Martin Parr feat. PAZTA, HK
Where art meets food
“The first priority of making pictures is to make a photo that is entertaining and good to look at, and also to relate to people’s lives. … There is a serious strand running through the work, but I don’t want to thrust it down people’s throat.”
(-Martin Parr on his philosophy in taking photographs)
Martin Parr is a British documentary photographer and photojournalist. He’s known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of the Western world. His photographic works have been involved in numerous museum and private collections for nearly 20 years, including Tate Britain, MoMA New York and M+ Hong Kong. In recent years, Parr has developed a stronger focus, in his pictures, on cultural activities and leisure pursues of those from Asian countries and regions. Parr has organized solo exhibitions and photographic projects in China, Japan and even North Korea. Parr is a member of the leading photographic cooperative and community, Magnum Photos and the founder of Martin Parr Foundation located in Bristol, Britain, where the artist has been working and living for more than two decades.
Found in the heart of Hong Kong, PAZTA showcases many of Italy’s more unusual culinary products and traditions having an inspiring selection of Italian wines, Prosecco, cocktails, and the very best of Italian coffee.
PAZTA partners with local and international artists to promote works that resonate with its core values.
Hong Kong based art trading and consultancy firm that specialises in modern and contemporary art, Wangsim brings Martin Parr’s works to PAZTA as his works simply nod reflectively towards Italian customs and traditions, at the same time delicately enhancing PAZTA’s authentic Italian offering.
The recent presentation of Parr’s works at PAZTA features two outstanding series of the artist, Bored Couples and Common Sense created in the 1990s.
Bored Couples, Parr examined a random sample of relationships in his project. Often depicting sense of disconnection, vacant eyes, and silence after dinner between the woman and the man, Parr pinpoints boredom and monogamy, the two ideas ingrained like memories in our collective consciousness.
Common Sense, a 350-colored-photograph portfolio documenting global consumerism in tight close up and lurid colors. With visuals ranging from tacky clothes to souvenir-esque founds, the project witnessed the peak of the western’s consumer culture, and has become much more relatable for the Asian audience as the economy grows in a dramatically rapid speed on the continent and the culture turns largely global.
****Martin Parr’s Works are currently on display at PAZTA Hong Kong until the
8th of April 2021.****
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