Artist Introduction: Lau Chi Chung

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Lau Chi Chung is a visual artist and avid collector of old Hong Kong textbooks. He is fascinated by stories relating to Hong Kong’s history and vernacular culture. After graduating from The Surry Institute of Art & Design University College with a BFA in Interior Design in 1999, Lau worked in the television commercial industry as an art director before becoming a full-time artist. Although Lau started out with short films, he has mostly worked with photography and has exhibited in various international photo festivals. His photography series Landscaped Artefacts (2013) gained him the New Photography Artist of the year from Lianzhou Foto Festival in 2013. Lau received third prize of Hong Kong 1st Photobook Dummy Award at the 2021 Hong Kong Photobook Festival for his latest work, The Dayspring of Eternity.

 

 

 

“The Dayspring of Eternity: May the dreamy nightfall stay forever…”

 

Is there ever Eternity? Those who live long enough understand Eternity is simply something to wish for. Impermanence can last for a moment, or for decades. How impermanent is our safety, our relationships, happiness, contracts, wealth, measures, scenery, houses, and jobs…As we say, all things must come to an end. Eternity is just too far to reach. If ever Eternity exists in a life so transient, it may be found only in the transcendental realms of faith and love. 

 

 

During the 1940s and 1950s, the district of North Point, Hong Kong, saw the settling of the Shanghainese and Fujianese, who brought with them their wealth, lifestyles and cultural visions, turning North Point into a vibrant neighbourhood. Luna Park offered a playground, zoo, restaurant, theatre, and nightclub; the Ritz brought the neighbourhood a hotel, pool, ballroom, ice rink, and even the first Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant. 

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