Arts & Culture
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Jorge Hopkins Wang
Jorge Hopkins Wang is a visual artist and designer based in Leeds. He is currently studying Digital Media and practices photography, as well as videography, graphic design, and UI design. Jorge moved to the UK from Beijing at just 17 years of age to pursue his creative career. He regularly posts photographs of his travels to Japan and day-to-day walks in Leeds on his Instagram: @jor.graphy
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I used to label myself as a street-photographer but now rather you’d get a smack in the face if you say ‘I’m a street photographer’…now I’m a zoo because zoos have different animals in it, a visual zoo, a visualisation of life and stories…
“When I’m alone, taking pictures is like dreaming. I can’t remember when I set off, when I bumped into that place, until I look back at my pictures and they all make sense. They collect my memories together, like a jigsaw puzzle, and you get the whole picture. Photography is how I have fun, how I become myself, and has sort of
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Every time I go out, I step out the door, only carrying my fanny-pack with my card and money, my phone, and my camera – and a mask of
shaped my understanding of people.”
Images: Jorge Hopkins Wang
