(dd) 0111-2019

DOUBLE DOUBLE webzine archive 2019-2021
DOUBLE DOUBLE was initially released as a weekly publication,
spanning from January 4, 2019, to December 31, 2021, with a
total of 158 issues. Following this, it underwent a transformation
into book-on-demand and ebook formats, transitioning into a
monthly release structure. This monthly publication continued
from January 2022 until the end of 2023. As of 2024, the
frequency of publication shifted to a quarterly basis. Despite
these changes, the content consistently maintained its focus on
the archival material from Ka-sing and Holly, new works, and
collaborative pieces.
0111-2019
(edition January 11, 2019)
Objects of Mythical Power. Five poems
(Holly Lee) / TIME MACHINE,
photographs (Lee Ka-sing) /
PAPER TALK - Posing (Holly Lee)

CURRENT WORK 1
Objects of Mythical Power
Five poems (with image) by Holly Lee
[Objects of Mythical Power], I
I am as vocal as my cat
we sing a duet
when I threw him a ball
he outplayed me
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(A commissioned painting of Suki by Tony Taylor)

[Objects of Mythical Power], II
Wielding round shield and sword
this indigo warrior
clinging to his triangular helmet
advancing like a Dalek
No less mythical
when Herschel discovered cyanotype
who could have imagined
the dead, could leave a living image
(H+K Collection. Cyanotype by John Fiorucci)

[Objects of Mythical Power], III
Hello
Hello
are you there
fallen twig
from a hibiscus plant
No earth to grasp
flow freely as grass
you are morphing
into bone dried stem
waving like a peacock fan
Do you remember
your previous body
has healing power
your big red flowers
make good tea for afternoon hours
(Roots of a hibiscus plant in a wine bottle)

[Objects of Mythical Power], IV
The Wolf from Nagai
He combs my hair
He stands to greet
He howls and guards
at full moon’s bliss
I hear him
I see him
in slow motion
turning suspiciously
to ward off evil spirits
And if that isn’t enough
he’ll climb into my dream
his pack of four
no earth to land
he’ll keep his balance
on one big branch
The wolf from Nagai
cries, some nights
he has four heads
eight eyes
Cerberus the dog has three
Bast the cat goddess
lives nine lives, at least
(Detail of a scarf, a work by Kazumasa Nagai)

[Objects of Mythical Power], V
There’s a curable kind of
blindness
when one gets old
Magni helps you
get real close
teeny tiny letters
could read them all
There’s another kind of
vision
one’s not born with
Bino helps you
see far ashore
Jesus’ portrait on tesserae
on Hagia Sophia’s wall
There’s a distant kind of
friendship
one may have lost
objects always remind you
when brain roams off
Mickey and Minnie
or, Magni and Bino
come when call
(Mickey and Minnie. A gift from Hideo Suzuki)

CURRENT WORK 2
Six photographs from TIME MACHINE
series by Lee Ka-sing, with haiku
by Gary Michael Dault
Update
TIME MACHINE was published by OCEAN POUNDS in 2022
180 pages, 8x10 inches
https://books.oceanpounds.com/2021/12/tm.html

Constellation
Like a football
helmet in space
writhing with perforation
(constellation), 2017

Sweet Home Sweet
the soul
a sugary bubble
in vulvic space
(soul), 2017

Radar
the all-seeing weave
plaited by the fingers
of floodgate war
(radar), 2017

Careful careful
hope is hoisted
into view
a monstrous invitation
(hope), 2017

Question
questions have eyes
that stare
from skeins of asking
(question), 2017

Novel
in my novel
are many mansions
still unfinished
(novel), 2017

PAPER TALK
Posing
Written by Holly Lee
(top)
阿 芳 , 你 擺 好 甫 士 未 呀 ?
係 喇 , 隻 手 低 啲 。 唔 得 ,
遮 住 細 佬 個 頭 㖭 。 嚟 啦 ,
影 多 一 張 , 趁 住 重 有 啲 側
光 。
(middle)
Okay now, you look gorgeous,
hold it! Yes, the light is just
right. Oops it’s windy. Maybe
you try to look the other
way. That’s great, try to relax
your hands. Don’t worry, the
crocodile is not in the picture.
(bottom)
You are a very nice boy
Timmy. Let’s make good
friend with the crocodile.
Show us some teeth...okay
Pelicans are your friends too.
Let’s take another picture
before they pick up your hat.
A Female Painter, 1962. Hong Kong. Photo by Ngan Chun-tung.
(middle) Resort photographer at Work. 1941. St. Petersburg,
Florida. Photo by Walker Evans. (bottom) Unidentified
photographer. 1940. Private Collection, Paris
顏 震 東 , 是 香 港 攝 影 界 前 輩 。 拍 攝 在 六 二 年 的 這 張 照 片 ,
無 意 地 保 留 了 若 干 東 方 味 道 。 雖 然 東 方 的 女 性 之 前 已 傾 倒
於 西 方 文 化 , 但 傳 統 衣 服 的 身 影 仍 在 。 我 們 猜 想 照 片 的 地
點 可 能 是 在 某 離 島 , 下 午 接 近 黃 昏 時 分 。 在 歐 洲 和 美 國 ,
早 在 十 九 世 紀 攝 影 術 已 經 流 入 小 數 女 性 手 上 。 所 以 Walker
Evans 在 1941 年 拍 攝 到 在 渡 假 村 作 業 的 女 攝 影 師 並 非 稀 奇 。
這 又 令 我 們 想 知 道 , 在 巴 黎 某 藏 家 手 中 這 幀 照 片 , 當 年 在
這 個 渡 假 勝 地 拍 攝 男 童 的 那 個 人 , 會 不 會 就 是 剛 才 那 位 女
攝 影 師 呢 ?
Orientalism and Westernisation. There was a time when the elites
of the East learnt eagerly from the West. Now the people of the
East devours everything from the West, lifestyles, technological
advances. The West shifts a reverse gear, it is aware of the steep
cliff in front of them. Like they first discovered the three forms of
water, the people of the West get into Taichi, Haiku and Om.

BOOKSCAPE
Bookshelf at the Candy Factory Loft, 2003, Lee Ka-sing
8x10 inch, a direct negative image on Azo fiber base paper

VINTAGE
Holly, photographed in the early 90s by Lee Ka-sing
4”x5”, Ilfochrome photograph
This was a test shot taken directly on Ilfochrome photographic paper
with a 4x5 camera. Since the early nineties, our studio maintained
a small facility of Ilfochrome processing, for experimental purpose
and personal projects. We made colour photograms and filmless
direct photography. Some of these experiments eventually led to
commissioned assignments.

THING / OBJECT
Scarf, with art work by Kazumasa Nagai
The scarf was hanging in front of the window at our old Study,
which was on the Third Floor of the building. I took a good sum of
photographs to document the Study before we moved to the ground
floor, a new living quarter in the space of the previous gallery.
The series “Time Present and Time Past” ( 送 別 一 個 將 要 重 新
組 合 的 空 間 寫 一 首 長 詩 ) is now archived at -
https://leekasing-tptp.blogspot.com

COLLECTION
Ngan Chun-tung 顏 震 東 , 水 塘 溪 澗 , 城 門 水 塘 ,
1978 (Shing Mun Reservoir )
Vintage photograph, 16”x20”, titled, dated and
signed on verso by the artist

END NOTE
We caught Anthropocene at the AGO before
it closes down on January 6. The crowd
was great, though not an ideal afternoon
to contemplate on the exhibition. We had a
coffee at the cafeteria after the show. It was
a cold day, but warm and bustling inside
the museum shop. I am always interested
in art cards. From the spinner rack I
spotted double double, a blank card with
illustration by Wendy Tancock, card no. 104
in the Canadian Heroes series.

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