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Hong Kong Heritage Museum to hold "Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock" exhibition (with photos)
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     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
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The opening ceremony of the exhibition "Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock" was held today (September 23) at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Picture shows officiating guests together with designers and craftsmen at the opening ceremony (from left): Guangcai porcelain painting factory owner Joseph Tso; rattan weaving factory owner Chan Chor-kiu; two sisters of the copperware making masters Luk Shu-choi and Luk Keung-choi, Luk Wai-ling and Luk Wai-heung; designer Singchin Lo; artist Tricia Flanagan; designer Koyo William Cheung; the Museum Director of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Ms Fione Lo; the Chairman of the Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association, Mr Kevin Yeung; the Under Secretary for Home Affairs, Ms Florence Hui; the Chairman of the Art Museum Advisory Panel, Mr Vincent Lo; designer Meiyi Cheung; designer Kenny Li; gilding master Lai Yui-kwong; Cantonese opera headgear making teacher Chow Yin-wen; and paper-crafting master Kenneth Mo.
The "Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock" exhibition will be held from tomorrow (September 24) to February 6, 2017, at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Photo shows the work "Finding Balance in Life" by designer Koyo William Cheung in collaboration with gilding master Lai Yui-kwong.
The "Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock" exhibition will be held from tomorrow (September 24) to February 6, 2017, at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Photo shows the work "Lost in Possession" by designer Meiyi Cheung in collaboration with copperware making masters Luk Shu-choi and Luk Keung-choi, and Cantonese opera headgear making teacher Chow Yin-wen.
The "Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock" exhibition will be held from tomorrow (September 24) to February 6, 2017, at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Photo shows the work "Cricket Songs" by artist Tricia Flanagan in collaboration with rattan weaving factory owner Chan Chor-kiu.
The "Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock" exhibition will be held from tomorrow (September 24) to February 6, 2017, at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Photo shows the work "The Six Hues of Guanyin" by designer Kenny Li in collaboration with paper-crafting master Kenneth Mo.
The "Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock" exhibition will be held from tomorrow (September 24) to February 6, 2017, at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Photo shows the work "Pass and Present" by designer Singchin Lo in collaboration with Guangcai porcelain painting factory owner Joseph Tso.