[Design for Good] Inherit Hong Kong’s unique local culture and art, and relive the past feelings

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Written by: Wang Yuechen

2020-12-03 13:03

Last update date: 2020-12-03 13:03

As society continues to progress, many local cultures and artistic creativity will inevitably be baptized by the years and gradually forgotten by society.

The DesignInspire Creative Design Expo (online version) organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council has a "Hong Kong Creative Power" section to showcase a number of local creative design projects.

Among them are the design project "Happiness in Housing and Enterprise", which is a collaboration with local young designers, and records of iron gate paintings, leaf paintings and staircase shops related to the old-style regional culture. They are all designs full of memories of the growth of Hong Kong people.

Design under the Ladder-The Stair Shop in Hong Kong that quietly disappears

Do you know what a "ladder" is?

It turns out that the staircase shops that you see in some old districts on weekdays were once called "staircases."

This is a shop design created by residents living in tenement buildings in the old society.

This design is a small folk wisdom designed by residents through the idea of ​​narrow space.

They explored and explored in the remaining space of streets and buildings, thus designing quite practical small shops for their livelihood, which has become one of Hong Kong's past landscapes.

Today, after years of redevelopment projects in old districts in Hong Kong, "ladder clothing" has been rarely bought.

The "Knowing Building and Constant Falling" group repainted the appearance of the "ladder" in front of everyone, giving everyone the opportunity to learn more about Hong Kong's old cultural footprint.

Illustrated works of "Knowledge Building and Changluo"

Vein painting full of old memories

Did you make leaf vein paintings by yourself when you were young?

I remember that when I was young, the teacher would carefully teach us how to make leaf veins into paintings.

Artist Giraffe Leung, in this "only "leaf" carry-on" project, removes the leaf flesh from pieces of leaves, leaving the veins, and then makes a unique creation on each leaf, piecing together the veins to represent Hong Kong. Landscape painting.

The themes of artist Giraffe Leung's works often revolve around local culture, collective memories of communities, social events, urban appearance and architecture.

Therefore, this creation also implements his usual creative style. Through his extraordinary craftsmanship, the art of leaf vein painting, which is about to be forgotten by the new generation, brings back the streets of Kowloon City in Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s.

Have you ever experienced this landscape picture with a plane passing by?

Artist Giraffe Leung's Leaf Vein Painting "Only "Leaf" Takes You"

Iron gate art belonging to Hong Kong people

The artist made an exclusive iron gate painting for them

"City Gate" is organized by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Association. A number of local artists are invited to interview several specialty shop owners, including different types of handicrafts and restaurants. After sharing their unforgettable stories, they will tailor-made for them Exclusive iron gate paintings.

Artists use spray paint or paint to draw short stories between the shopkeeper and the neighborhood.

Each piece of work is also full of human touch, bringing a smile of empathy to everyone, and building collective memories together, and each of the photos also expresses feelings for the community.

The artist made an exclusive iron gate painting for them

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