Norio Imai: Time Scape at Axel Vervoordt Gallery

The poesy and the poignant nostalgia is so universal in these photoworks that they get you even if you haven’t lived in Japan of the 70s. Or in Japan. Or in 70s. I think The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows has two words that perfectly describe the feelings this exhibition is evoking:
Aulasy (the sadness that there is no way to convey a powerful memory to people who weren’t there at the time) and Anemoia (nostalgia for a time you’ve never known). But also there’s a crippling worry that time is moving too fast for us to adopt and adjust, that memories are fading too soon and there’s no proven solid way to preserve the moment how it was, in all of its stillness and movement.
Luckily there’s a chance to shout “omg I haven’t seen it in ages!’ upon seeing the pile of video tape before you get drenched in sorrows (do you remember how difficult it was to repair it? Kids these days have no idea!)

When: 2 September—4 November
Where: 21/F, Coda Designer Centre, Wong Chuk Hang