Wing Shya
The mirror of the soul
The unmistakeable seal of Wing Shya (Hong Kong, 1964) became renowned the world over after he designed scenes for the films of director Wong Kar-Wai, such as In the Mood for Love or 2046.
photography Sony Pictures - Louis Vuitton Fashion Eye
Wing Shya was born in Hong Kong and an attraction to the world of art led him to enrol in the Emily Carr Institute in Canada, to study Fine Arts. He then returned to his native city and created his design studio, Shya-la-la Workshops. The film director Wong Kar-Wai captured his essence and commissioned him to portray the soul of his scenes through photography in feature films like Happy Together, In the Mood for Love, Eros or 2046.
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Poetry, melancholy, sensuality, intrigue or uneasiness are some of the emotions that course through the body every time one observes one of his images. Using his camera, he captures [...]
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