随着科技的不断发展，许多产品的设计和生产工作都被机器代替，导致许多传统工艺开始衰落甚至消失。飘雅活艺最近举办了展览《手制心造》，邀请来自不同领域的香港工艺师展示作品，让观众们感受工艺传统发展至今的变奏与创意活力。
今次展览带来9组由香港传统工艺师及当代工艺师携手创作的作品，由飘雅活艺创意总监陆咏沁策展。展品种类丰富，从竹材到藤编，再到木雕及霓虹工艺品都有。
By collaborating with Master Lu Ming, a master craftsman of bamboo steamer baskets, and contemporary artisan Lin Jiayu, this Buddha statue “Blessings” is created in the form of bamboo weaving and bamboo carving, symbolizing blessings, happiness, and peace. Master Lu Ming, who is 94 years old this year, and his apprentice worked together to create large, medium, and small bamboo steamer baskets as the base of the Buddha statue. The details such as stone steps, handrails, and railings are made from different bamboo materials by Lin Jiayu. The artwork is complemented by traditional bamboo root carving techniques, where the Buddha’s head, hands, and feet are carved on bamboo roots, and then purple bamboo is shaved into bamboo strips to make the robe on the Buddha’s body, creating a complete Buddha statue.
This is a pair of mixed media sculptures titled “Smooth Sailing” created by master craftsmen Fu Tongshi, Liao Rongxiang, and contemporary artisans Lin Kunyou and Lin Fansheng. Master Liao used fallen leaves from the riverbank as wax molds to showcase the texture and form of the leaves, and created two sets of “sail leaves” using lost wax casting with colored glass and brass. Lin Kunyou and Lin Fansheng collaborated to respond to these “sail leaves” by crafting the boat body through woodworking and sculpture.
林昆佑和林繁盛另外共同创作中式屏风系列《從前、以後》，作品以不同种类的本地木材配上漆艺和雕刻制作而成。
This work “Wandering – Time, Place, People” is a collaboration between contemporary craftsman Li Runshi and Chen Yu. It is a rattan suitcase made with a blue dye lining. The frame of the rattan suitcase is made of wooden strips, while the surface and handle are woven with rattan. The lining and compartments of the suitcase are made of fabric, with patterns created using the traditional block printing technique, inspired by the iconic paper stone pattern found in historic buildings in Hong Kong.
This is “Bozi Chess,” a collaboration between contemporary craftsmen KC and PAK, which reinterprets the traditional Chinese chess game with contemporary craftsmanship. The artwork compresses the design of the classic traditional chessboard, and the modern version of the chessboard elegantly integrates clean lines and beautiful geometric patterns, showcasing minimalist aesthetics.
展览还带来由当代设计师郭斯恒收藏，并由胡智楷师傅复修来自鸡记苏雀招牌的公鸡图案《复修鸡记蔴雀招牌》。
由郭斯恆、吳茂蔚及邱穎琛創作的互動藝術裝置 《眾裡尋她千百度》，重現了七、八十年代香港街道掛滿霓虹招牌的街景。觀眾需要拿著藍光手電筒照射裝置，充滿港式懷舊風情。
展览其中一大亮点就是这个由传统木工雕刻工艺师萧炳强师傅和当代工艺师周健龙共同创作、通过榫卯工艺组装的四张手工雕刻椅子和一张麻雀台《飞跃奔腾》。这张作品的特别之处是，台脚参照马后腿塑型，而四张凳则以八骏为题，每一张凳皆是被两对雕刻成马后腿的木条支撑。
蕭师傅更为作品增添玩味，于马脚底钉上木造的「马蹄铁」，在功用上使凳脚和台脚更为稳固。另外，台侧的八块紫檀木板装嵌在四个台角，每一组的木板雕刻作品上都是一幅木雕作品，述说香港由旧渔港发展成现代城市的变迁，以及香港和英国的标志性景色。
The exhibition also showcased a collaborative work titled “The Amazing Adventures of Sparrows: Hong Kong Edition,” created by master craftsman Zhang Chengzhong, illustrator Zhang Kaixin, and photographer Chen Shushi. These three artists from different fields presented the delicate craftsmanship of sparrows through aesthetics, combining elements of carving, illustration, and photography to explore the versatility of traditional sparrow craftsmanship.
《手制心造》
日期：2023年2月18日至3月25日
时间：上午11时至下午6时（周日、一闭馆）
地点：飘雅活艺 香港中环卑利街十一号
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