Arts review: Urban Nomadic by Andre Lui Chak-keong

URBAN NOMADIC

As its title suggests, nothing is static in architect and artist Andre Lui Chak-keong's latest show. The pieces are fitted with wheels and can be taken apart or assembled for different purposes like Transformers and the exhibition itself changes regularly.

Every week until the exhibition ends on July 14, Lui will go back to the Macau Museum of Art to rearrange his work.

A bench lying on the floor can become a wheeled cupboard, while two wardrobes can be merged to make a bed or a big table - or can be stripped down to become a table or a stool.

"The show draws from my observation of the problems arising from rapid development in Macau, such as rocketing rents and higher living costs - but [with] limited space and lower quality of life," says Lui.

"Each piece can be changed to adapt to our many different needs. As the demand for us to move around grows, within our own city or across different cities, it's as if we're leading a rootless lifestyle like nomads. The way our life is now so reliant on devices such as mobile phones and notebook [computers] reflects just that."