John Thomson (1837-1921)
Photo taken in 1870
Born in Scotland, John Thomson was a photographer, geologist, explorer and writer. He was also well known as a photographer who travelled to the Far East. In 1870, he took this precious photo of the Ruins of St. Paul’s.
Description:
This image primarily inspired YiiMa to create Ruins of St. Paul’s in the Seasons. In the original photo, two men wearing Chinese traditional garb stand on either side of one of the stone steps’ balustrades, as if they were witnessing the cycles of the world over the centuries.
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圖： 約翰·湯姆生 John Thomson (1837-1921), 攝於1870年
約翰·湯姆生為19世紀出生於蘇格蘭的攝影師，同時具有地理學家、旅遊探險家、及作家等多重身分，亦是早期旅行至遠東的西方著名攝影家之一。1870年，他以相機紀錄了珍貴的大三巴影像。
說明：
此圖像是YiiMa《季節中的大三巴》創作系列的主要創作靈感來源。原作畫面中，兩位穿著傳統服裝的男子，分別站在大三巴石階欄杆分隔的裏面和外面，彷彿見證千百年世間舞臺周而復始的循環不息。
