaster of Man Fan School Description Ho Sau’s uncle, also the founder and superintendent of Man Fan Secondary School. He was passionate about Chinese literature and also taught Chinese literature. He was Ho Sau’s uncle; all teachers of Man Fan Secondary School came from this family.Date 1950s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho1_045 -
Title My Father Description A corner of a room in an old tenement house in Shum Shui Po. In the picture is Ho Sau's father reading a newspaper.Date 1950s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho1_060 -
Title Evil Intention Description A kitten at the corner of a cubicle apartment at Tai Nan Street. Ho Sau visited his friend in his cubicle apartment and saw a kitten staring at the dried meats hanging from the kitchen door from a nearby cardboard box. The photo was named “Evil Intention”.Date 1950s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho1_077 -
Title Tonkin Street at Lei Cheng Uk Description Pupils going to school in the rain. The resettlement blocks are visible in the distance.Date 1960s-1980s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho1_083 -
Title Reading Description Children reading comics at a corner of Lei Cheng Uk Estate. In the old days comics featured line drawings to attract children. The photo was taken at Block R of Lei Cheng Uk Estate, reminding one of the English word “Reading”. The child who was reading while standing made an interesting contrast with the seated reading adults.Date 1960s-1980s People Children|adults Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in 何綬著：《何綬詩情影集》香港：攝影畫報有限公司，1995年，頁63。 Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho1_017 -
Title The landmark stairs at So Uk Estate Description Ho Sau's wife and daughter on the stone stairs, they are ready to walk out the So Uk Estate.Date 1960-1972 Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho_028 -
Title Mother and son in So Uk Description A young woman hanging out with her son and chewing snacks. Easy housekeeping.Date 1960-80s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho1_086 -
Title Chase Description Running children. The subject ran down the carriageway to catch up with the person dressed in black. It was a dangerous move! The curved framing was indicated by the railing and the tire marks; the girl’s image was blurred to show the movement creating a contrast with the secondary subject.Date 1960s-1970s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in 何綬著：《何綬詩情影集》香港：攝影畫報有限公司，1995年，頁77。 Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho1_022 -
Title Joyful childhood Description Children playing fireworks during the new year. The children were enjoying their new year holiday and the fun of burning firecrackers and firework. The dark background accentuated the subjects. Ho Sau’s children were flipping through the photos at home and was nostalgic about their childhood companions, who was not in touch anymore because of study or having moved away.Date 1960s-70s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in 何綬著：《何綬詩情影集》香港：攝影畫報有限公司，1995年，頁56-57。 Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho3_043 -
Title A Painter at So Uk Estate Description A painter furnishing the exterior walls of So Uk Estate.Date 1960s-80s People Painter Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho_019 -
Title A rainy night Description A rainy night scene. Rainy days were dark and exposure conditions were inferior to that on sunny days. The use of flashes would brighten the background and rob the rain of its texture. This picture made use of the headlights of the cars to highlight the texture of the rain.Date 1960s-80s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in 何綬著：《何綬詩情影集》香港：攝影畫報有限公司，1995年，頁10。 Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho_020 -
Title Adventure in So Uk Estate Description Huge climbing frame.Date 1960s-80s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho_023 -
Title Reaching to the sky Description The child appears as if reaching out to the kite, and at same time trying to touch the blue skies.Date 1960s-80s Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho_024 -
Title Grandma or maid? Description An old lady taking care of her grandson. With the elderly taking care of the grandchildren, both parents could go to work. The picture used a vertical line as a focus which met the foot of the wall and the ground so that the line wouldn't cut the picture into two halves; the curves presented by the old lady’s swing introduced harmony to the intersecting lines.Date 1960s-80s People Old lady|Baby Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in 何綬著：《何綬詩情影集》香港：攝影畫報有限公司，1995年，頁106。 Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho_025 -
Title Keeping thick winter clothes dry and clean Description Residents laying out clothes in the sun in the open space. Tradition has it that the winter clothing should be hung in the sun before stowing them away after dragonboat festival, to prevent them from molding in the closet. During the 3rd and 4th months of the lunar calendar Ho Sau often saw residents laying out clothes in the nearby playground. The irregular shapes were photographed from a top-down angle.Date 1960s-80s People resident Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in 何綬著：《現在的我，過去的心》香港：壹出版有限公司，1997年，頁171-172。 Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho_027 -
Title Cloud and Moon Description Painters. The ceiling of the flat darkened from age and was repainted. But the walls were uneven and the new paint showed cloud-like patterns with the lamp shades appearing like the full moon. The silhouette of the worker painting his own clouds and moon presented a image of toil and honest labour.Date 1960s-80s People Worker Material Type Image Collection Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life Source Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in 何綬著：《現在的我，過去的心》香港：壹出版有限公司，1997年，頁195-196。 Repository Ho Sau Accession No. ho_031
