Kaid Ashton x Kaput: It's a Wacky World

Kaput and I are having an art show December 7th in Vancouver at the Catalog Gallery. 11 collaborative pieces, limited edition shirts and good times.

City Lines Video

Kaidashton x Factor - City Lines just dropped today on YouTube ... The video was filmed in Hong Kong, Manila, Sri Lanka and Egypt over a 5 month period by Kaid Ashton. Beat by Factor... Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4NjS_uRPs4

Free Ceschi

A collaboration with Rove. Free Ceschi.

More here....

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/free-ceschi-help-fake-four?action_object_map=%5B287717051368939%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%221803102%22%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&fb_action_ids=10201981125868508&fb_action_types=og.likes 

Out to Dry

From the top of buildings that stretch over 50 stories to a first floor walk-up above a hair salon, residents of Hong Kong find innovative ways to maximize their living quarters and at the same time dry their clothes. Since the city has the most expensive real estate in the world with prices climbing to over $10,000 per square foot, space is precious and people must get creative to utilize the areas they live in. 

New Heights

In trying to capture the density of Hong Kong at eye level, I found myself climbing up to the top of buildings to find a more interesting vantage point. Many of these buildings have a code on the door, so waiting for the door to swing open, sticking your foot in the door and sneaking in is essential. Once inside the buildings, giving a confident nod to the security officer and quickly racing up the steps to the rooftop is also paramount to gain access to these heights. Looking down on Hong Kong provides an unique perspective on this vertical metropolis and also gives an idea of how a tightly packed city operates on a day to day basis. 

Through the Doors

This series was intended to spark the imagination of the viewer and allow them to explore the idea of what lies behind a door and the numerous possibilities that can take place. I have taken photographs of doors from my travels across the world and strategically placed them in locations where they are enhanced by the surrounding environment. 

Half way through this set I traveled to Cairo, Egypt where I planned to paste the remaining five photos in the series. Given the go ahead by a few onlookers, I proceeded to paste a photograph on a very busy street in downtown Cairo. This was met by many suspicious eyes some of whom order the picture to be taken down. As I peeled the freshly pasted picture from the wall a group of thirty or so aggressive men gathered and quickly began asking; what type of propaganda I was spreading, to present my passport to prove my citizenship and what was the purpose of my travels to Egypt. As this crowd grew both in size and aggression, they started to question what was on my camera and even began to grab my belongings. I quickly realized that this was trouble and darted across the street, rounded the corner where a fast stride turned into a dead sprint to my hotel room. As soon as I entered the room, I promptly tore up my photos, got rid of my stickers and deleted all my photos related to this incident. So, long story short, here are ten pictures, none of them in Cairo.

Jaffna, Sri Lanka to Hong Kong

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka to Hong Kong

Beijing to Manila

Guangzhou to Manila

The crew who helped out and also tried to open the door several times.

Esfahan, Iran to Hong Kong

Beijing to Hong Kong

Bogota to Hong Kong