Chris Gaul is a visual designer, writer and curator who takes a particular interest in the material culture of
East Asia. He was born in Australia and over the past fifteen years has lived and worked in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China. He studied Design and International Studies at the University of Technology and Chinese language and culture at Yunnan Normal University in Kunming and National Cheng Kung University in Tainan. In addition to working as a visual designer, he teaches at the UTS School of Design, curates exhibitions and writes and lectures on material culture and design.

Foreword by King-Chung Siu

Preface

Offerings of Devotion: Hong Kong in Paper

Photographs of Paper Offerings

Paper Offerings Have Much More to Offer by Rosanna Li Wei-Han

Glossary

Underworld Product and Service Providers

Index of Photographs