Printed and designed by Judith Siu
7 × 10 cm | 16pp
City Diary is an image driven zine series that presents a wordless visual diary through phone photography. The zine is produced using an origami T-shape cut-and-fold method: a single double-sided A4 sheet becomes a 16-page pocket zine. Each copy is studio-printed on 240 gsm paper (inkjet) and handmade.
《都市日記》為一系列以手機攝影影像為主的小誌，透過照片呈現無文字的視覺日誌。本小誌採用摺紙式 T 型裁切摺疊工法：單張雙面 A4 紙摺製成 16 頁的口袋書。每本在工作室以 240 gsm 紙張噴墨印刷並手工製作。
In City Diary I, the photographer uses phone photography to record industrial building features, light and shadow, and walls marked by time to create a distinct visual language. By bringing to the fore façades, textures and subtle human traces, the sequence of images invites the viewer to slow down and attend to the city’s rhythms and cultural memory.
《都市日記 I》中，攝影師以手機攝影記錄工業建築的細節、光影變化與被時間刻劃的牆面，構築出獨特的視覺語彙。影像以立面、質感與微小的人為痕跡為主，邀請觀者放慢步調，細看城市的節奏與文化記憶。
In City Diary II, the photographer turns to Hong Kong’s public housing estates, recording architectural forms, communal spaces, and the everyday lives that animate them. Images focus on building patterns, staircases, laundry, doorways and moments of domestic routine—capturing how human presence and domestic traces shape the estate’s textures and atmosphere. By focusing on these details, the sequence invites viewers to slow down and consider the rhythms of communal life and the layered memories embedded in everyday environments.
《都市日記 II》中，攝影師把目光投向香港的公共屋邨，記錄建築形態、共用空間，以及在其中日常生活的人們。影像聚焦於建築格局、樓梯、晾衣、門廊與日常片刻，透過人群與生活痕跡展現屋邨的質感與氛圍。影像編序強調這些細節，邀請觀者放慢腳步，反思共同生活的節奏與日常環境中累積的記憶。
In City Diary III, the photographer focuses on the vantage of looking down along streets, crossings, parks and public spaces capturing how vertical perspective compresses everyday scenes into graphic compositions. Images emphasize human figures and vehicles become miniature markers of scale and activity that interplay with light and shadow. By privileging downward views and repeated motifs, the sequence invites viewers to reconsider perception, privacy and the city’s vertical rhythms.
《都市日記 III》中，攝影師聚焦俯視視角：沿街道、行人過路處、公園與公共空間向下觀看，捕捉垂直透視如何將日常場景壓縮為具圖像性的構圖。影像以人影與車輛為主，成為尺度與活動的縮影，並與光影互動。透過強調俯視與反覆出現的圖像元素，影像序列邀請觀者重新思考觀看方式、私密性與城市的垂直節奏。
About Judith Siu
Judith Siu is an art creator and phone photographer with a finely tuned visual sensibility developed through extensive experience in the arts and culture sectors. Her photography captures Hong Kong’s vibrant, fleeting moments, weaving personal and cultural narratives into small, intimate scenes. Beyond photography, Judith has extensive experience collecting and working with Western vintage paper prints. She studies how these images change over time and shape ways of seeing Hong Kong. Her Ways of Seeing zines grow from this interest: image-led publications that pair curated commentary with visual layouts to guide readers, through clear and approachable visual narratives, toward a renewed understanding of Hong Kong’s cultural memory and historical contexts.
Judith Siu 是一位藝術創作者與手機攝影師，並憑藉在藝術與文化領域的豐富經驗，培養出敏銳的視覺感受力。她的攝影捕捉香港充滿活力且轉瞬即逝的瞬間，將個人與文化敘事編織成小而親密的影像。除了攝影外，Judith 亦累積大量歐美舊紙品印刷的收藏與實務經驗，關注這些影像如何隨時間變化並形塑觀看香港的視角。由此衍生的《Ways of Seeing》小誌以圖像為核心，結合精選解說與視覺版面，透過清晰且親切的敘事，引領讀者重新理解香港的文化記憶與歷史脈絡。