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The Garden of Art · Welcome to the new chapter｜Lee Gardens New Year installation introduction
Get close to the handicrafts of Hong Kong paper art artists and feel the artistic atmosphere of the Chinese New Year
Paper art is ever-changing, sometimes turning into flowers and sometimes turning into butterflies, carrying the infinite creativity of the artist. With the new year approaching, Lee Gardens has been committed to supporting the development of local art, and specially invited Hong Kong traditional paper art artist "Father" Lau Ming-keng to collaborate to present the Lee Gardens New Year installation "A Garden of Art‧Welcome a New Chapter" during the Chinese New Year. A series of Chinese New Year paper-cutting art installations will be exhibited at Hysan Place, Lee Garden One and Lee Theater Plaza from January 13 to February 5, 2023. With the theme of local traditional paper-cutting art and Chinese New Year folk stories, it will bring the atmosphere of Chinese New Year Carrying out the entire Lee Gardens area, it will take you to experience the New Year's festival red head in all directions online and offline, and open up a good fortune for the new year with the spring-filled paper-cut cultural atmosphere.
Hysan Place "Art Tour Imperial Paper Garden" - Local paper-cut artists made nearly 300 pieces of Ruyi hollow ornaments to welcome the Spring Festival
360-Degree Chinese New Year shooting I wish you all-round anniversary prosperity paper art tunnel infinitely magnifies Chinese New Year blessings
Nearly 300 pieces of paper-cut Ruyi hollow ornaments with gold, silver, and red as the main tone will be hung all over Hysan Place Imperial Paper Garden, and countless pieces of delicately carved ornaments will be presented to you. Walk into the Royal Paper Garden with red and gold as the main tone, immerse yourself in the gorgeous and exquisite paper-cut art world, and convey to you the important belief that a safe New Year is a blessing. In the Imperial Paper Garden, there is a paper art tunnel for blessings. Pass through the entrance surrounded by peach blossoms and step into it. Multiple mirrors reflect countless paper-cut carvings, and the blessings are infinitely magnified. In addition, the 360-degree Chinese New Year shooting experience and the production of electronic New Year greeting cards combine traditional Chinese New Year atmosphere with technology! Members of Lee Gardens Gardens can experience extraordinary New Year’s celebration activities with designated points: 360-degree Chinese New Year shooting experience allows you to shoot Chinese New Year videos surrounded by traditional paper-cut art blessings; if you want to send Chinese New Year blessings to relatives and friends through electronic New Year greeting cards, just click on Light the firecrackers on the screen to drive away the Nian beast, and then you can make a Chinese New Year e-card, visualize the traditional Chinese craftsmanship digitally, experience the craftsman's spirit immersively, and spread blessings to the world!
Lee Garden One "Lucky Rabbit Art Gallery" - Lucky Rabbits dance to welcome the Spring Festival to the colorful ribbons flying to bless the world
Lee Garden One will present the "Lucky Rabbit Art Gallery" during the Chinese New Year, and use the "Fu Dao" ribbon to conjure up two major Chinese New Year installations! A pair of lucky rabbits at Lee Garden One brings the best wishes to the public for the Year of the Rabbit! The lively lucky rabbits transformed from the "Fu Zhi" ribbons wish everyone a new year, perfectly presenting the blessings of "Fu Zhi in the Year of the Rabbit". When you walk into the Fu Rabbits, you will be immediately surrounded by thousands of blessings. Under the sunlight or lighting, the neatness and delicacy of the "Fudao" paper-cut pattern can be highlighted even more! If you want to learn more about the origin of the "Fu Dao" New Year tradition, you can pay attention to the stories marked on the Fu Tu, and explore the folk New Year greeting customs that have been passed down from the Ming Dynasty to the present. The "Fu Dao" ribbon full of Chinese New Year meanings will flow to Lee Garden One, pushing the Chinese New Year atmosphere in Lee Gardens to its peak. The "Fu Dao" ribbon hovered over the atrium of the Lee Garden One shopping mall, and the lively shape showed infinite vitality, sending the most sincere blessings to the guests who came to the mall-"Fu" comes "Dai"!
Lee Theater Plaza "Chinese New Year Re-engraving Golden Memories"
Classic re-engraved flying dragon and auspicious cloud arched canopy with majestic couplet
Lee Stage has always been a place where singing, dancing, peace and extravagance gather. This Lunar New Year, Lee Theater Plaza will be presenting "Chinese New Year Re-Enacted Golden Memories", a luxurious and festive re-enactment of classics, to welcome the Year of the Rabbit with you. The gorgeous and classic iconic circular vault of Lee Theater Plaza will once again present the gorgeous design of the Lee Theater dome, and the auspicious pattern of flying dragon and auspicious clouds will reappear. Echoing the vault of flying dragon and auspicious clouds, the New Year greeting pattern reinterpreted by the artist will be displayed on the ground perpendicular to the vaulted zenith, implying that the dragon soaring thousands of miles connects heaven and earth. In addition, the couplets that were originally set up on both sides of the stage to welcome distinguished guests from all over the world will also be reproduced in front of everyone under the backdrop of flying dragons! The momentum of the couplet is extraordinary: "Li is good at dressing all countries in the southeast, dancing in the sacred place, enforcing the imperial edict, protecting the stage, playing the flute and playing Juntian", which vividly describes the festive and noble atmosphere of the Li stage gathering the world. The classics are re-enacted during the Lunar New Year, and the stage full of elegance and majesty is used to sound gongs and drums for everyone to start the new year with good fortune.
Participate in the paper-cut and paper-carved lamp base workshop to send tailor-made New Year greetings
If you want to bring the paper-cut art full of traditional Chinese New Year atmosphere home or give it to relatives and friends, don’t miss the paper-cut paper lamp base workshop. Participants can make an art lamp base based on paper cutting and combined with sculpture concepts under the guidance of Pearl Lam, a traditional handicraft instructor who has won many awards in international competitions. A pair of lucky rabbits illuminated by warm lights, send tailor-made New Year blessings to loved ones and friends, adding warmth.
- "A Garden of Arts‧Welcome to the New Chapter" Paper-cut Paper Carving Lamp Holder Workshop
- Workshop date: January 14, 15, 28, 29, 2023 (every Saturday and Sunday)
- Workshop time: 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm and 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm (two sessions per day, each saving 45 minutes)
- Workshop location: Cupping Room, 1/F, Hysan Place, Chinese New Year pop-up shop
- Number of participants per session: 8
- Workshop content: Each participant completes a paper-cut paper lamp holder under the guidance of the instructor
- Registration method: From January 9, 2023, Lee Gardens Club members can redeem participation quotas with membership points or electronic piggy stamps
Installation Details
- The Garden of Arts · Welcome to the new chapter｜New Year's installation in Lee Gardens
- Date: January 13-February 5, 2023
- Time: 11:00-21:00
- Venue: Hysan Place｜Lee Garden One｜Lee Theater Plaza Exhibition
- Address: 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong｜33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong｜99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Source of above information: PR