Event Details
Event
'Luk Pei Seung'
Date + Time
1 November 2016 - 31 December, 2017
Location
Karin Weber Gallery, Central, Sheung Wan
Info
‘Luk’ in Cantonese pronunciation stands for ‘six’. In Chinese, it is written as either 陸 or 六.
This art project involves six young emerging Hong Kong artists, each of them will be given a vintage briefcase to create artwork. Hence ‘Luk Pei Sheung’.
Event'Luk Pei Seung' Date + Time1 November 2016 - 31 December, 2017 LocationKarin Weber Gallery, Central, Sheung Wan |
Info‘Luk’ in Cantonese pronunciation stands for ‘six’. In Chinese, it is written as either 陸 or 六.
We kick off our project with artist Leo Wong, click here for the promotional video. Leo Wong | Luk Pei Seung | Lee Loy Piece Goods Company: A lot of the fabrics in his shop are made in UK which he imported many decades ago. He praised their quality for they last a lifetime. He can tell the origin and and quality of each fabric with ease. Mohair is favored by Japanese in making suits in the 1960s as they believed Mohair has the quality of reducing radiation. And there was a UK tourist who visited his shop several years that pointed out the logo of Reid & Taylor Scotland is designed by him many years ago. As usual, Mr. Chan took out the fabric by saying ‘Let me show you and we talk about it.’ The word ‘vicuna’ is embroidered onto the edge of the fabric. ‘This fabric is not prohibited from export now. If you touch it you will know how superior it is.’ On the day of photography, an old customer bought two yards of camel color cashmere fabric for making suit. He was a tailor before and remarked that he would love to buy the British wool fabric that is shipped via Suez Canal meaning he missed the quality in the good old days. During their conversation, names of fabric shops no longer exist in Nathan Road were mentioned. As to why Mr. Chan’s shop is named ‘Piece Goods’? He explained that shops selling fabric for making suits were all called ‘Piece Goods’ in those days in order to differentiate from shops selling cotton fabric. The work by artist Leo Wong is long awaited. It will be the result of his encounter with Mr. Chan. Please follow us for more news to come! |