Creator . Sam Ginger

The Ground Floor / 水平線 . 2023 Smartphone Photography

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作者一輯拍了十三年的 「窗外」，坐於窗前觀看乒乓波枱的生，老，病及死。他成長於香港的公共屋邨，這些7層公屋的設計通常比較簡單，目的是為了提供基本的住房，並不是為了提供豪華的生活條件。由廚房通往廁所的通道（騎樓），除了通道，儲物也是晾晒衣服的地方。在冷氣不流通的年代，擔起通風的作用，而冬天卻是寨風鑽進室內的兇手。住戶都會用不同的方法去善用這個空間。特別是這一代的公屋的設計有設置於地下單位，騎樓的設計是鐵欄，街上的人在水平線就可一探室內的情況。

"The Ground Floor /水平線" 是一個攝影項目，是一個對香港住屋的回應，探索如何使用和理解空間。空間不僅僅是物理的存在，也是我們生活、工作和創造的場所。它是我們的記憶、經驗和身份的容器。

我們不用走進別人的私人地方，在 "The Ground Floor /水平線" ，也可規探到香港人的「土炮」設計，如何看私隱，如何在這個借來的的空間去建構他們有個性的地方。

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The author has compiled a series of "Outside the Window" photographs over thirteen years, sitting in front of the window observing the life, aging, sickness, and death on a ping pong table.. He grew up in Hong Kong's public housing estates, which are typically seven floor buildings designed to provide basic housing, not luxurious living conditions. The design includes a corridor (veranda) leading from the kitchen to the toilet, which, besides being a passageway, is also used for storage and drying clothes. In the era without air conditioning, it served as a ventilation channel, but in winter, it became the culprit for letting in the cold wind. Residents would use this space in various ways. Particularly in this generation of public housing, some units are located on the ground floor, with iron railings on the veranda, allowing people on the street to peek into the room from the horizontal line.

"The Ground Floor / Horizontal Line" is a photography project, a response to Hong Kong's housing, exploring how to use and understand space. Space is not only a physical existence but also a place where we live, work, and create. It is a container for our memories, experiences, and identities.

We don't need to step into other people's private spaces. In "The Ground Floor / Horizontal Line", we can also explore the 'grassroots' designs of Hong Kong people, how they view privacy, and how they construct their unique spaces in this borrowed space.