Rhythmic LANE
Napp Studio & Architects, Fragrant Village
Similar to how the school serves as a meeting place for people from different villages, sound and symbol bear the same ability to unite people of different backgrounds and origins. In Leung Shuen Wan, various kinds of sound serve as signals, such as the sound indicating the departure for fishing and the sound of school bell calling people together. Each sound bears a particular rhythm that both students and villagers will find familiar. How could we bring in sound as part of the art installation experience that links to a collective memory of the community?
After many years, the school playground is now abandoned. Nature has begun to reclaim the space, with grasses sprouting from the cracks. They bear witness to the passage of time and the changes in the local area. How do we inhabit with growth in nature? Co-create but also co-exist as we once again reshape the landscape of the site?
In the process of creating the artwork, the artists worked with former students of the Leung Shuen Bay Public School to compose a new school anthem:
Lyrics only available in Chinese
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Material
Wood, concrete and stainless steel
Napp Studio & Architects, Fragrant Village
Napp Studio & Architects
Napp Studio & Architects was founded by Aron Tsang and Wesley Ho in 2016.
Aron Tsang is a Registered Architect. After receiving MArch and BA(AS) from The University of Hong Kong with Distinction, he worked in Hong Kong, Seoul and Stockholm. His work was featured at multiple awards and publications.
Wesley Ho received MArch at Harvard Graduate School of Design and BA(AS) in The University of Hong Kong. He worked in New York, Hong Kong and Mainland China. He was an Associate Principal at KPF HK. His work was exhibited in US, Europe and China.
Fragrant Village
Founded by village arts artist Sze Ka Yan in 2016 and mainly focuses on curating music and art projects about villages in Hong Kong inspired by the land and the villagers, aiming to invite the public to enter these villages and experience their history, culture, and ecology. Fragrant Village curated the “Village School Anthem Project” exhibition from 2021-2023 by collecting school songs of village schools and researching village school history, which reflects the context of Hong Kong’s urban development, to preserve the little-known community history and use village school songs as the key to open the community and share art.
