"Arts in the City: Flow with Tai Po" Press Release
Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Launches a brand new Art Walk -- Flow with Tai Po Today
From the River to the Sea: A Cultural and Artistic Journey in Tai Po
10 April to 5 May 2025
Awaken Your Senses on an Immersive Expedition Spanning Art and Ecology
Discover Your Travel Personality and Design a Tailored Art Journey
【HONG KONG, 10 APRIL 2025】Having walked through the lanes of Tai Hang and savoured the stories of Yuen Long, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) proudly launches a brand new art walk of the Arts in the City Scheme -- Flow with Tai Po today. From 10 April to 5 May 2025, the new art walk will allow the people and visitors of Hong Kong to embark on an artistic journey from the Lam Tsuen River to Tolo Harbour, incorporating the essence of art and ecology. Public registration for various activities is open today.
Curated by Art Together, Flow with Tai Po brings together four artists including Ho Yuen-leung, Miki Ho Yin-yi, Wallace Yiu Chun-wa and Chan Ting to explore the stories of Tai Po through different art forms. Four sets of "pop-up" artworks will be displayed at the Tai Po Arts Centre and Kwong Fuk Bridge. In collaboration with various partners, the artists will host an array of arts activities, allowing the general public to gain deeper insights into the cultural landscape and ecological tapestry of Tai Po.
Flow with Tai Po Awaken your five senses for an artistic exploration
From the Tai Mo Shan range, streams join together and form the Lam Tsuen River. Day and night, it runs through the forest without ceasing to nourish the flora, birds, fish and insects. This 10-km river flows through "Huge Step," a place which is now called "Tai Po.” Despite the changes over time, the Lam Tsuen River remains a unique and signature scenery in the district, nourishing the local ecosystem while shaping Tai Po's distinctive way of living. It is not only a moving body of water and a rich ecology, but also a living chronicle of the community, intricately connecting our lives with nature.
Presiding at today’s opening ceremony, Professor Frankie Yeung Wai-shing, Vice Chairman of HKADC, said "Tai Po is a community that is rich in cultural heritage and vitality. Flow with Tai Po offers both locals and visitors a fresh perspective on the Tai Po community through local artists' creations, encouraging them to experience the connection between nature and culture."
The four sets of artworks of Flow with Tai Po integrate the community with the ecological environment, inviting the general public to engage their senses and explore the uniqueness of Tai Po. Ho Yuen-leung's installation "Corals Come Ashore" focuses on the corals in Tolo Harbour, bringing colourful inflatable corals into the Tai Po Arts Centre to recreate the vitality and beauty of Tolo Harbour's underwater world. Miki Ho’s community zine "Wander with Old Friends" guides the readers through the unique historical trajectories of six elderly residents, based on their personal growth stories. Wallace Yiu's ceramic work "The Silence of Fung-shui Woodland" reintroduces the protective fung-shui woodland to the Tai Po community, provoking nostalgia for the closeness to nature of days gone by. Chan Ting's audio-visual installation "Daydreaming Birdwatching House" draws from the living experience in Lam Tsuen, pondering the soulful connection among all living things.
Rediscover Tai Po Through Limited-time Activities
In addition to the four sets of artworks, the artists in cooperation with various partners including Transport in Tai Po, the Coral Academy from the School of Life Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Outdoor Wildlife Learning Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society and Locobike to host a series of limited-time extended activities such as art workshops, performances, eco-art guided tours, oral history tours and cycling tours. Participants will not only engage in activities at the project's "base" in the Tai Po Arts Centre, but also visit Chai Kek, Lam Tsuen and various locations in Tai Po (including Mui Shue Hang, Kwong Fuk Bridge, the Egretry and Tai Po Waterfront Park) to experience the cultural charm and explore the ecological environment of Tai Po.
Alongside the artworks and activities, a personality test titled "What Type of ‘Traveller’ Are You?" (Link: shorturl.at/bP6vB) is also launched in parallel, inviting participants to discover their travel personality and design a personalised artistic journey. Limited-edition souvenirs are available for redemption by participants who share their results on social media.
Registration for the first round of Flow with Tai Po activities (10 April to 21 April 2025) is now open, while the second round (22 April to 5 May 2025) will be available for public registration on 16 April 2025. Be sure to make registration as seats are served on a first-come-first-served basis. (Registration link: popticket.hk/event/flow-with-tai-po).
You are cordially invited to join us in this artistic journey along the Lam Tsuen River, an ever-flowing source of tales and shared memories. Together, we will re-encounter Tai Po and further explore the wonders of this land.
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