"Outstanding. A spatial history that makes legible, in the criss-crossing of words and images, the fate-lines of Hong Kong." -- Ackbar Abbas, author of Hong Kong Culture and the Politics of Disappearance

David Clarke is both a photographer and an art historian. Exhibitions of his photographs have been held many times in Hong Kong and also in Australia, the USA and Brazil. They have also been featured in a number of art and photography journals. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Hong Kong and author of several books including Hong Kong Art, Art & Place, Modern Art A Graphic Guide, and Modern Chinese Art.