At first glance, the image looks like a panoramic shot of a moment frozen in time. Look closer and you realise the work is made up of a sequence of photos of the same spot, taken over time and stretched into landscape format, creating a false sense of space.
In his latest solo exhibition, Deconsequences, Greek-Italian photographer Evangelo Costadimas continues his exploration into space - especially that between people. The show at the Shanghai Street Artspace is a sequel to last July's Safe Distance, which featured monochrome photos taken on the streets of Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok.
The Hong Kong-based artist says the ongoing photo series, taken over the past couple of years, attempts to show how locals interact physically in public and how they define and guard their personal space.
'Each culture has its own limit,' says Costadimas, who has been practising street photography for almost 20 years.
'In North America, there's a lot more space and people don't feel comfortable standing close to each other, especially if they don't know each other. In Mong Kok, you have no choice. It's so full of people, so congested, so crowded, the most crowded place in the world, your personal place just walking there is invaded every few seconds, people bump into you whether you like it or not.'
The 50-year-old, who counts American photographers Philip-Lorca Dicorcia and David Hilliard as influences, is searching for new ways to capture 'the decisive moments'.
