![]() ![]() Not only has The Electric Canvas created a unique and brand new show exclusively for Tai Kwun, they have invited a number of Hong Kong artists, illustrators and animators to contribute to this first version of InnerGlow and will expand the circle of Hong Kong involvement in 20 by inviting young professionals and emerging artists in relevant fields to take up more and more of the creative and technical roles, under The Electric Canvas’s guidance and mentorship, thereby investing deeply in capacity building in Hong Kong to sustain future creative projects. The Electric Canvas has been responsible for many of the most awe-inspiring architectural projection mapping shows which have illuminated Sydney winters in the last 12 years, as part of the festival of light, music and ideas - Vivid Sydney. Tai Kwun is honoured to be collaborating with The Electric Canvas as creative and technical partner for InnerGlow. In addition a special light installation has been created for the Pottinger Ramp which, for the two week season of InnerGlow becomes the Pottinger River flowing fancifully into Hollywood Road. She’s ready for a major makeover.Īn action-packed 12 minutes encompassing 160 years of memories, InnerGlow will be shown five times each night from 10 September, on the half-hour commencing at 7pm. Storm-damaged and battle-weary, this grand old dame is not ready for her close-up, Mr de Mille. Through the haze emerge scenes which contain fleeting glimpses of the building’s history, but veer off-course as they mix and meld with dreams and other memories – a car chase in hot pursuit of a crime boss high tea in Madame Fù’s salon during the height of art deco chic in the 1930s the feint pencil lines of an architect’s ambitious plans sketched half a world away an air-raid which scarred the whole city turbaned police officers on parade a devastating typhoon. ![]() ![]() POP BALLOON IN CONTRAPTION MAKER TOAST TIME SERIESIn this first season of InnerGlow, the Parade Ground becomes a 3D wonderland of animated projections as our grand old Barrack Block takes on human form - a world-weary dowager whose drowsy slumber and unreliable memories evoke nostalgia, pride, drama, excitement and rebirth in a series of reminiscences which dreamily blur fact and fiction. A complex array of powerful projection equipment has been installed in precise locations across the Parade Ground to support cutting-edge 3D projection technology which will transform Tai Kwun’s grand 19 th Century buildings into living, breathing characters with a wealth of stories to tell, underscored by a nostalgic soundtrack. Tai Kwun is very proud to announce the premiere season of InnerGlow – the first of what will be an annual season of breath-taking animated digital projections onto several of Tai Kwun’s historic facades, with core funding provided by The Hong Kong Jockey Club through its Charities Trust as one of Tai Kwun’s arts and heritage programmes, and CLP Holdings Limited as the Principal Sponsor of this year’s programme. ![]() Welcoming the mid-autumn season, Tai Kwun offers a dreamlike experience blending its rich history and radiant future through the multi-media innovations of lightshow InnerGlow ![]()
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