The exhibition Through Time —Print Art in Aberdeen Street takes visitors on a journey starting at 22 Aberdeen Street, the site of the London Missionary Society’s Printing Office (the Anglo-Chinese College, now Ying Wa College) in nineteenth-century Hong Kong. It invites the audience to travel through time and wander the alleys of Central to uncover the fascinating history of Hong Kong’s Chinese type casting industry. Finally, we return to Print Art Contemporary at 35 Aberdeen Street, PMQ, to witness how a new generation of artists and writers draw inspiration from this intangible cultural heritage of Chinese movable types to create innovative contemporary visual art and literary works.
展覽「細說從頭⸺鴨巴甸街的印藝傳奇」以19世紀位於中環鴨巴甸街22號的倫敦傳道會印字館(英華書院)為起點,與觀眾穿越時間,遊走於⾥巷,追溯「香港字」的源流發展,並細述香港中⽂鑄字業的傳奇故事。最後我們回到鴨巴甸街35號元創方的「當代印藝」,見證新⼀代如何受中⽂活字這項非物質⽂化遺產啟發,創作出當代的視覺藝術和⽂學作品。
展览「细说从头⸺鸭巴甸街的印艺传奇」以19世纪位于中环鸭巴甸街22号的伦敦传道会印字馆(英华书院)为起点,与观众穿越时间,游走于⾥巷,追溯「香港字」的源流发展,并细述香港中⽂铸字业的传奇故事。最后我们回到鸭巴甸街35号元创方的「当代印艺」,見证新⼀代如何受中⽂活字这项非物质⽂化遗产启发,创作出当代的视觉艺术和⽂学作品。