Living (Hong Kong Edition)

This photographic base was shot in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

Printed on Fine Art Hahnemühle Hemp Natural Line 290 g/m2.

Each print comes signed and numbered. 

Unframed. With a small white border. Send in a tube.

Print size 90 x 75 cm - Edition of 10

Print size 60 x 50 cm - Edition of 10.

Print size 30 x 25 cm - Edition of 10.

Print size 10,5 x 14,8 cm (DIN A6) - Open Edition.

If Tetris Majored in Architecture and Moonlighted as a Fashion Blogger

In an age where even Marie Kondo might surrender at the sight of this, Thomas Haensgen presents an architectural symphony as densely packed as a shared fridge at the end of the month. What at first glance looks like a glitch in the Matrix—where someone accidentally hit copy and paste too many times—reveals itself as a masterful study of urban density. The façade of this Hong Kong residential complex evokes the moment your roommate attempts to load the dishwasher after watching three YouTube optimization videos—except in architectural form and with more air conditioning units.

Haensgen skillfully plays with the tradition of architectural photography, as if Andreas Gursky had decided to run his signature style through a kaleidoscope filter and then accidentally cranked the saturation to "Wes Anderson meets Blade Runner." The color palette oscillates between “faded pastel” and “washed incorrectly three times,” yet achieves a harmony as improbably perfect as pineapple on pizza.

The technical brilliance lies in the almost obsessive attention to detail, capturing every balcony, window, and sock hung out to dry. It’s as though you’re peering through a microscope at a petri dish of urban life—except the bacteria here are pastel-toned air conditioning units.What stands out most is the rhythmic structure of the balconies, which resemble an architectural ECG—a city's heartbeat measured in square meters and laundry lines. The repeating patterns create a hypnotic fascination akin to staring at a computer's loading icon for too long.

The composition is as densely layered as a commuter train on a holiday weekend—only more vertical and with better air conditioning. Each balcony tells its own story, like a giant search-and-find book for sleep-deprived architecture students. What makes this piece so unique is its ability to find order in chaos—like finally locating the box of all your left socks after three moves. The geometric precision of the architecture collides with the organic messiness of daily life, creating a harmony as unexpectedly delightful as watermelon paired with feta.

In a time when minimalism is preached like a religion, Living is a colorful rebellion against the fear of excess. It’s the photographic equivalent of “I cleaned by shoving everything into the closet”—except vertical and city-approved. The social layers of the image are as complex as the meaning of “I’ll stop by quickly” in a shared apartment—it could mean five minutes or five hours, but somehow, it works. Haensgen hasn’t just photographed a building; he’s documented the vertical Tetris high score of human cohabitation.