An exhibition entitled "Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock" will be held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum from tomorrow (September 24) until February 6, 2017. Combining fashion design and craftsmanship, fashion designers and artists have worked collaboratively with traditional craftsmen to reflect the unique culture of Hong Kong in the exhibition.
      
     Officiating at the opening ceremony today (September 23), the Under Secretary for Home Affairs, Ms Florence Hui, noted that visitors may feel the passion of Hong Kong designers and the persistence of traditional craftsmen while appreciating the creative exhibits. She also expressed the hope that the exhibition would inspire members of the public to reflect on the better preservation and inheritance of traditional craft skills.
      
     Other officiating guests included the Chairman of the Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association, Mr Kevin Yeung; the Chairman of the Art Museum Advisory Panel, Mr Vincent Lo; and the Museum Director of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Ms Fione Lo.
      
     For the "Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock" exhibition, five young fashion designers and artists were invited to take part in cross-disciplinary collaboration with six groups of traditional craftsmen, creating works of fashion which showcase the culture of Hong Kong.
      
     Koyo William Cheung collaborated with gilding master Lai Yui-kwong. The designer incorporated the most important aspect of gilding - the even application of force - into his work "Finding Balance in Life" to express the traditional Chinese philosophy of yin and yang and tai chi.
      
     Inspired by copperware making masters Luk Shu-choi and Luk Keung-choi, as well as Cantonese opera headgear making teacher Chow Yin-wen, Meiyi Cheung created her work "Lost in Possession" without technology, machines or electronics to reflect the creativity of humans.
      
     Tricia Flanagan worked collaboratively with rattan weaving factory owner Chan Chor-kiu. She created a signature sound for each costume in her series "Cricket Songs" by harnessing the resonance of different materials used for cricket cages and amplifying the vibration of the digital bugs inside.
      
     Evoking a journey along the Silk Road, Kenny Li created "The Six Hues of Guanyin" with paper-crafting master Kenneth Mo. The designer used different techniques such as folding, printing and paper crafting to provide a new interpretation of Guanyin's costumes.
      
     Working with Guangcai porcelain painting factory owner Joseph Tso, Singchin Lo started his work "Pass and Present" from a dining table. Guangcai patterns have been applied to fashion design and household items so that Guangcai techniques and culture can remain present in daily lives.
      
     For details, please visit the Hong Kong Heritage Museum's website at hk.heritage.museum/en_US/web/hm/exhibitions/data/exid237.html, or call 2180 8188 for enquiries.

Ends/Friday, September 23, 2016
Issued at HKT 19:48

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