From the earliest origins of the genre, street photography has captured moments that might otherwise go unnoticed, such as a fleeting glance, a momentary reflection, or the swing of a skirt. For its ability to capture the ephemeral phenomena of everyday life in the city, street photography has long been closely associated with the practices of photojournalism and social documentary, and it is within this historical context that emerging, Langley-based artist Hayden Huang challenges some of the most common assumptions about street photography.
This is particularly evident in Huang’s series Lonely City, where the need to obtain proper exposure and clarity while shooting at night requires the artist to adopt a highly methodical approach. The result is still a series of images that capture particular moments in time, but here the moments seem frozen and still, almost extracted from the flow of time rather than one instant in an unfolding procession of movement.
Created over a period of several months in 2020, the Lonely City photographs were taken by Huang as he walked the quiet streets of Vancouver at night. The relatively deserted streetscapes that he encountered were in sharp contrast to the busyness of city streets at night in Nanning, China, where Huang grew up. These images—especially those of Vancouver’s Chinatown—therefore carry a particular uncanniness for the artist, but they also resonate with anyone who has experienced the unusual emptiness of a city environment during COVID-19.
The Reach Art on Demand 7.2 Monograph
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum December 08, 2023 to January 27, 2024.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum October 14, 2023 to December 02, 2023.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum March 24, 2023 to May 06, 2023.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum January 27, 2023 to March 18, 2023.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum November 18, 2022 to January 08, 2023.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum September 23, 2022 to November 12, 2022.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum March 25, 2022 to May 07, 2022.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum January 28, 2022 to March 19, 2022.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum November 18, 2021 to January 08, 2022.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum October 01, 2021 to November 13, 2021.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum January 28, 2021 to March 20, 2021.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum November 05, 2020 to January 09, 2021.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum September 10, 2020 to November 01, 2020.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum March 12, 2020 to April 26, 2020.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum January 23, 2020 to March 08, 2020.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum November 21, 2019 to January 05, 2020.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum October 03, 2019 to November 17, 2019.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum March 14, 2019 to May 05, 2019.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum January 24, 2019 to March 10, 2019.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum November 15, 2018 to January 06, 2019.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum September 27, 2018 to November 10, 2018.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum March 15, 2018 to May 06, 2018.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum January 18, 2018 to March 11, 2018.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum November 16, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum September 21, 2017 to November 12, 2017.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum March 23, 2017 to May 07, 2017.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum January 26, 2017 to March 19, 2017.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum November 24, 2016 to January 08, 2017.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum September 22, 2016 to November 20, 2016.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum July 21, 2016 to September 11, 2016.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum June 16, 2016 to July 17, 2016.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum December 03, 2015 to January 03, 2016.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum October 29, 2015 to November 29, 2015.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum August 06, 2015 to September 06, 2015.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum July 11, 2015 to August 02, 2015.
Originally exhibited in Abbotsford at The Reach Gallery Museum May 30, 2015 to July 05, 2015.
