Being a fund manager, Eric Lowe monitors the movements in the financial markets with an eagle eye. He sees it change daily, even by the second.
He accepts these changes as part and parcel of his job. But he seeks constancy, and through his hobby of photography, he seems to have found the quality that is missing in his working environment.
'Living in Hong Kong, I see changes happening before my eyes all the time - be it the buildings, in people and attitudes,' says Eric. 'What I'm trying to do in my photographs is to find something which is constant in this ever-changing world.' Eric's photographs are featured in an exhibition opening today in the Fringe Club as part of its City Festival Programme. Entitled 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter', the subjects are mainly architecture and statues which Eric photographed during visits to Paris, Copenhagen and Stockholm, as well as in Hong Kong. Eric superimposes two negatives to enhance the images and reinforce what he is trying to convey: 'They are classic yet revolutionary, constant yet changing.' 'This exhibition is like a personal journey for me,' says Eric, who says the reason he chose statues as his subject is because they embody 'a kind of beauty which transcends time'.
'I guess I am a nostalgic kind of person but I want to preserve something which is grand and noble.
'I find it comforting to have something which is stable and long-lasting. It's like finding a reliable friend or a love which doesn't change.' Eric became interested in photography while in college but took it more seriously after he returned to Hong Kong and took lessons. 'Working in a stressful job, photography is like therapy for me. It helps me unwind and relax,' he says.