Through the Years to Touch You
「X-ARt」
The work speaks of leavings and returnings, of yearnings for home from afar, for yearnings of peoples who are abroad. The work is situated at the Old Pier of Yim Tin Tsai, where the villagers began their journeys to far away places, and it is the first point of contact when they came back. These journeys have shaped the history and heritage of Yim Tin Tsai and have exerted a formative force on the local culture and as such, the Old Pier carries many memories of such comings and goings. This artwork embodies and expresses the emotions and memories, the stories telling of these leavings and returnings.
The bamboo moongate was designed by Dominie Chan of 「X-ARt」in consultation with Master Chan Yuk Kwong who also oversaw the construction.
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Material
Bamboo, ARt Augmented-Reality System, Performance
「X-ARt」
「X-ARt」 is a group of artists, designers, computer scientists and engineers creating augmented reality eco-art experiences with the aim of reconnecting man and nature through technology.
Christopher CHAN is a 9th generation descendant of the Yim Tin Tsai Chan clan. Born in the north of England, and raised in the Lakes. His father’s stories of their homeland inspired his interest in village revitalisation and cultural heritage. Christopher is a trained scientist and holds a DPhil in Physics from Oxford and a degree from Imperial College. He is actively involved in restoration projects and serves on the village committee. He now collaborates with Prof. Tristan Braud on applying AR/VR technology to rural development.
Tristan BRAUD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He leads the Extended Reality and Immersive Media Lab (XRIM Lab) focusing its research on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and the Metaverse. He received his PhD in 2016 from Université Grenoble Alpes, France. Before pursuing his PhD, he got his MSc degree from both the INP Grenoble, France, and the Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
bLYHn (Brian LAU) was born in Canada and educated in Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada. His design studio has won more than 100 international awards and he now lectures at the HKUST-ISD. Brian has a BA (Fine Arts) and a Masters degree in Knowledge Media Design from the University of Toronto; and an MA (Design) from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a self-taught musician; his bands have won numerous awards and had been awarded a contract with a major music label.
Dominie CHAN graduated with a BA(Honours) in Fine Arts from the Birmingham City University, earning a Hong Kong Talent Development Scholarship. She is now a graphic designer with experience working for local and international clients, a visual artist who has had several one-man shows, and is a budding tattoo artist. Dominie has won numerous awards in art, design and photography.
