In Hong Kong, coat hangers are not only used for clothes, but also for shoes, scissors, hats, gloves, umbrellas, plastic bags and – hangers. Serial sequences alternate with nested cascade constructions and filigree floating sculptures. The original shape is bent and twisted until each hanger has its own individual character and serves its purpose best.
Hong Kong Coat Hangers is the 8th of 9 volumes from Michael Wolf's Hong Kong Back Alley Encyclopedia, in which he celebrates the diverse aspects of street life in Hong Kong and the improvisational skills of the urban residents.