Wolf has developed a distinctive style. Without streets, sky, horizon, the space flattens into an impenetrable abstraction of urban sprawl - for the viewer's eye there is no escape. Wolf photographs dilapidated houses, brand new buildings still covered with bamboo scaffolding or tarpaulins, as well as completely inhabited residential and office complexes. Wolf's disorienting gaze gives the viewer the feeling that the buildings stretch into infinity. A feeling that perhaps really corresponds to the spatial perception of Hong Kong residents.« Hannes Wanderer

Since its first publication in 2012, the illustrated book “Architecture of Density” has become a milestone in the history of the photo book medium. This new edition contains a number of unpublished images from this unique and outstanding photo series.

Focused on the specific visual elements Michael Wolf has depicted high density living in one of the world’s most crowded cities like nobody has before. For “Architecture of Density”, Wolf fashioned a distinctive style of photography. He removes any sky or horizon line from the frame and flattens the space until it becomes a relentless abstraction of urban expansion, with no escape for the viewer’s eye. Wolf’s disorienting vantage point gives the viewer the feeling that the buildings extend indefinitely, which perhaps is the spatial experience of Hong Kong’s inhabitants.

Since its first publication in 2012, the photo book “Architecture of Density” has become a milestone in the history of the media. This reprint contains a number of unpublished images from this unique and outstanding photo series.