Local Brooklyn Artist Eddie Quan Photo Exhibition Debuts at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
The exhibition features 20 black and white photos of landscapes and cityscapes spanning the artist’s 50-year career The photos will be installed in their permanent location in two medical inpatient units on the 7th floor of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital
Dec 04, 2025
Brooklyn, NY — NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health is hosting a photo exhibition of local Brooklyn artist, photographer, and printmaker Eddie Quan, featuring a select collection of 20 black and white photos from the artist’s 50-year career. The exhibition currently greets patients, visitors and staff in the 2nd floor visitor walkway and stretches the entire length of the space running along the front window façade of the building, bathing the collection in natural light. The collection of landscapes and cityscapes spans the artist’s work from the early 1960’s through the 2010’s. The exhibition will be on display through January 2026, at which time the photos will be installed in their permanent location in two medical inpatient units on the 7th floor of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital to bring health and healing to those patients and their families.
“We are proud to exhibit Eddie Quan’s photography at South Brooklyn Health to transform our spaces, bring joy to our visitors and foster healing for our patients and their families,”said Svetlana Lipyanskaya, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health.
Eddie Quan saw his first photography exhibition in Hong Kong in 1955. The celebrated artist Fan Ho made a great impression on him with work depicting a variety of street and scenic subjects. In his lighting and composition, Ho captured the invisible that the naked eye could not see. This set Eddie on a lifelong journey to capture the “invisible” by using natural lighting and composition. He would take his adventure from his native village in Chikan, Guangdong, China to Brooklyn, New York, USA.
“The exhibition stands as one of the defining moments of my photographic career,” said artist Eddie Quan. “Every detail, from the arrangement of the images on the walls to the design of the commemorative catalog, came together seamlessly. Although each photograph reflects my personal perspective behind the lens, every viewer brings their own interpretation—and that diversity of meaning is what makes art so rewarding. I hope the patients and hospital staff will continue to find enjoyment and inspiration in these photographs for many years to come.”
With the mainstream popularization of digital photography, printmaking has become a dying art. Eddie worries there will be few printmakers in the future. He wants to share his vision of the world, as an immigrant from China to Brooklyn where he combines Eastern art and Western photography.
Eddie hopes that everyone who views his art will be able to see the “invisible” in the seventeen grayscales between black and white in his silver prints. He also hopes that his art will help bring joy to the many visitors and staff, and healing to the patients and family members who visit South Brooklyn Health.
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A member of NYC Health + Hospitals, NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health is a major health care provider in the borough of Brooklyn. Its foremost mission is to provide quality, comprehensive care to all members of the public regardless of their ability to pay. 2025 marks its 150th anniversary of serving the communities of Brooklyn. South Brooklyn Health’s modern campus features the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital and full Ambulatory Care Services. Its range of services, include emergency care, surgery, maternity, and specialized outpatient care, and holds designations for its stroke and maternal care centers. NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health is a joint commission accredited thrombectomy stroke center, providing immediate access to the highest level of stroke care. South Brooklyn Health is also a certified Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center, providing the highest level of neurology and cardiology care. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org/southbrooklynhealth.
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