Juno Mak, a Hong Kong film director, singer and actor draws inspiration from "quieter" parts of the city.
Juno Mak, a Hong Kong film director, singer and actor draws inspiration from "quieter" parts of the city.
Juno Mak
Black and white photos, taken by Mak, show the eerie symmetry of the Ping Shek Estate housing complex, located in Hong Kong's Kowloon district.
Black and white photos, taken by Mak, show the eerie symmetry of the Ping Shek Estate housing complex, located in Hong Kong's Kowloon district.
Juno Mak
In Mak's research, he has said the buildings' architecture resembles that of jailhouses, making them psychologically unsettling.
In Mak's research, he has said the buildings' architecture resembles that of jailhouses, making them psychologically unsettling.
Juno Mak
Mak describes setting his film "Rigor Mortis" in the housing compound because he wanted a "nightmare poetry type of film." The 2013 horror flick is about "jiangshi," or Chinese "hopping" vampires.
Mak describes setting his film "Rigor Mortis" in the housing compound because he wanted a "nightmare poetry type of film." The 2013 horror flick is about "jiangshi," or Chinese "hopping" vampires.
Juno Mak
Mak enjoys seeing the city through a car window. "That square window -- that's one of my main sources of seeing this city differently," he says. "It inspires me a lot for photography, and even being creative for scripts."
Mak enjoys seeing the city through a car window. "That square window -- that's one of my main sources of seeing this city differently," he says. "It inspires me a lot for photography, and even being creative for scripts."
Juno Mak
Mak says he likes to wander in alleys, especially after dark. "During the nighttime you get alleyways, hidden restaurants, places where people just calm down a bit. I do enjoy the city, but I enjoy it in a calmed-down way."
Mak says he likes to wander in alleys, especially after dark. "During the nighttime you get alleyways, hidden restaurants, places where people just calm down a bit. I do enjoy the city, but I enjoy it in a calmed-down way."
Juno Mak
"I think living in Hong Kong and working in Hong Kong (is)so intense that you lose your sleep," Mak says. "People lose their appetite."
"I think living in Hong Kong and working in Hong Kong (is)so intense that you lose your sleep," Mak says. "People lose their appetite."
Juno Mak
"I think people that live in Hong Kong are people with massive energy levels," Mak says. "They are surviving on such small land."
"I think people that live in Hong Kong are people with massive energy levels," Mak says. "They are surviving on such small land."
Juno Mak