Sunday, May 19, 2024

Van Gogh in Hong Kong

Pleasantly surprised to pass by an Van Gogh art installation at the Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui.  


It is an animation of images in Van Gogh’s distinctive style, displayed on curved screens. 



It is a wide range of images from some of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings such as sun flowers, dynamic cypresses, restaurant scenes, irises, …  There are also Chinese mountain - water paintings, and iconic Hong Kong images such as the Star Ferry, high rises, …



Inside, you are immersed in animated images and sound, sandwiched by two big concave screens.  


Outside, the convex cylindrical screens is backdropped by the iconic Clock Tower and surroundings.  


It is quite an experiences.  



But surprisingly few visitors, on a Sunday morning.  Just 10s of meters away, tourists, mostly from the Mainland, are taking photos on the water front.  Among the few visitors, I think I recognise Filipinos, Indonesians, Whites, …  Not many obvious Mainlanders. 





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