Hong Kong art project spreads message of unity and positivity on 25th handover anniversary, with sculptures and multimedia installations
- The Art@Harbour project consists of bright and colourful sculptures and installations to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule
- From the fractal shapes of the Science in Art collection to Whiteground’s AI-augmented The Interplay, the pieces send a message of togetherness
With names like Loving Home, Blossoming Hong Kong and Heart to Heart, the artworks selected for the “Art@Harbour” project are big on positivity and unity, and are splashed across both sides of Victoria Harbour to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China.
On display until the end of the year, “Art@Harbour” is made up of four separately curated public art modules.
The one on the Hong Kong Island side, called “Science in Art”, is presented by the Hong Kong government’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department and is a collection of 13 eye-catching sculptures arranged across the Tamar Park promenade in Admiralty.
These include Loving Home, Coral Fractals and Eternal Light of a Seashell, three new works by artist Victor Wong, who studied engineering at university and has a background in film special effects.
The artist used structural engineering software and fractal mathematics to create the series called “Decoding Nature”. Loving Home is an abstract representation of a sea turtle whose shell is painted purple, the colour of Hong Kong’s official flower, the bauhinia.