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23

Feb
2015
'Fundamentally Hong Kong? DELTA FOUR 1984 - 2044' Venice Biennale Response Exhibition
[Press Release | Immediate Release]

‘FUNDAMENTALLY HONG KONG? DELTA FOUR 1984 - 2044’ VENICE BIENNALE RESPONSE EXHIBITION OPENS IN HONG KONG IN MARCH 2015

Hong Kong, 23rd February 2015 – Organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) and Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC), and sponsored by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong Exhibition entitled “Fundamentally Hong Kong? Delta Four 1984 - 2044” at the 14th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition opened a dialogue on the tension between Hong Kong architecture and urbanisation of the Pearl River Delta. Its response exhibition which is under the same title will run from 10th March 2015 (Tuesday) to 10th May 2015 (Sunday) in Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre to continue the discussion.

The 2014 Hong Kong exhibition in Venice attracted more than 30,000 visitors around the globe and was reviewed by more than 100 local and international media. Titled “Fundamentally Hong Kong? Delta Four 1984 - 2044”, the exhibition was the first cross disciplinary collaboration between films and architecture in the history of Hong Kong’s participation in the Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition. Curators of Hong Kong exhibition – Mr Alvin Yip, Dr Doreen Liu and Mr Ivan Fu, cast aside their roles as architects to capture, through human eyes, four short films that live and move among these emerging locales and systems.  Let light and sound tell the stories, question the meaning of architecture and suggest how to get back in touch with the most fundamental: people. In response to the exhibition theme of the 14th Biennale “Fundamentals”, curators aim to convey the message to the world that architects are not heroes or celebrities, but facilitators of civil society. The eight featuring architectures in the Hong Kong exhibition were therefore not selected for any great awards they had won, but how they responded to the needs of people through communication, whether they conveyed the wisdom of living.

The Response Exhibition will continue this discussion with the Hong Kong public. By bringing the exhibition back home, curators hope to invite local wisdom, imagination and perhaps new architectural possibilities for the future of the Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta.

The Opening Ceremony of “Fundamentally Hong Kong? Delta Four 1984 - 2044” Response Exhibition, followed by a film screening of the four exhibiting movies, will be held on 9th March 2015 (Monday). Details are as follows:-

Opening Ceremony

Date and Time

9th March 2015 (Monday), 7:00pm

Venue

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts,

1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Officiating Guests

Mr Jerry Liu, Head of CreateHK

Mr Vincent Ng JP FHKIA RA, President of HKIA

Dr Wilfred Wong, SBS, JP, Chairman of ADC

Representatives of exhibitors

LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd.

TFP Farrells

Herzog & de Meuron (to be confirmed)

Hong Kong Architectural Services Department

Hong Kong Housing Authority

School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Nansha Original Design Enterprise (NODE)

Urban Planning & Design Institute of Shenzhen (to be confirmed)

China Academy of Urban Plannings & Design

Film Screening

Date and Time

9th March 2015 (Monday), 7:30pm- 9:00pm

Venue

Hong Kong Jockey Club Amphitheatre,

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts,

1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Film Directors

Ms. Heiward Mak, Mr Ho-Yin Ng, Mr Siu-Pong Wong and Mr Ho-Tat Tsim

Public can register for the film screening at the link below:

http://vb2014filmscreening.eventbrite.hk

The Response Exhibition will be open to public from 10th March (Tuesday) to 10th May 2015 (Sunday) at Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre. Details are as follows:-

Exhibition Schedule

Exhibition Period

10th March (Tuesday) - 10th May 2015 (Sunday)

Opening Hours

Mondays to Fridays: 10:00 am to 6:00pm

Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays: 10:00 am to 7:00pm

(Closed on Thursdays)

Venue

Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre,

Kowloon Park, Haiphone Road,

Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Admission

Free

 

Remarks:

(i)             To find out more details about the exhibits, please refer to the enclosed ”List of Exhibits and Exhibitors”.

 

(ii)           For more information on the “Fundamentally Hong Kong? Delta Four 1984 - 2044” Venice Biennale Response Exhibition in Hong Kong and trailers of the exhibiting films, please visit our websites:

           Official Website: http://www.venicebiennale.hk/2014

           Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/thehkia

           YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/hkiarchitects

 

For media enquiries and curatorial matters, please contact Curatorial Team:

Ms. Tania WONG

Email: responseexhibition15@gmail.com

Tel: 2589 2883

 

For general administrative matters, please contact the Organizer:

HKIA Secretariat Ms. Sarah TAM

Email: vb2014@hkia.net

Tel: +852 2805 7335 or 2511 6323

 

Disclaimer:

Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organizers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Communication and Technology Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, Create Hong Kong, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.


 

List of Exhibits and Exhibitors

 

Director / Exhibitor

Exhibit (Film/ Sectional Model)

Heiward Mak

SAR² (Film)

Wong Siu Pong

Connection (Film)

Ng Ho Yin

Rest is Pending (Film)

Tsim Ho Tat

Over the Wall (Film)

LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd

Wing Nim Columbarium (Sectional Model)

Nansha Original Design Enterprise

World Trade Service Apartment & Lujing Village Modern Farmland (Sectional Model)

TFP Farrells

Kowloon Station Development - Transport Super City (Sectional Model)

Herzog & de Meuron, TFP Farrells, Ove Arup & Partners HK

M+ museum for visual culture (Sectional Model)

Architectural Services Department

Diamond Hill Crematorium & Columbarium (Sectional Model)

The Hong Kong Housing Authority

Lam Tin Estate (Sustainable Public Housing) (Sectional Model)

China Academy of Urban Planning & Design

Luohu Land Port & Railway Station (Sectional Model)

The Urban Planning & Design Institute of Shenzhen

Qianhai Manmade Canal City (Sectional Model)

School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Timeline 1841-2014: Hong Kong & Pearl River Delta Reclamation and Development History