INTERTWINE
AWARD: SILVER PRIZE, MTR•TIARA SCULPTURE COMPETITION (2014)
CLIENT: MTR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT (SHENZHEN) COMPANY & HONG KONG ART CENTRE
LOCATION: TIARA DEVELOPMENT, SHENZHEN, MAINLAND CHINA
STATUS: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
COLLABORATOR: ALVIN KUNG
CONCEPT:
THE SCULPTURE RESPONSES TO THE THEME OF "RESPECT" BY
"REVERE-ENGINEERING" THE CHINESE CHARACTER 「人」.
THE ANCIENT FORM OF THE CHINESE CHARACTER 「人」 (PERSON), WAS A
PICTOGRAM DERIVED FROM THE SILHOUETTE OF A PERSON IN A RESPECTING GESTURE.
NOWADAYS , THE CHARACTER’S MEANING OF “HUMANITY” OR "HUMAN RACE COLLECTIVELY" ,
IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER BECAUSE SEEING BEYOND ONESELF IS THE BASIS OF "RESPECT".
RESPECT IS EMBRACING; TO HARMONIZE, DESPITE ALL THE DIFFERENCES.
TWO SURFACES, DESPITE THEIR DIFFERENCES, DANCE TOGETHER, SUPPORTING AND COUNTERACTING.
RESPECT IS MUTUAL; TO SEE THINGS, IN EACH OTHER’S PERSPECTIVE.
THE TOTALITY OF EACH SURFACE CAN NEVER BE SEEN AT ONE ANGLE.
IT ENCOURAGES VIEWERS TO MOVE AROUND, EXPLORE AND SHARE NEW PERSPECTIVES TO LOOK AT THINGS.
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