In Hong Kong, some people go to other places to find their ideal home to take root, and some people choose to return to their hometown and return to their roots.
Since 2017, the art team of "City Gates" has created 83 iron gate paintings for the nine districts of Hong Kong; this year, they have set foot in Jordan, Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan, and painted 21 iron gate paintings. We can see that every small shop is adhering to its own business in the torrent of the times, and it also reminds us of the meaning of "root".
For example, in Jordan, a group of foreigners from Nepal who have rooted in Hong Kong never thought of leaving; in the Taikoo Industrial City in Quarry Bay, cranes and dormitories were built to make employees feel at home; fishermen who used the sea as their home, With the change of the world, he moved to the shore of Shau Kei Wan.
"City Gate Chronicle" is like a record book of the times. Through the art of iron gates, it gives back to the people and things that silently protect the community in the most beautiful and sincere way.
Organized by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Association, sponsored by the Standard Chartered Hong Kong 150th Anniversary Charity Fund, and fully instigated by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, "City Gate" was first launched in 2017.
This year’s plan is divided into two phases. The first phase focuses on public art, with Jordan, Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan as the creative bases. 11 local art units will create 21 new tailor-made paintings for the shops to present. Store owner personality or store story.
The second phase focuses on art education. "City Gate Chronicles" will be held at Cityplaza from May to June, displaying pictures of all iron gate art works over the years, and will also launch four limited-time free cultural Guided tours, and an updated version of the "City Gate Chronicle" mobile app.
In addition, more than 7,000 city gate booklets will be distributed to nearly 100 secondary schools in Hong Kong free of charge.
Uncle Hua, the King of Swords in Jordan, "The sword is not old"
Although the Jordan area is small, it is a land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, including Uncle Hua, who has been learning to sharpen knives since he was 13 years old and has the reputation of "Hong Kong Knife King".
In the 1950s, he opened a Chen Huaji sharps shop on Temple Street. For Uncle Hua, sharpening knives is a skill and an art.
Artist Michiko Nakao painted Uncle Hua's craftsmanship on the iron gate.
On the right side of the work, Uncle Hua focuses on the blade and moves his hands back and forth on the whetstone with skilled gestures; on the left side are two works that he is proud of. , and below is a bone-cutting knife, which reflects not only superb skills, but also Uncle Hua, who has worked for more than 70 years and is still full of enthusiasm and young swordsmanship.
Jordan is also known as "Little Nepal". Most of the descendants of the Hokka soldiers who came to Hong Kong for military service were born and raised in Hong Kong and used their talents and skills to serve the community.
Susil and Pavati chose to open a restaurant, Chulo Nepalese Home Cooking, to provide everyone with delicious food. Diners must order delicious Nepalese chestnut rice porridge, soup dumplings, jerky, and spicy cured meat.
On the iron gate on the left, artist Uncle painted Nepalese, Chinese and English "Good Taste"; on the right, Pavati, the proprietress dressed in traditional costumes, was carefully cooking hometown food.
On closer inspection, Pavati is using a traditional Nepalese firewood stove called "Chulo" made of mud, which was also used by many Nepalese people for cooking in the past.
▼"City Gate Chronicle" 2022 Jordan, Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan, a total of 21 iron gate paintings▼
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Artist documents Quarry Bay's only old stationery shop
As for Quarry Bay, it used to be the largest industrial area on Hong Kong Island. Today, it has become a residential and commercial area. The shops in the area also mainly serve the neighborhood and clerical workers, including the Golden City Stationery Company, which opened in the 1980s.
The stationery store was a good place for students to hang out after school.
The artist Devil painted pencils, glue, copybooks, wooden color pens, advertising colors, recreational chess, twist dice, bozis, etc. in the memory treasure house, as well as Louis, the current boss of Jincheng who has a soft spot for stationery, on the iron gate works. Record this old-fashioned stationery shop that is the only remaining fruit in the area.
Devil believes that the biggest challenge in creating an iron gate work is to find a balance between the requirements of the organizer, the perspective of the shop owner, and his own technology.
The founder of Bazhen branch is painted on the iron gate to share the opening concept
Shau Kei Wan was an important town where fishermen lived in the past. With the rapid development of the city, although fishermen and related industries have almost disappeared in this area, they can still feel a strong human touch.
Bazhen Sauce Garden was established in 1932. For nearly a century, Bazhen has insisted on using natural raw materials to brew vinegar and dry the sauce, and this traditional craft has been passed down to the third generation.
Artist Mak Ka-xin painted the founder Mr. Wu Weisen on the iron gate of one of the branches on East Street. The concept of opening is to share the food with a "home feeling" with others, and to experience the joy of tasting.
There are also long-term hot-selling products in the works - pig's feet and ginger brewed in traditional vinegar jars, accompanied by the joy of three generations welcoming new students, representing inheritance and innovation.
Bazhen has been actively developing new foods in recent years, one of which is ginger vinegar cookies.
The guided tour is divided into four major themes with AR augmented reality technology
In order to allow the public to have a deeper understanding of the community and the history and culture of Hong Kong, "City Gate 2022" has specially set up a free cultural guided tour. From May 28 to July 2, professional guided tours of the social enterprise "Neighbors Lead the Way" Members will lead the public to explore Jordan, Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan every weekend.
The guided tour is divided into four major themes. Jordan has "Harmonious and Different Little Nepal" to introduce you to the Nepalese community rooted in Hong Kong; "Traditional handicrafts that have broken out of the world" pays tribute to local craftsmen; Quarry Bay has "Industrial Craftsmanship". The Transformation Track of the Kingdom", look for the changes of this once the largest industrial area on Hong Kong Island, and have the opportunity to visit the Swire History Archives; Shau Kei Wan has "the fishing village of the times under the ship", breathe the atmosphere of the fishing village of the past and a copy Enduring strong human touch.
The tour time for each group ranges from 1 hour 30 minutes to two hours. The number of places per group is limited, first-come first-served, online registration.
The updated version of the "City Gate" mobile app will be launched in late May, providing new themed guided tours in Jordan, Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan, a total of 14 guided tours in 9 regions, using GPS navigation, Find the location of 83 iron gate works according to the map.
The built-in AR augmented reality technology combines virtual works with the real environment, allowing the public to enjoy the iron gate paintings at any time without the limitation of store business hours.
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