Vivian Maier: Self Portraits at f22 foto space

Probably the most mysterious figure in the history of photography. Just a nanny with a good eye and a perfect sense of the moment and composition, whose photos were never seen during her lifetime but—a movie-worth plot twist—were discovered at a small thrift auction house. Or was she “just a nanny”? Unapologetic, eccentric, and extremely private, Vivian was highly intellectual and a well-travelled woman. Her photographs are not just snaps of everyday life she observed on her walks around the city and during her travels, they look like scenes from unfilmed movies. I feel the same about her self-portraits: it’s impossible not to make up some plots and stories about her, trying to guess what type of person she was and the thoughts and feelings she was holding.

Exhibition period: 4 May—31 August
Gallery address: Shops BW11&13, The Peninsula Hotel, Salisbury Road, Kowloon