ICH Office launches new exhibition "Traces of Human Touch" (with photos)

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     A new exhibition, "Traces of Human Touch", organised by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office (ICH Office) under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, will be open to the public from tomorrow (May 19). The exhibition is located at CLP Pulse, which has been revitalised from a Grade 1 historic building. Ten items of traditional craftsmanship and performing arts which belong to local intangible cultural heritage (ICH) are showcased in the exhibition to enhance the understanding by the public of the preservation and transmission of ICH.

     Despite having no physical form, ICH is an important element for community cohesion. Through oral traditions and practical applications, ICH can be transmitted from generation to generation. Traditional craftsmanship meets the needs of everyday life while performing arts foster a rich and colourful existence. All these give tangible expression to intangible beliefs, etiquettes and customs as well as aesthetic ideas.

     The guest curator of the exhibition "Traces of Human Touch", Stanley Siu, makes use of the exhibits, interactive installations and videos to showcase three sections, namely "Apparel and Footwear", "Ornaments and Decorations" and "Words and Sounds", with 10 ICH items including the Hong Kong cheongsam-making technique, leather shoe-making technique, wooden furniture-crafting technique, patterned band-weaving technique, karat gold jewellery-making technique, jade carving technique, movable-type printing technique, putting up huichun (spring scrolls), seal carving technique and nanyin (southern tunes). Through the display of these ICH items, vitality and creativity as a result of the interactions between master and apprentice are demonstrated.

     CLP Pulse is located at 147 Argyle Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. Admission is free. The exhibition will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to Sundays from 10am to 6pm. For details of the exhibition, please visit the ICH Office website at www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/traces_of_human_touch.html or call 2851 6134 for enquiries.

Ends/Thursday, May 18, 2023
Issued at HKT 13:00

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A new exhibition, "Traces of Human Touch", organised by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office will be open to the public from tomorrow (May 19).

A new exhibition, "Traces of Human Touch", organised by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office will be open to the public from tomorrow (May 19). Photo shows "The ICH Space on the Move", where visitors can experience the vividness and vibrancy of local intangible cultural heritage in an immersive audio-visual room.

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Pamphlet of “Traces of Human Touch" exhibition