[Digital Exhibition 網上展覽] Perckhammer’s Peking: A Photographic Documentation of China’s Capital City in the 1920s 京城舊影： 1920年代奧地利攝影家佩克哈默的攝影紀錄

[Digital Exhibition 網上展覽] Perckhammer’s Peking: A Photographic Documentation of China’s Capital City in the 1920s 京城舊影： 1920年代奧地利攝影家佩克哈默的攝影紀錄 The University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong is delighted to announce Perckhammer’s Peking: A Photographic Documentation of China’s Capital City in the 1920s, an exhibition of work by Heinz von Perckhammer (1895–1965). A prominent South-Tyrolean photographer and photojournalist, who grew up in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Perckhammer travelled to various regions of China and documented daily life, rituals and architecture in images that display a Westerner’s curiosity for Chinese customs and culture.Today, the illustrations in Perckhammer’s publication are of great historical value since they document the beginnings of China’s modernisation and social change in Beijing during the early years of the Republic. For the aspiring photojournalist, the 1920s presented an era of transformation and the fifteen hundred photographs taken by Perckhammer constitute an archive of extraordinary scope and diverse subject matter. Although the publication includes only 200 images, Peking offers a compelling account of the artist’s fascination with various subjects, such as the Imperial Palace, religious architecture, city views, street scenes and glimpses of daily life. These subjects fascinated the artist and drove him to document his experiences.The peak of his professional activity occurred at a time when photography had gained wider practice, regular exhibitions and increased recognition in China. This work propelled his career when Perckhammer returned to Europe and began working as a photojournalist for the Berlin-based illustrated weekly Die Woche in 1929.香港大學（港大）美術博物館欣然呈獻「京城舊影：1920年代奧地利攝影家佩克哈默的攝影紀錄」展覽，展出著名攝影家和攝影記者漢茨·馮·佩克哈默（1895–1965）的作品。佩克哈默生於南蒂羅爾，長於奧匈帝國。他曾遍遊中國各地，並透過鏡頭記錄日常生活、禮儀及建築，展現出西方人對中國傳統習俗和文化的好奇。時至今日，佩克哈默的出版物中的影像由於印證了中國在民國初期的現代化及北京社會轉變的開端，因而具備重大歷史價值。對於這位充滿抱負的攝影記者而言，1920年代是一個充滿變革的時期，而佩克哈默所拍攝的1,500張照片，亦構成了一個主題豐富、多元的歷史檔案。儘管其攝影集《北京》僅收錄了200張照片，但卻生動地反映了佩克哈默對各種主題（如故宮、宗教建築、城市景象、街頭風貌和日常生活）的著迷。這些主題牽動著這位攝影家，並驅使他記錄他在中國的親身經歷。正當他的職業生涯達到巔峰之際，攝影這門技術亦在中國得到了更廣泛的實踐和認受性，相片的展覽也日益增多。當佩克哈默在1929年返回歐洲，並開始為柏林畫報《週刊》（德文名字為《Die Woche》）擔任攝影記者時，他在中國的攝影工作亦推動了其日後的攝影事業。 Date/Time: 01/07/2025 to 30/06/2026 00:00-23:59 Organized by: University Museum and Art Gallery

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