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Gretchen SO

Biography

Gretchen SO received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University and also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in Photography from the University of Manitoba, Canada. She has received awards from numerous organizations, including multiple grants from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council for
exhibitions in Asia, Europe and North America, and for compiling the photographs she took six years before and after the handover of Hong Kong to China in two albums. Her works were selected for the Hong Kong Art Biennial '98 and she was a finalist for the Sovereign Asian Art Prize in 2008 and 2011.

Artist's statement

"NY 10048: The World Trade Center in Early 1990s"

About 20 years ago, Gretchen So took a series of subtle black-and-white photographs of New York's Twin Towers. The images emphasize the overwhelming presence of the iconic buildings, not only in their local environment but also reaching beyond their immediate space and time. 2011 marked the ominous 10-year anniversary of the destruction of the towers, and selected photo are being shown for the first time this year.s