Lonely in Hong Kong V

This photographic base was shot in 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) - Edition of 100.

Between Shadows and Silk – The Curtain Dances, The Figure Waits.

Thomas Haensgen’s Lonely in Hong Kong V is a delicate interplay between presence and absence—a study of solitude suspended in soft light. The image places us in the liminal space where the boundaries between subject and world blur, as a figure stands silhouetted behind translucent curtains, framed by a cityscape that stretches into infinity.

The composition is as minimal as it is profound. The interplay of the figure’s curved silhouette with the straight lines of the curtains evokes a tension reminiscent of Bauhaus principles—function meeting emotion. The soft light, filtered through fabric, becomes a second skin, obscuring and revealing in equal measure. It feels as though time itself has paused, holding its breath as the figure reaches upward, not out of hope, but resignation.

There’s a haunting intimacy to the photograph, reminiscent of Francesca Woodman’s self-portraits, but with an urban twist. The backdrop of Hong Kong's skyline adds a sense of expansiveness that contrasts with the enclosure of the room. This duality—a contained intimacy against an overwhelming vastness—forms the beating heart of Haensgen’s work.

This isn’t just a photograph; it’s a moment you could have sworn you once lived. It’s the feeling of pulling back a curtain at dawn, unsure whether you’re more curious about the world outside or the shadow you've left on the fabric. It’s a visual metaphor for the times we wait for something we can’t name but know we’ve lost.

Lonely in Hong Kong V is, therefore, an ode to the fragile balance between light and shadow, seen and unseen, self and other. Haensgen invites the viewer to step into the void between these worlds and linger in the quiet uncertainty of existence.