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Hugo Zhang presents Hugo's World: Silver Gelatin Contact Prints

December 15, 2025 - February 6, 2026, Central Library

Photograph of Photographer Hugo Zhang

One of the few obsessions in Hugo’s life is making photographic images with his wooden cameras. He likes to roam around and let his gaze linger upon faces, flowers, trees, waters, sea rocks and clouds. Shifting lights and shadows often play magic upon things. When he sets up his camera and studies the reflected images on the ground glass under the dark cloth, it appears things come alive and reveal themselves in moments of silence.

Hugo’s way of image making is old and pure: each image is captured by a sheet of silver film in the camera by a click of shutter. That sheet of film is developed in the darkroom and then pressed onto a sheet of silver paper and contact printed. There are no enlargements and no digital processing. Straightforward and simple. By capturing their images on silver paper, he hopes to bear witness to their unique glory.

As an artist, Hugo is always on a journey of exploration and discovery. His goal is to make ordinary things extraordinary. He hopes that viewers of these images can share his joy of these discoveries.

Upcoming Installations

2026

February 9 - April 3: Soung Park
April 6 - May 29: Dennis Carrie

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Hugo Zhang presents Hugo's World: Silver Gelatin Contact Prints

December 15, 2025 - February 6, 2026, Central Library

Upcoming Installations

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