Hong Kong Neon

“With this monumental and unmistakably unique archive that is the book and the film Hong Kong Neon, Pascal Greco keeps the flame of an entire culture alive. Elegant and respectful work, unmistakably social and historical.” Fisheye

“The Polaroid and its size confines the essence of these neon signs and turns them into independent narratives. Poetic. Aesthetics.” 24 heures

“Pascal Greco pays tribute to these fluorescent signs, 95% of which have already disappeared.” Vice

“Hong Kong Neon is handsome, heavy and freighted with significance.” Monocle

The neon signs of Hong Kong have been part of the city’s visual identity for decades.
Unfortunately in the last fifteen years, 95% of the neon signs have been removed. This photographic work is made with a format that has also disappeared: instant photography, type 100 (Polaroid 125i, 669 & Fujifilm FP-100c). The project was made from 2012 to 2019.
More than 80% of the neon signs in the book no longer exist.

The book is a tribute to the visual heritage, design, typography and people who created and shaped these neon signs and also to Hong Kong and also to Hong Kong that is entering an uncertain future.

A contemplative documentary, that I directed, about those neon signs and the people who made them, Master Wu, Master of neon light manufacture and Master Fung Siu Wah, Master of Chinese calligraphy, will be only availble on a private streaming link via a QR Code in the book.

Press release Hong Kong Neon - ENG

Press
The Guardian
Fast Company
Monocle
Vice
24 Heures
Le Temps
Fisheye
La Liberté
Espazium / Tracés
Le Courrier
Analog Magazine
Wall Street International
CNN

Infolio Editions, Switzerland & Mccm Creations, Hong Kong | 2021
170 neon signs - Polaroids & Fujifilms
288 pages | 17,5 x 23 cm | Design by Nask
Cover in canvas, bound and sewn by hand
Offset color
3 languages, English, Chinese, French
Limited to 650 copies

The book is out of print.

€58.00

Infolio Edition & Mccm Creations | April 2021
Signed copy
Design by Nask
288 pages | 17,5 x 23 cm
170 color Polaroids & Fujifilms / neon signs
Cover in canvas, bound and sewn by hand
3 languages, English, Chinese, French
Interview with Wu Chi-Kai - Master of neon light manufacture and Fung Siu Wah (Wah Goh) - Master of Chinese calligraphy
Afterword by Pascal Greco
Limited edition of 650 copies

-Sold out on my website, but it’s still available on some online bookshops:
Librairie Gallimard
Payot