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Written by: District Licheng
2021-06-11 22:04
Last update date: 2021-06-11 22:05
The "Kung Fu Dog" pattern created by the famous international artist Invader on a slope in Happy Valley in his early years disappeared twice in 2015 and August last year. A district councilor recently proposed to the Wan Chai District Council to reproduce the mural in an alternative way at the original site. Due to disputes arising from issues such as copyright and conservation, it was finally decided to postpone the Department of Civil Affairs to study the details before making a decision.
The new work involves about 75,000 yuan
The District Engineering and Facilities Management Committee of the Wan Chai District Council held a meeting a few days ago to discuss the restoration of the "Kung Fu Dog" mural on the slope next to Concord Lane in Happy Valley through a small district project. The representative Mr. Carrie Cheung said that the mural was created by the internationally renowned artist Invader in 2014. The same copy of a work created with grid paper and stone was sold at auction for a high price of 1.96 million yuan. However, the original work was demolished in 2015, triggering discussions among neighborhoods in the district, saying bluntly that "artists give great gifts to Hong Kong people, but We have eyes but no knowledge of Mount Tai, and there is no way to protect the authenticity.” Later, a local person successfully contacted invader and restored the work in 2015. It became a hot spot for tourists and citizens to check in. However, it was reorganized by an unknown person in August last year. Shovel away, the wall is now extremely broken, it is time to consider whether to carry out beautification works.
She proposed to redesign the new wall on the original site without affecting the air-raid shelter facilities. She publicly solicited private proposals. As a result, there were a total of five design works, of which the one with the highest number of votes was a negative space style with a colorful square pattern. The background of the Zai Tu is surrounded by the shoveled "Kung Fu Dog", and the backing is gray and black. The new work does not conflict with the original work, but also retains the memory of the previous work by the neighborhood in an alternative way. The color square map can also represent the diversity of the community. After bidding, it is estimated that the relevant expenses will involve about 75,000 yuan.
Residents issued opposition letters questioning the new work to provide private benefits
However, the day before the motion was brought to the conference for discussion, a resident who claimed to be Happy Valley sent a letter of opposition to several members, stating that the background of the mural painting in the motion was the same color as the square colored square in the publicity material of the project proponent Zhang Jiali, questioning Violation of the provisions of the Minor District Works Guidelines that do not provide personal benefits to a person or an organization.
Zhang Jiali reiterated at the meeting that the square color squares in the promotional materials were originally created from the open sharing platform on the Internet. She was not originally created by her, so it has nothing to do with her personal interests. She believes that the design is in line with the expression of the pluralistic spirit of society, so she hopes other members Support programs.
District Council Chairman Yang Xueying was concerned about the location of the mural near the entrance and exit of the air-raid shelter, and worried that the Historic Sites Office was conducting a rating. If the painting of the mural caused indelible restoration, it would affect the rating result. According to the International Conservation Standards, the original is retained. The most important point is to ask the Civil Affairs Office to provide relevant details.
Civil Affairs Office: Need time to study related issues
The representative of the Civil Affairs Department explained that the 75,000 yuan fee includes insurance costs, and sun-proof and rain-proof paint materials. He admitted that the pigments are wear-resistant and durable, and are difficult to remove to a certain extent. As for whether they will violate the district minor works interest guidelines and plagiarize copyrights, they need to Time to study the details.
Law Weishan supports the proposal, but the value of the anti-annuity cave remains to be evaluated. Other feasible methods should be studied, including the replacement of murals in other locations managed by the Civil Affairs Department to reduce controversy.
Mai Jingxing agreed that time should be given to the Civil Affairs Department to study the issue. It is difficult to decide on the proposal on the same day. He suggested that it be left for the next discussion.
After voting, the members of the District Engineering and Facilities Management Committee decided to postpone the plan and leave it to the next meeting for discussion.
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