Project Description

Curating Your Own Gallery | 策展你的個人藝廊

Description:

If collaboration is the art of human interaction, a sustainable collaboration is then a gallery of proven success.「DesignXcel」2018 continues to team up with GOXD Technology Limited to introduce emerging filmmakers and artists to exhibit their works with its patented, ultra high-definition Memto™ 4K Picture Frame. The device has a built-in operating system that is optimised for the display of contents in a gallery context, such as motion picture and cinemagraphs playback, and a cloud storage for easy loading of contents. Its exterior features a sturdy wood frame that matches with the elegant interiors of galleries.

With GOXD’s ultra high-definition display and playback optimisation, a series of photographic works and a short film from The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) have been further elevated and brought to the audience through an alternative visual experience. Vanessa Law, Lam Yuen Kiu and Pun Lam Shing have produced the short film ‘Man Kwai House’ during their studies. The film depicts an adventure story in a dark humour tone, with the synopsis below:

‘Ten years ago, a boy Hoyin met a female ghost Siu Man. Because of an accident, Siu Man missed the opportunity to reincarnate. Ten years later, Hoyin and his friends decided to help Siu Man go through reincarnation. With the time constraints and the impedance of Master Lung, they are determined to fight this battle…’

Design freshmasonry Lai Chi produced the photographic collection ‘The Last 24 Hours’. The series documents the reactions of a several interviewees when they were presented with an imaginary scenario:

‘Starting from tomorrow, “The bachelor crime” will be enacted by the government. Those who still remain single will be granted 24 hours to seek for the love of their lives, or else they will be turned into beasts and sent to the woods for the rest of their lives. What are they going to do in the coming 24 hours?’

Apart from the portraits, the collection features photographic documentation of the paper sculptures of the beasts, which the interviewees would like to turn into upon their inevitable ending. Each one is matched with a hand written statement to justify their decision.

These great works of art and design form a gallery of their own to speak for their creators; and if a picture is worth a thousand words, won’t you come to experience the priceless innovation to see if it speaks to you too?

如果合作是人類互動的藝術，那麼可持續的協作就是一間成功的藝廊。《設計列陣》2018繼續與突維科技有限公司合作，引進新興電影製作人和藝術家，以其獲專利的超高清Memto™4K相框展示他們的作品。該設備具有內置的操作系統，會針對圖庫中的內容顯示進行優化，例如電影和動態靜圖的播放，而設備也擁有可以輕鬆加載內容的雲端儲存空間。它的外部採用堅固的木框架，與畫廊優雅的內部相映成趣。

憑藉著突維科技有限公司的超高清顯示和播放優化性能，香港公開大學一系列攝影作品和短片的質素得以更上一層樓，帶給觀眾另類的視覺體驗。 羅芷茵、林沅翹和潘林晟在學期間製作了短片《萬貴樓》，以黑暗幽默的基調講述了一個冒險故事，其內容概要如下：

「十年前，男孩浩然遇上女鬼小曼。陰差陽錯之下，他讓小曼錯過投胎機會。十年後，他本著決心，聯同好友，立志一定要協助小曼投胎轉世。面對著時間限制，以及道士龍達標的阻止，他們堅持要一戰到底，誓要成功……」

設計新鮮人余麗姿製作了攝影作品集《最後的24小時》。該系列記錄了幾位受訪者面對一個虛構情景時的反應：

「政府將於明天起推行『單身罪』政策，單身人士可於二十四小時內尋找伴侶，但未能成功配對者將永遠被變成動物並發配森林。在最後的二十四小時，他們會做些什麼呢？」

除了肖像外，該系列還展示了野獸紙雕的攝影記錄，這些野獸都是受訪者在不可避免的結局面前希望變成的動物。每一隻野獸都配有一份手寫的聲明，以證明他們的決定。

這些優秀的藝術和設計作品構成了他們自己的畫廊，為他們的創作者發聲；如果一張圖片勝過千言萬語，你為什麼不來親身體驗一下這無價的創意，看看它是否也會對你說話？

Design Graduate:
Lam Yuen Kiu
Law Tsz Yan, Vanessa
Pun Lam Shing
Yu Lai Chi

Collaborator:
GOXD Techonology Limited

Email:
yuenkiulamyubi@gmail.com
vanessa0614@gmail.com
lamshing0512@gmail.com
charice_yu@hotmail.com

School:
The Open University of Hong Kong 香港公開大學