Street Scenes

Since I relocated to the heart of Taipei in 2024, the city’s dynamic urban environment has captivated me. Surrounded daily by towering high-rise buildings, I’ve been inspired to create a series of photomontages of street scenes. In my work, I use a variety of techniques to convey the urban landscape as a multi-dimensional experience. These include digital editing methods like layering and blending, in correlation with the principle of counterpoint to create complex, interwoven elements.

The principle of counterpoint is a fundamental concept in music theory that refers to the relationship between two or more independent musical lines (or voices), that are harmonically interdependent yet rhythmically and melodically different. In counterpoint, each musical line has its own melodic shape but they work together to create harmony. Multiple melodic lines will create dissonance or an uneasy feeling until it resolves into consonance at the end of the music score.

The principle of counterpoint can be applied to the visual arts in the same way it functions in music. It is seen in the juxtaposition of independent elements (such as line, shape, form, colour, etc;) that work together to create a harmonious, and engaging composition. Just as in music, visual counterpoint involves different visual elements interacting with each other in unique and contrasting ways.