Allison Haworth West, Taxi Art

Taxi Art

Allison Haworth West

Publisher
AsiaOne Books
Year
2021
Specifications
2nd edition
Photographs of taxi interior decorations

Taxi Art is a celebration of the art on the dashboards of Hong Kong taxis. After many years of shooting and the many adventures that went with it, Allison Haworth West has produced a book of images that portrays the worlds that are created inside taxis by their drivers, on their dashboards and hanging from their rear-view mirrors. The art of the Hong Kong taxi is a cultural phenomenon: whether it is a superhero, a cartoon character, a religious icon, a plant, some fresh jasmine, or just a line-up of multiple phones in stands, many of these dashboards tell a story. The importance of Taxi Art is evident in the slow disappearance of these cultural icons with the emergence of Uber and the consolidation of ownership of taxi licenses.

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