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2024-1209
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Bob Black / bq / Cem Turgay / Fiona Smyth /
Edwin Kwan / Gary Michael Dault / Kai Chan /
Kamelia Pezeshki / Lee Ka-sing / Malgorzata
Wolak Dault / Shelley Savor / Tamara
Chatterjee / Tomio Nitto / Yam Lau /
Night Reading 夜 讀 記
Thousand Objects. A Memoir 李 家 昇 《 千 物 誌 》
Holly Lee’s Self-portrait 楚 喬 自 拍 像
Ka-sing and Holly 家 昇 與 楚 喬
Michael Hui 許 冠 文
Portrait of Sir David Tang 鄧 永 鏘 肖 像
Xin-Di and Leung Ping Kwan 辛 笛 與 也 斯
Palm Anthology 手 掌 集
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Lee Ka-sing’s Night Reading
The Night Reading series began in November 2024, about
two months after Holly’s passing. Following her departure, I
started organizing the things she left behind. In addition to her
photographic and textual works, there were also a large number of
personal diaries, creative notes, and travel journals. Naturally, these
included many of the letters we had exchanged as well.
I usually go through these materials at night, after dinner or
before bed. Night Reading could be described as reflections on
these remnants—fragments of memory, a kind of conversation,
sometimes even a whisper, between us. This dialogue will continue
over a long period of time and serves as a way for me to hold her
in remembrance. While its form will remain consistent, the imagery
will diverge, branching out into different directions as the years
pass.
Night Reading
For the first entry of Night Reading, I chose her diary entry from
Friday, August 23—the last one she wrote, 20 days before her
passing: “Book delivered today. Ka-sing made a portrait.”
The “book” refers to Sushi Grass in Paradise, a set of sixteen
books shipped from Taiwan by Ching Ping. The “portrait” is the
photograph I took of all the books arranged on the table in our
sitting area. Holly and I shared fifty years together; we understood
each other as if seeing clearly into a mirror. Looking at these diaries
transports me instantly back to moments long past, even revealing
depths I hadn’t noticed at the time. And so, I find myself adrift,
overwhelmed by a profound sense of loss.
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2003-06-26
1977-03-28 2003-06-26 2024-08-23
Night Reading 夜 讀 記

1977-03-28
1977-03-28 2024-08-21
Night Reading 夜 讀 記

1976-12-20
2024-08-21 1976-12-20
Night Reading 夜 讀 記

Edwin Kwan

Gary Michael Dault
From the Photographs,
2010-2024
From the Photographs, 2010-2024
Number 57: Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, 2014

The Photograph
Selected by
Kamelia Pezeshki
Ontario Place in fog #4 by Jim Hurtubise

Caffeine Reveries
Shelley Savor
First Snow Dance

Greenwood
Kai Chan
Drawing
42 x 36 cm, acrylic paint on rice paper

CHEEZ
Fiona Smyth

Poem a Week
Gary Michael Dault
Moonlit Night (after Tu Fu)
this night in Napanee
there will be moonlight
and there will be gazing
into it
though the town’s children
are all playing
video games
and not thinking
of their big sister moon
swaying above
their corroding screens
it makes you wonder
if they’ll ever be
together again
the children and the moon
will they ever again
stand
at the window
looking up
through the moonlight
however impatiently?

Sketchbook
Tomio Nitto

TERRAIN, twelve. (Photographs by Lee Ka-sing, haiku by Gary Michael Dault
in response). Read this daily collaborative column at oceanpounds.com
Babelic* Fields
a sharpened angel
spoke to me
in grids of light
* The word “Babelic” is from Octavio Paz,
The Monkey Grammarian (New York: Seaver
Books, 1981), p.117

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Thousand Objects. A Memoir
李 家 昇 《 千 物 誌 》
Holly Lee’s Self-portrait 楚 喬 自 拍 像
(POLAROID, 4x5 inch, colour, 1986)
Holly Lee’s widely recognized series Pictures of Friends, Artists, and Others includes
a self-portrait. Recently, we unearthed a Polaroid test shot of this self-portrait in our
archives, taken on June 25, 1986. Within the negative storage box for this series, there
are also two 4x5 black-and-white negatives, but they have never been printed—not
even as contact prints.
楚 喬 廣 為 人 知 的 「 我 的 朋 友 , 藝 術 家 及 其 他 」 系 列 , 也 包 括 了 一 幀 自 拍 像 。 最
近 在 檔 案 中 翻 出 這 張 使 用 作 試 光 的 寶 麗 來 照 片 , 攝 於 1986 年 6 月 25 日 。 該 照 片
在 系 列 的 底 片 儲 存 匣 中 , 藏 有 兩 張 黑 白 4 乘 5 底 片 , 只 是 從 來 沒 有 放 出 過 相 片 ,
甚 至 直 印 照 片 也 沒 有 。

Ka-sing and Holly 家 昇 與 楚 喬
(POLAROID, 4x5 inch, colour, 1985)
Ka-sing and Holly, 1985. In Holly’s series My Friends, Artists, and Others, this photo
might fall under the “Others” category. There is no negative for this image—only a
unique Polaroid exists. A playful moment following a photography session, it evokes
memories of an extraordinary era.
家 昇 與 楚 喬 ,1985 年 。 在 楚 喬 「 我 的 朋 友 , 藝 術 家 及 其 他 」 系 列 , 這 個 也 算
是 屬 於 「 其 他 」 的 部 分 吧 。 這 張 照 片 並 無 拍 攝 負 片 , 只 有 單 一 寶 麗 來 。 拍 照 之
餘 的 玩 樂 , 那 是 一 個 令 人 懷 念 的 年 代 。

Portrait of Sir David Tang 鄧 永 鏘 肖 像
Michael Hui 許 冠 文
(POLAROID, 4x5 inch, colour, 1990)
In February 1990, Holly Lee photographed Michael Hui for the cover of the inaugural
issue of Next Magazine.
1990 年 2 月 , 黃 楚 喬 為 壹 週 刊 創 刊 號 封 面 拍 攝 的 許 冠 文 。
(POLAROID, 4x5 inch, colour, early 90s)
A portrait of Sir David Tang by Ka-sing, created for the cover of PEAK. Tang was the
founder of Hong Kong’s “The China Club” and “Shanghai Tang.” (The headshot was
provided by Tang himself.)
李 家 昇 為 PEAK 封 面 創 作 的 鄧 永 鏘 肖 像 。 鄧 為 香 港 「 中 國 會 」 及 「 上 海 灘 」 創
辦 人 。( 鄧 的 頭 像 由 鄧 提 供 )

Xin-Di and Leung Ping Kwan 辛 笛 與 也 斯
(CONTACT PRINT, 5x8 inch, 1985)
In 1985, the poet Xin-Di visited Hong Kong, possibly to see
JOURNEY, an exhibition by Yesi and Donna Lok that presented
by the Chinese Culture Promotion Centre. As part of her
photography project My Friends, Artists, and Others, Holly
invited Xin-Di to her studio for a photo session. The two joint
contact prints published here capture the interaction between
Yesi and Xin Di before the formal shoot. In Xin-Di’s hand is a
pirated copy of his poetry collection Palm Anthology, which we
had in our possession.
1985 年 , 詩 人 辛 笛 訪 港 。 可 能 是 特 意 來 看 也 斯 與 駱 笑 平 一
同 在 中 華 文 化 促 進 中 心 舉 行 的 「 游 詩 」 展 覽 。 楚 喬 約 了 辛
笛 來 影 室 拍 照 , 是 她 「 我 的 朋 友 , 藝 術 家 及 其 他 」 拍 攝 計
劃 的 一 部 份 。 刊 出 的 這 兩 格 直 印 照 片 , 是 正 式 拍 攝 前 , 也
斯 與 辛 笛 的 互 動 。 辛 笛 手 中 的 , 是 我 們 所 藏 的 辛 笛 詩 集 「
手 掌 集 」 盜 印 本 。

Palm Anthology 手 掌 集
(PUBLICATION: Palm Anthology
手 掌 集 128mmx188mm, 126 pages)
The Palm Anthology is a renowned
poetry work by Xin-Di, first published
in 1948. Due to changes in the
political climate, it has long been out
of print. We invited Xin-Di to inscribe
a dedication for us on this pirated
edition. Ironically, when Xin-Di later
compiled his own poetry collection, he
had to rely on these pirated editions
to complete the task. These editions
not only benefited readers of later
generations like us but, in this case,
also helped the original author.
手 掌 集 為 辛 笛 著 名 詩 集 , 於 1948 年
出 版 , 因 政 治 環 境 變 動 , 早 已 絕 版
多 年 。 我 們 邀 請 辛 笛 為 我 們 在 這 個
盜 印 本 上 題 簽 , 以 作 紀 念 。 辛 笛 後
來 編 輯 自 己 的 詩 選 , 還 是 得 靠 這 些
盜 印 本 才 得 完 成 。 它 不 只 惠 及 了 我
們 這 些 後 輩 讀 者 群 , 在 這 個 情 況 ,
也 幫 助 了 原 作 者 。

Night Owl Sonata (in one
movement)
By Holly Lee (1953-2024)
Format: 6x9 inch, Hardcover
152 pages
First Edition, Limited to 100 copies
Published by OCEAN POUNDS
CAN$45.00
Night Owl Sonata is a collection of 40 poemprose
pieces that reflect Holly Lee’s profound
growth as a writer. Composed during a
reflective and transformative period of her
life, these works were originally published in
MONDAY ARTPOST. The book is a testament
to Holly’s enduring creative spirit, with writing
that embodies the grace and clarity of a
seasoned artist who had reached the pinnacle
of her literary craft.
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Cem Turgay lives and works as a photographer in
Turkey.
Fiona Smyth is a painter, illustrator, cartoonist and
instructor in OCAD University's Illustration Program.
For more than three decades, Smyth has made a name
for herself in the local Toronto comic scene as well as
internationally.
http://fiona-smyth.blogspot.com
Gary Michael Dault lives in Canada and is noted for
his art critics and writings. He paints and writes poetry
extensively. In 2022, OCEAN POUNDS published two
of his art notebooks in facsimile editions.
Kai Chan immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in
the sixties. He’s a notable multi-disciplinary artist who
has exhibited widely in Canada and abroad.
www.kaichan.art
Kamelia Pezeshki is a photographer living in Toronto.
She continues to use film and alternative processes to
make photographs.
www.kamelia-pezeshki.com
Ken Lee is a poet and an architectural designer based
in Toronto. He has been composing poetry in Chinese,
and is only recently starting to experiment with writing
English poetry under the pen name, “bq”.
Lee Ka-sing, founder of OCEAN POUNDS, lives in
Toronto. He writes with images, recent work mostly
photographs in sequence, some of them were presented
in the format of a book.
www.leekasing.com
Robert Black, born in California, is an award-winning
poet and photographer currently based in Toronto.
His work often deals with themes related to language,
transformation, and disappearance.
Shelley Savor lives in Toronto. She paints and draws
with passion, focusing her theme on city life and urban
living experiences.
Tamara Chatterjee is a Toronto photographer who
travels extensively to many parts of the world.
Tomio Nitto is a noted illustrator lives in Toronto. The
sketchbook is the camera, he said.
Yam Lau, born in British Hong Kong, is an artist and
writer based in Toronto; he is currently an Associate
Professor at York University. Lau’s creative work
explores new expressions and qualities of space,
time and the image. He is represented by Christie
Contemporary.

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