ONE BEDFORD PLACE transforms into a community museum, injecting a second life into old objects to express feelings about the past.
In recent years, there has been a trend of nostalgia in the local area, and different old cultures and old things are getting more and more attention. Hong Kong real estate developer LOFTER GROUP (LOFTER or the GROUP) has always adhered to the concept of "without the past, there would be no present" and shouldered the responsibility of preserving the old cultural footprint. Through the Group's "Building, Moving, Cultural and Creative" project, it sponsored the exhibition venue for the community museum series "Move on to TKT" jointly organized by the Hong Kong Arts Center's public art and community art project "Corner:" and Playback Concept, and will It will be held from October 26th to December 31st at ONE BEDFORD PLACE, a Grade A commercial building located in West Kowloon owned by the group.
For the "Move on to TKT" exhibition, artist Chan Po Fung led the Playback Concept team to use metalworking design methods to renovate characteristic community old objects in Tai Kok Tsui and create 10 works to record and outline the "little people" and "big history" of the neighborhood in the district. The contrasting stories witness the changes of the community through different perspectives and broaden the historical outlook of the district. LOFTER sponsors the venue for the exhibition to continue the concept of "architectural, cultural and creative", and cooperates with local artists and groups to give old items a second life and present them again in different forms, bringing everyone the value of old items. Unique characteristics of the times and collective memories.
LOFTER has been committed to cooperating with local art units through the "Building ◆ Cultural Creativity" project to collect and preserve a variety of precious old items in different old building reconstruction projects, and combine them with the architectural design of the old area reconstruction to integrate the old items In a modern new design. In addition, the "Old Hong Kong·Integration of the Old - Art Concept Museum" held in the past has also been reported by many domestic and foreign media and visited by tourists from all over the world, including exhibitions of treasures such as tin mailboxes, "Big Bull Turtles", and old signboards. Old objects are also used together with several local artists to show the old and new Hong Kong time in different ways.
Community Museum "Move on to TKT" by Playback Concept
The public art and community art project "Turn on the Corner:" is sponsored by the Urban Renewal Fund, including the community museum series "Move on to TKT". The exhibition uses metalworking design to transform old objects in response to the community renewal of Tai Kok Tsui. The Playback Concept team is led by Chan Po Fung 10 works were created for this exhibition. Witness the changes in the community from different perspectives and broaden the face of Tai Kok Tsui.
