Workshop: Bamboo Chair - DIY Creativity
Unleash your creativity and create your unique bamboo chair with Bamboo Generations in this valuable workshop! Don’t miss this incredible workshop if you are interested in making furniture and crafts!
Workshop Details:
Language｜Cantonese
Total Fees｜HKD 550 per person (Any Ferry Tickets are not included)
*Register must be aged 16 or above
No.4, Nam Pin Wai, Mui Wo
The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Option 2 (Afternoon Class)
No.4, Nam Pin Wai, Mui Wo
The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
BONUS of the Workshop:
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Participants who join the 2nd session of the workshop can enjoy the Sai Kung Yim Tin Tsai 20-minute tour before the workshop to immerse themselves into the unique ecosystem and Hakka culture in Yim Tin Tsai.
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Participants who join BOTH sessions can make an appointment with Bamboo Generations’ facilitator to create their own bamboo chair for FREE in Mui Woo’s studio. Don’t miss the chance to experience the dedicated process of making bamboo chair again!
Bamboo Generations' facilitator introduces participants to bamboo-related information and knowledge as well as teaches the basic skills of making bamboo crafts. The participants can also unleash their creativity and design their bamboo chairs and make different components of the chair by themselves.
Bamboo Generations' facilitator assists participants in creating bamboo chair in the E.CO Rotunda by using different tools, such as battery-operated drill, sew and hatchets and different material, such as bamboo strips, Bamboo nails etc.
About Bamboo Generations:
Bamboo Generations feature a wide range of activities for all groups of participants, interact with each other, collaborate across generations, create community and make an impact on the environment. Currently, we provide cross-generation training courses and plan special activities with bamboo works as the theme, including bamboo tree houses, bamboo rafts, bamboo weaving, bamboo lights, bamboo playgrounds, etc.
Workshop: Slow-animation with Nature
Have you ever thought about -
The tide rises and falls
Sunlight flowing
White clouds swirling
can be turned into an artwork? Why not capture it through stop-motion animation? This workshop will lead participants to explore the Yim Tin Tsai ecological environment, create unique bamboo phone holders, and record their feelings using drawing or photography in the bamboo rotunda and surrounding natural environment, bringing the experience back home.
With a view to exploring the relationship between “Human” and “Place”, an array of art workshops presented by 𝑬.𝑪𝑶 𝑹𝒐𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂 will be started in June!
We collaborated with artist Reds Cheung to present the " Slow-animation with Nature" workshop. Participants will not only experience repeated animations but also be able to create unique bamboo phone stands!
Workshop Details:
Location｜The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Language｜Cantonese
Total Fees｜HKD 280 per person (Ferry Tickets are included)
Workshop Introduction:
Starting from the slow-paced guided tour and experiencing the nature of Yim Tin Tsai, the workshop aims to incorporate the concept of animation by observing, shooting and creating stop-motion set against the backdrop of the scenic beauty of Yim Tin Tsai and bamboo rotunda over a certain period of time. Participants are invited to immerse themselves in the process of solitude with nature and the anticipation of the outcome under varying sunlight conditions. Slowdown the pace, lighten the burden of success or failure, and magnify all movements.
Artist Information: Reds Cheung
Reds CHEUNG is a Hong Kong-based visual artist. Reds studied visual arts at the HKBU Academy of Visual Arts, postgraduate visual culture studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and contemporary art at the Estonian Academy of Arts. His practice encompasses multimedia installations in galleries and public spaces, showcasing criticising modes of art media presentation. Reds’ work is underpinned by an ongoing engagement with subtleties, whiteness and cleanliness in life for the criticism of art institutions, professionalism and the labour force.Reds' works have been exhibited in various locations, including Hong Kong, Japan, Estonia, and Lithuania. He was awarded the "Best 7 Galleries" award at Artvilnius21 and a Special Mention award at TASE 21. His work has been collected by the Art Promotional Office HK.Reds is currently a member of the Board of Directors of 1a space, the project director of Laichankee Studio, and an HKBU Lecturer.
Workshop: Local Materials: The Beauty of Everyday Ware
There are many bamboo products in Yim Tin Tsai‘s cultural heritage. In the past, Hakka residents commonly utilise natural resources to handcra6 various daily necessaires. This workshop allows us to understand local culture, use local materials, and utilize the leftover materials from constructing the E.CO Bamboo Rotunda. Feel the bamboo in your hands turning into bamboo strips, and then weave them discreetly into everyday bamboo baskets, experiencing the beauty of collaborating with nature.
𝑬.𝑪𝑶 𝑹𝒐𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂 will collaborate with artist Dexter Lee to present the second art workshop: “Local Materials: The Beauty of Everyday Ware”. Join us to experience the bamboo craftmanship by creating a bamboo basket with the local materials from Bamboo Rotunda! If you are interested in ”Creative Upcycling,“ you absolutely must not miss out!
Workshop Details:
Time｜29 June 2024 10:30 – 16:00 (Lunch Time: 12:30 – 13:30)
Location｜The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Language｜Cantonese
Fees｜HKD 300 per person ( Ferry Tickets are included)
Duration｜4.5 hours
Event Rundown:
10:30-11:00 Yim Tin Tsai Guided Tour
11:00-12:30 Introduce recycled materials and workshop preparation
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-16:00 DIY bamboo basket
Artist Information: Dexter Lee
Graduated with Best Artwork Award (Applied Arts) of the Year at the Hong Kong Art School (2013). Since his graduation work When we under the sun, Dexter has been exploring the relationship between humans and nature through his works. Since 2019, he has participated in the Lai Chi Wo art project as an artist-in-residence and video recording. Artworks always inspired from the nature, and the beauty of the cooperation between human and nature can be seen in the bamboo weaving. In recent years, Dexter started Lantau Shanto Studio with friends. Creating with wild clay and bamboo found in the neighborhood, unfolding stories rooted in the nature.
In addition to being an artist, he is also a visual arts educator, and is also involved in leading experiential activities in nature.
Workshop: Weaving Mindfulness: Focusing on Nature
We often live and work in urban spaces, transforming ourselves into mere units, seemingly forgetting that we are inherently part of nature, part of the whole. The island environment of Yim Tin Tsai and the Bamboo Rotunda landscape are precisely the spaces that open up our bodies and minds, connecting us to the land. Here, we explore the characteristics of bamboo, learn basic weaving techniques, attempt to weave stones, and experience the concentration that bamboo art brings.
Experience the power of nature in Yim Tin Tsai, and through bamboo art, focus inward to free the body from long-set frameworks.
𝑬.𝑪𝑶 𝑹𝒐𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂 will collaborate with artist Angus Ting to present the third workshop on June: “Weaving Mindfulness: Focusing on Nature”. Join us to experience the relationship between bamboo art and people!
Workshop Details:
Time｜30 June 2024 10:30 – 16:00 (Lunch Time: 12:30 – 13:30)
Location｜The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Language｜Cantonese
Fees｜HKD 300 per person (Ferry Tickets are included)
Duration｜4.5 hours
Event Rundown:
10:30-11:00 Yim Tin Tsai Guided Tour
11:00-12:30 Introduce bamboo weaving workshop
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-16:00 Weaving in natural environment
Artist Information: Angus Ting
Ting For Chun majored in Architecture and Interior Design at Caritas Bianchi College of Careers and graduated in 2010. Ting came into contact with Takezaiku (a Japanese traditional bamboo craft) on a trip to Kyoto. Ting’s blossoming interest in woodwork and bamboo craft over the years prompted him to establish his bamboo craft brand Yiwooo in 2018. Meaning “twice” in Chinese, the name is inspired by the creation process where bamboo strips have to be woven across at least twice for sturdiness.
Yiwooo is bamboo craft brand establish in 2018. Meaning “twice” in Chinese, the name is inspired by the creation process where bamboo strips have to be woven across at least twice for sturdiness. The brand commits to connecting bamboo crafts with modern city life. Works in the fields of handcraft bamboo product, workshop, spatial design and installation. The exhibition has been shown on CRAFTS ON PEEL, KWUN TONG YU MAN SQUARE, LANDMARK, BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE.
Bamboo Hydrophone: The tones of the sea
Bamboos's waterproof characteristic is well used as tools to guide from time to time. They are also the raw materials of different kinds of flute, with its tunnel-shape. We are going to explore the possibility of bamboo, as the waves collector, as crafting bamboo into the volume of a hydrophone. In the practise of filed recording, we listen to the harmony from sea waves and bamboo in Yim Tin Tsai, and record the resonance from the tools and human.
Workshop Details：
Time｜13 July 2024 10:30 – 16:00（Lunch Time: 13:00 – 14:30）
Location｜The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Language｜Cantonese
Total Fees｜HKD 350 per person（Ferry Tickets are included）
Duration｜5.5 hours
Artist Information: AK Kan Hei-Chun
AK Kan Hei-chun is a Hong Kong sound artist and field recordist. Graduated in 2017 from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) Degree in Theatre and Entertainment Arts, majoring in Sound System Design. He actively involves in theatre and creative arts activities.
He started his curatorial project - AK IN KK - Nature Field Recording HK (https://akinkk.com) in 2018, a sound recording project featuring a sound map and sound library of Hong Kong’s nature, in bringing mountains and streams to the urban ears; He utilizes the sound of nature and shapes listening experience as his core creative tool. He is also the Hong Kong regional representative of Quiet Parks International promoting #SaveQuiet in our environment.
Workshop Details：
Time｜27 July 2024 12:30 – 15:30
Location｜The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Language｜Cantonese
Total Fees｜HKD 300 per person (Round Trip Ferry Ticket to Yim Tin Tsai and an Angklung are included)
Session 1: Listen to the Bamboo - A Guided Tour and Ensemble of World Bamboo Musical Instruments
Duration｜1 hour 15 minutes
In the tranquil and natural environment of the Yim Tin Tsai Eco-Bamboo Pavilion, let's open our ears and listen to the sounds of the world.
Hinson, the owner of Hong Kong's niche musical instrument store, Museek Studio, will share his collection of bamboo instruments gathered from around the globe. Discover how different cultures have used bamboo to create captivating sounds. Participants will have the opportunity to learn the overtone flute. We'll explore breathing exercises, mindful meditation, and how to create harmony with others through the music of bamboo, achieving a sense of unity between bamboo, earth, people, and harmony on Yim Tin Tsai.
Session 2: Architecture. Lyricist. - I Will Write a Song for You
Duration｜1 hour 15 minutes
Everyone's story deserves to be heard. If you could choose, whose life story would you want to hear? Share your own story and transform it into a song.
Architect and lyricist, Amy, and singer-songwriter, Tai Jai, will share their experiences of drawing inspiration from diverse life stories to create popular music. Join us on the tranquil island of Yim Tin Tsai, listen to the artists' sharing, and contemplate how you would write your own song, "My Song."
Artist Information:
Hinson Lo
Founder of Museek Studio, a niche musical instrument store in Hong Kong | Senior Yoga Instructor
Facebbok : museekstudiohk
IG : museekstudiohk
A 10-year yoga and mindfulness instructor. Designer of the overtone flute breathing exercise workshop, he has led over a hundred people in similar activities. He has organized numerous outdoor musical instrument appreciation and mindfulness events, partnering with entities including the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong Arts Centre, PMQ, M+, Youth Association, Bank of East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank, lululemon, as well as various primary, secondary schools, universities, and NGOs.
Amy Chan
Facebbok : architectpoet 建築詞人
IG : channgayin2012
"Architectural Poet" an Architect who enjoys writing lyrics and slasher in different fields.
Her lyric pieces include "Bee Mad", "The Sense of Ritual", "Walking Through Wan Chai with You", "Our Song of Songs", etc. Her publications include "The Egg of Hong Kong - Dialogue between Architecture and People", "Poetry Collection for the End of the World". She is a columnist for the Hong Kong Economic Journal, 40 Under 40 Award. Her involvement in exhibitions includes the Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture "Urban Stranger - City, Outsider, Wanderer", REVEAL 1 & 2 Exhibition "Wandering Poet", "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day", and her solo poetry and photography exhibition "I Will Write a Poem for You - the End of the World".
Arttry ThaiJai
Singer-songwriter and music producer.
Facebbok : Arttry Thaijai Choi
IG : arttry.thaijai
Born and raised in Hong Kong as a second-generation Thai, he was once a singer under an entertainment label. In 2017, he left Hong Kong to serve in the military in Thailand. During his service, he did not forget his passion and continued to create music. After returning to Hong Kong in 2019, he released several original songs as an independent singer-songwriter, taking charge of the composition, lyrics, arrangement, recording, and production himself. His works include "Kiss Me & Goodbye" ,"Bee Mad" ,"The Sense of Ritual", etc.
The Eye of the Witness, The Pen of the Nature - Stop-motion Video and Alternative Film Processing Workshop
Workshop Details：
Time｜11 August 2024 10:30 – 16:45
Location｜The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Language｜Cantonese
Total Fees｜HKD 300 per person (Round Trip Ferry Ticket to Yim Tin Tsai and included)
Duration｜5 hour 45 minutes
*No photography experience required; participants will receive digital photos and film after the workshop.
About the Artist - Selina Lo
Selina Lo is a visual artist based in Hong Kong. She graduated from School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, then received her Master of Arts degree in Literary and Cultural Studies in The University of Hong Kong. Her works primarily utilize video and photography as mediums, incorporating text, sound, everyday materials, and their traces into nonlinear narrative diaristic video work, to explore the reconstruction of bodily memory and the possibility to evoke involuntary memories. Lo's video works have also been screened and exhibited in places such as Hong Kong, Seoul, and Los Angeles.
The Philosophy of Harmony between Shakuhachi, Humanity and Nature
Workshop Details：
Time｜18 August 2024 13:30 – 15:30
Location｜The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Language｜Cantonese
Total Fees｜HKD 200 per person (Round Trip Ferry Ticket to Yim Tin Tsai included)
Duration｜2 hours
Musician Information: Yukio Chidori
Yukio Chidori has been studying shakuhachi under the renowned master Teruhisa Fukuda, the founder of the Hijiri School / Sainte-École since 2007.
His repertoire is extensive, covering classical shakuhachi pieces to premiering works by contemporary composers.
He frequently performs in concert halls in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and abroad, including musical events organised by UNESCO. In 2012, he shared the stage with the renowned British composer Karl Jenkins as a soloist.
In 2019, he was awarded the title of Shihan (Master) and the name of “Seimei 聖明” (Wisdom).
He is currently a lecturer of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Music Department and a composer of Universal Music Group.
Nature × Medicine × Music × Me
𝑬.𝑪𝑶 𝑹𝒐𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂 will collaborate with doctor Bel and her band Synapse to look through the lens of a COVID-19 frontline doctor through story- telling and songs. Join our workshop to explore the mysteries of mental health and emotional balance through the power of nature and music!
Workshop Details：
Time｜24 August 2024 11:30 – 15:30
Location｜The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Language｜Cantonese
Total Fees｜HKD 200 per person (Round Trip Ferry Ticket to Yim Tin Tsai included)
Duration｜4 hours
Artist Information: Bel
Doctor, singer and songwriter
Apart from working full time as a doctor, Bel @bel.hk is an avid singer songwriter. Bel has loved music since a child. She is a classically trained vocalist with an ABRSM diploma in Vocal performance, her repertoire ranges from classical to pop, Broadway, Disney, to jazz.
Her dream is to use her music to connect with people, spreading her joy and faith. Making music is an integral part of balancing her hectic work life. In the busy and high stress environment of a junior doctor in the public system, she uses music as an emotional and creative outlet. Her music also features songs of praise and worship, helping her express and rejoice in her Christian faith.
Band Information: Synapse
“Synapse” is a pop music band of doctors first founded in 2015, and has since evolved to include musicians of all professions. In medical terms, the word “Synapse” means “the structure that passes electrical signal” in the nervous system, and its members use the principle of “music is a universal language” to create musical repertoires for connection. The band has connected with audiences of all sorts, from studio recordings to performing at university events, at an opening ceremony and pop up shows at “K-FARM”, the first urban farm in Hong Kong in Kennedy Town. They hope to connect with you and take you on a journey of medicine and music!
Conservation Organisation:
“A Rocha” (which means ‘the rock’ in Portuguese) is a global family of conservation organisations with a Christian ethos working together to live out God’s calling to care for creation and equip others to do likewise .
𝑬.𝑪𝑶 𝑹𝒐𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂 will collaborate with the band FunkBerries to present our last art workshop: “The Rhythm Of Nature”. Join us for an immersive experience into the world of funk instrumental music with FunkBerries!
Discover the rhythmic artistry of our youth teenage band as we showcase the vibrant energy of guitar, bass, and drums, bringing the essence of instrumental music. We aim to connect with the audience by a participatory performance. Audience will experience rhythmic interactions and improvisation by percussions using natural bamboo sticks. Join us to get a chance to play along with us, and immerse in the universe of nature music!
Workshop Details：
Time｜31 August 2024 2:30-4:30pm
Location｜The Yim Tin Tsai Village, Sai Kung
Language｜Cantonese
Registration｜see bio
Fees｜HKD150 per person (Ferry Tickets are included)
Band Information: FunkBerries
FunkBerries is a band formed by a group of youth musicians with a passion for funk music. Comprising 4 members skilled in guitar, bass, and drums, our goal is to introduce the infectious groove of funk to Hong Kong's music scene, captivating audiences with our energetic performances.
