The High Island Open Story Room is designed by the Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival curatorial team. Famous local illustrator Flyingpig is invited to create the mural paintings. Flyingpig specialises in documenting different community stories through her unique illustrations. This mural artwork demonstrates the past landscape of the various High Island villages and the special features of the Tin Hau Festival.
“I am very interested in the lives and stories of villagers,” Flyingpig shared with us, speaking of the inspiration for creating the High Island Open Story Room painting. “They shared enthusiastically during our lunch meeting. Someone said he grew up catching fish in the reservoir, while someone said he enjoyed playing football on the beach the most. The village head of Sha Kiu Village said his father collected sediments and gravel at the beachside to build their house, which took him a year to do so. They also mentioned villagers carried out reclamation in front of the Tin Hau Temple and how Tin Hau has been blessing them over the years. I am really happy to recall the stories with them together.”
These fragments of stories are recorded in the High Island Open Story Room for visitors to appreciate and enjoy.
Online registration for Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival 2024 programmes and guided tours will be opened from 6 Nov (Wed) 10am in phases. More details will be announced soon. Please stay tuned for latest updates.
The online registration will be open from 2 Nov (Wed) 10am on a fortnightly basis, for the coming 2-4 weeks upon the system’s update. The registration schedule is as follows:
Date Open for Registration | Newly Open Dates of the Programmes/Tours* |
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2 Nov (Wed) | 16 Nov - 30 Nov |
16 Nov (Wed) | 1 Dec - 14 Dec |
30 Nov (Wed) | 15 Dec - 28 Dec |
14 Dec (Wed) | 29 Dec - 16 Jan |
3 Oct (Thu) | 13 Nov - 12 Jan |