A stare, a glance, a peek. The little urban expressions that we always see but often not notice. These are the ordinary, routine, even mundane moments that unfold daily on the streets yet, with the right light, timing and framing, can reveal something about ourselves, about our inescapable Human Condition that we are all afflicted with. No where is that more true than in the vastness of Beijing and, in particular, the city’s centre, in the hutongs.
The presented photos were deliberately selected from before covid-19 as a record, an expression and a reminder of the times we used to have and that we hope to have again.
LS Lee is a British-Hong Kong photographer who has been based in Beijing for over 6 years. More of his works can be seen at lapsunlee.com

在城市里生活久了，我们也许会被它的喧嚣和嘈杂而感染。有时候，路人的一个眼神，一个表情，被我们看在眼里却置之脑外。但是这些不起眼且世俗的瞬间在巧妙的时机，光影，和相机的框线内对我们来说可能会变成一面镜子：它可能揭释着我们无法逃脱的人性本质。而这个现象在北京老城的胡同里表现得再也淋漓尽致不过了。

为了提醒我们面部表情和眼神对我们感官的重要性，以及在不久的将来它还会再次不被口罩遮挡住，此次呈现的照片都是特意选自于疫情之前。

李立新是一位出生在英国的香港裔摄影师，他在北京已经生活了6年多了。如果你对他的作品感兴趣的话可以访问他的个人网站 lapsunlee.com