Art collective teamLab to set Victoria Harbour aglow
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) on Wednesday unveiled a series of art and cultural activities for the coming months, including large-scale outdoor displays along Victoria Harbour and a special exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of renowned martial arts novelist Jin Yong. "Art@Harbour 2024", to run from March 25 to June 2, will include large-scale installations, at Tamar Park and along the Central and Western District Promenade, from international art collective teamLab. One key feature will be 200 "glowing eggs" that change colour based on interaction. They're said to represent life and its inseparable connection to the world. “You must go to see… you have to feel the artwork, you have to hear the music and you have to enjoy the piece in the whole environment. It’s an immersive experience,” said Deputy Director of Leisure and Cultural Services Eve Tam. Local art pieces featuring interactive light elements will also be scattered throughout the exhibition area.  The LCSD said the displays will cost about HK$50 million and will be partially paid for by the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund. The exhibition will be free for the public, although bookings will be required for some of the site between 6.30pm and 11pm.  Meanwhile, a Heritage Museum exhibition between March 16 and October 7 will feature sculptures of 22 characters from five novels by Louis Cha, better known under his pen name Jin Yong. “This exhibition is the first officially authorised exhibition of Jin Yong's martial arts character sculptures. You can't see it or do it anywhere else, because Hong Kong is where Jin Yong’s novels were written and published,” the museum’s director Brian Lam said.  “We authorised a renowned sculptor to make them. There are 22 sculptures in total, which is a large number and it is rare to see such a large-scale sculpture exhibition in Hong Kong over the past years.” Cha's family will also donate a bust of the novelist to be displayed permanently in the museum's Jin Yong Gallery.