I was fortunate enough to be invited to the media preview of the Hong Kong in Miniature exhibition in Sydney on Monday. An exhibition of miniatures in such a public place was exciting enough: but what I didn't know was that the miniature artisits who made the scenes had been flown out from Hong Kong for the duration of the exhibition.
This is Louise Chan, who made three of my favourite scenes on display at the exhibition:
She told me, in her lovely scottish accent, that she started her miniature journey about ten years ago, when she found a shop in a shopping cnetre that sold miniature scenes and items. She was initially only interested in buying and collecting miniature pieces but soon started to experiment with making various miniature items that she couldn't buy.
Louise created this traditional 1960s Hong Kong shoe shop based on the one that featured in the film Echoes of the Rainbow (you can see parts of the shop in the trailer for the movie).
She made all the shoes in the window
(which I couldn't get close enough to take a good photo of, so here's one from the press pack:)
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| Photo courtesy of the Joyful Miniature Association |
And above the shop is a simple office space. Louise pointed out how she used a yellow bulb to get the correct old-fashioned glow to the lamp.
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3 comments :
I wish these sort of exhibitions would come to the UK. Never seen anything like this and how freakin' cool is the illuminated sign outside of the shop? Giving me ideas...Are you sticking around for the demonstrations?
Wow! Just look at these shoes - all different styles and kind. She did a great job..
Marion: I know, right?
Pepper: Tempting as it is to return for the demonstrations (or, more importantly for the miniaturists' meetup we're trying to arrange between the Hong Kong artists and some local miniaturists), it would be a seven and a half hour round trip so probably not going to happen.
I thought you'd like the sign: there was much more neon and interesting use of light, so I'm thinking I may need to create a post dedicated to just that... :-)
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