Discover the New Brooklyn - Guided Tour to Independent Art Space and Sham Shui Po Neighbourhood (in Cantonese)

Date :
Monday, 17 Oct 2022
Time :
14:30 - 15:30
Venue :
Form Society, 186 Tai Nan Street, Shum Shui Po, Hong Kong
Cost :
$250 Member, $350 Non-member
Limit :
12
Enquiries :
Mary Zhang at [email protected]; Patricia Lee at [email protected] / 2241-5507
Note :
This tour will be conducted in Cantonese. Attendees are required by the venue, except those exempted, to scan the "LeaveHomeSafe" QR code and comply with the requirement of the Vaccine Pass

The HKU Museum Society is pleased to present a guided tour of the latest exhibition at “Form Society”, an independent art space in Sham Shui Po. The founder, Mr Wong Tin Yan, will talk about the exhibition and share his experience running an independent art space. Tai Nan Street in Sham Shui Po has become the stomping ground for many hipsters in recent years. After visiting his art space, Wong will tell us about the changes in the Sham Shui Po neighbourhood by walking around Tai Nan Street.

 

Form Society

Artist Wong Tin Yan founded Form Society hoping to bring the community closer together. The 1,300 sq ft space is split into five main areas, including a collaboration space and a multipurpose exhibition area. This creative space also hosts regular guest speaker sessions, workshops and pop-up events — all open to the public — so be sure to check ahead to see what they have coming up.

 

About Wong Tin Yan

Wong Tin Yan is a Hong Kong sculptor who mainly uses discarded wood. Besides, he was an art educator and columnist & has been a TV program presenter. He was also the founder of an alternative art space, “Form Society”, at Sham Shui Po Tai Nan Street starting in 2017. Moreover, he had invited by the M+ education department for the “M+ Rover” project in 2019-2021.