Concept

As a young architect Im drawn towards our urban environment. Im fascinated by the way spaces generate memories and the transition from space to place in the human psyche. This has been particularly influenced from my life in Hong Kong where I have witnessed the city tear itself up and constantly re-determine itself in some endless bid to find the perfect city. Hong Kong is one of the most transient citys in the world and prides itself on its lack of singular national identity. As such it is incredibly vibrant and diverse but then as the people change and are inspired so too is the city. To those of us that belong here and chose to stay not only do we see friends come and go but so too do we see our city morph with the times. People disappear just as fast as the places and as a result memories dwindle and eventually vanish. Do we make way for the new or do we honour the past? ...it seems a bit of an age old question with no clear solution. Hong Kong has been making rapid advancements, paving away for the future with little regard for the past. Few sites are preserved and those that are are often butchered or restuffed like some taxidermy squirrel. I beleive that we should move on into the future but at the same time we should preserve elements from our past so we can learn from them ...after all without the past and memory how do we know we have ever achieved anything? and without the knowledge of achievement how is it possible to determine a goal? These are all elements that I attempt to explore through art - fusing traditional detail drawings techniques with an urban template grit.