The Photographic Alphabet: Y is for Jonas Yip

Way Down © Jonas Yip

The series re:place explores the idea of place, both physical and temporal, what defines these places, and how these places are replaced over time: what do we retain of an actual place in our memories?

The Path © Jonas Yip

These are photographs that ostensibly document daily life, but the details which root an image in time and place are stripped away to reveal the subject’s essentialness: a feeling, an atmosphere, a memory. Yet the images are not abstract as the subject remains recognizable, and as such they retain a sense of universality. What’s left are moments that suggest stories, fragmented and unfinished, and ultimately left for the viewer to complete.

Ovum © Jonas Yip

Glow © Jonas Yip

The Ones Who Are Waving © Jonas Yip