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2024-12-22T01:59:19-05:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150289685/in-one-of-hong-kong-s-fastest-changing-districts-a-community-driven-installation-marks-the-physical-memory-of-past-lives
In one of Hong Kong's fastest-changing districts, a community-driven installation marks the physical memory of past lives
Josh Niland
2021-11-30T15:23:00-05:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6b/6b2cac844779a4acc684d1255881abfc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As part of an effort to enhance the quality of life for residents of Hong Kong’s North Point district, a new public art installation will provide an inspiring space for a reimagined kind of citizenry brought on by the neighborhood’s contemporary transformation and supported by the <a href="https://hkac.org.hk/" target="_blank">Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC)</a>. </p>
<p>Suzanne Li, Eric Chan, and Joyce Fok are the trio behind the installation. The Hong Kong-born designers represent <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150171600/o-o-studio" target="_blank">O&O Studio</a> and REhyphenation respectively and were selected along with five other designs to create projects as part of the museum’s <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Via+North+Point+Festival&oq=Via+North+Point+Festival&aqs=chrome..69i57.117j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Via North Point Festival</a>. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b4/b4cd924ed2d3ab05a0f20ec6ee121ba4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b4/b4cd924ed2d3ab05a0f20ec6ee121ba4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image © Studio Kevin Mak</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/08/08d3245668ca169f64107b314bfdbc3f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/08/08d3245668ca169f64107b314bfdbc3f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image © Studio Kevin Mak</figcaption></figure><p>Meant as a reflection on the public uses of the causeway, the installation <em>Siu Kai Fong</em> utilizes some of the communal furnishings best upon the neighborhood by its residents.<br></p>
<p>Stating that they were looking to include “pieces that have stories to tell,” the architects reached out to community members, schools, and local businesses for donations which eventually...</p>