Serendipity in the Street brings together urban observers and artists as they record tales from everyday life in the Central and Sheung Wan neighbourhood, and capture the complexities of the urban fabric through creative use of living spaces. “Modernologio”, an everyday life observation practice originated in Japan, has been adopted as the research method in this exhibition, to identify the interconnections between people, space and activity.
Bringing creativity into daily lives, fascinating street activities have emerged in and around our neighbourhood, and in order to better observe and systematically outline these traces of urban activities, a research team, led by Brian Kwok, Hong Kong Polytechnic University ‘s Associate Professor of School of Design, assumed the roles of urban observers in the past few months. Strolling through numerous streets and alleys, flyovers, open-air markets, recreational parks and criss-crossing slopes and stairs in the area to discover seemingly mundane people and things, the urban observers pieced together fragments of stories hidden within different corners of urban space.
Four intriguing stories tucked away in corners of our neighbourhood and seven creative responses by local artists Annisa Cheung, Choi Sai Ho, South Ho, Charles Kwong, Ocean Leung, Frank Tang Kai Yiu, and Nerve to the environment in the area form part of this exhibition. The artists have been invited to collaborate and create new pieces inspired by the findings of the team. The exhibition also invites people to discover their space, resonate with the idea of juxtaposing art and observations, and empower themselves and others into cultivating profound personal connections with their communities.
Date & Time: 30 JUL – 3 OCT, 2021 11am-8pm
Location: Block 01 Duplex Studio, Prison Yard, Lower E Hall
Free Tickets
Play Space Reimagination Workshop
The exhibition Serendipity in the Street highlights the folk wisdom in adaptive use of space in Central. In the upcoming workshop, we will explore the possibility of creating play spaces for fun despite the spatial constraints in Hong Kong. .
Participants will be given a set of specially designed gear to build their own play space. You can bring home the creative output from this workshop and turn the spaces around you into your own playground.
Each registration consists of one family pair (one adult with one child)
The activity will be held in Cantonese
There are sessions for participants aged 4-6 and aged 7-12, please select the suitable session
Date
07.08.2021 (Sat)
08.08.2021 (Sun)
22.08.2021 (Sun)
Time
Family Group (Age 4-6)
07.08 11am – 1pm
07.08 3pm – 5pm
08.08 11am – 1pm
Family Group (Age 7-12)
08.08 3pm – 5pm
22.08 11am – 1pm
22.08 3pm – 5pm
Venue
Lower E Hall at Block 15 LG2/F
Tickets
$120 / family pair (one adult with one child)
$100 / additional child
Modernologio in Everyday Life Workshop
The exhibition Serendipity in the Street employs the research method “Modernologio” to observe the Central community. Inspired by this methodology, the workshop will invite little observers and their parents to explore the architectural complex of Tai Kwun. The observation kit used in the workshop can be applied to the city and your home. Participants are encouraged to explore the details in everyday life and rediscover the hidden joy and values.
Each registration consists of one family pair (one adult with one child)
The activity will be held in Cantonese
There are sessions for participants aged 4-6 and aged 7-12, please select the suitable session
Date
15.08.2021 (Sun)
Family Group (Age 7-12)
21.08.2021 (Sat)
Family Group (Age 4-6)
Time
1) 11am – 12:30pm
2) 2pm – 3:30pm
3) 4pm – 5:30pm
Venue
Lower E Hall at Block 15 LG2/F
Block 01 Duplex Studio LG1/F
Tickets
$80 / family pair (one adult with one child)
$50 / additional child
$50 / additional adult
