Clark Ainsworth
(UK-HK): Hong Kong photos
I met Clark and did some work with him when he was at the BBC. He now lives in Hong Kong and works for the South China Morning Post. He supplied photographs of Hong Kong with interesting captions as shown below.
Captions for the photos below.
1. The hustle and bustle of the Bowrington Road wet market in Wan Chai. Great fresh seafood and a chance to practice my very bad Cantonese with the stall holders.
2. A hazy sunset over the Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier on Lamma Island. The shot was taken from a friend’s roof garden. Like many people they have recently left Hong Kong.
3. A man walks and looks at his phone outside the Hong Kong Culture Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. Regular nightly trips across the harbour on the Star Ferry helped keep me sane after late shifts during the pandemic when shops, bars, cinemas and restaurants were all shut in the evening.
4. A Hong Kong taxi sign glows as the driver waits for customers in Times Square, Causeway Bay, which is a few minutes away from my home.
5. A woman takes a picture of the crowds in Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, while an estimated 1 million people march against the extradition bill on June 9, 2019. I can vividly remember the heat, the sheer mass of people chanting slogans and the hope.
6. Banyan tree roots partially obscure a colonial-era sign at the King George V Memorial Park in Sai Ying Pun. Whenever I see Banyan trees in Hong Kong I think of your music Ann-Kay Lin (Wai-on).
N.B. Clark meant my music video “MAGIC BANYAN TREE” : https://youtu.be/dX4ipdb-3Qw
7. The incorrigible Bill Yim flouts mask rules after sharing some roast goose with me and our mutual friends Sean and Maria in Yuen Long. I love listening to the octogenarian cartoonist’s tales of Hong Kong in days gone by.
8. Two neon pawn shop signs on the street in Causeway Bay where I live. Sadly the shop has since closed and the signs removed. Since the closure, it feels as though my street has lost some of its magic.
Dr Juliet Chenery-Robson
(Sunderland): Visual artist
I have done two music videos cropping and animating the vast amount of photos that Juliet sent me. We both liked the result. The following images are some of her well known works that have been exhibited nationally.
Project 藝術創作項目
From Hong Kong to Wickford
My memory of Hong Kong is about fifteen years, which is about the same as I have been living in Wickford. Before moving to Wickford I lived in London for more than 30 years. FROM HONG KONG TO WICKFORD was an exhibition of my lifetime interaction with UK and Hong Kong based artists/people that have resulted in many creative works.
Since his appointment as Team Rector of Wickford and Runwell, Revd Jonathan Evens has been promoting arts and cultural events locally, especially at St. Andrew's Church. With Jonathan's support, this multifaceted pictorial display with stories was staged at Wickford St. Andrew's Church from September to December 2023.
This webpage contains most of the stories displayed about the exhibits and those who created them and some of the images. You will see more of the images in the music video.
CLICK IMAGES IN PHOTO GALLERIES TO ENLARGE
MORE STORIES & IMAGES WILL BE ADDED ON THIS PAGE SOON
Music video From Hong Kong to Wickford will be here when it is completed.
Acis & Galatea
Dance-opera directed by Ho Wai-On for the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.
See the Acis & Galatea project page for more information.
Click to view story PDF about the production.
Blessed - Images of St. Andrew's
Stations of the Cross with Beatitude
An offering to St. Andrew's from Ho Wai-On.
Click for more details on the story of Blessed.
Click to view Clark's story PDF.
The event was mounted at St. Andrew's
The following are some images of the display in the church from different angles. This is followed by sections featuring specific artists. You can see their story by clicking on the PDF at the left.
Click to view flyer PDF with summary of the exhibits.
Click to view Juliet's story PDF.
Click to view Ruth's story PDF.
Ruth Cutler
(Ramsgate): Mixed media
I only met Ruth very briefly and she, and a musician and a dancer created a performing item for my Theme Hong Kong project. The following are her mixed media work called Letter from China that I displayed in London and Hong Kong. The last two images are environmental art by Ruth.
Click to view Graham's story PDF.
Graham Ekins
(Boreham): Hong Kong bird photos
Please click the following link to see more images and information about Graham.
Click to view Wai-On's story PDF.
Ho Wai-On
(Ann-Kay HK-UK): Music videos, combined arts, design & photos. The following are all the music videos I have created since moving to Wickford.
Since I moved to Wickford because of my health I have become more housebound. So making music videos for the Internet has become the main focus of my creative work. Please click the following images to enlarge.
Inter-Artes
Performing group formed by Ho Wai-On (Ann-Kay)
Click for more information on Inter-Artes and photos from displays and performances.
Polly Hope
(London): Artist
Polly Hope was quite amazing, please read her story on the left.
Herry Lawford
(Stockbridge): Chelsea Flower show photos.
I contacted Herry because I wanted to use his photos of Chelsea Flower show to make a music video for my god daughter Sue. He was very happy with the result.
Professor Stephen Mathews
(UK-HK): Hong Kong bird photos
I got to know Stephen online, he is a professor at Hong Kong University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He likes my music and I like his photos of birds.
Click this link for more of Stephen's photos.
Ben Rector
(Wickford): Photographer
Ben is local to me and has helped me to understand a bit more about how to take a good photograph. The work we did together resulted in quite a few music videos.
Roy Reed
(UK): Photographer
I was very lucky to have met Roy in London. He is a talented and both commercially and critcally successful photographer. He kindly contributed for free to my projects.
Martin Singleton
(Wickford): UK bird photos
Martin looks after the Wickford Wildlife Society and is a keen wildlife photographer. I have taken photos on some of these outdoor events and have made a music video using Martin's images as raw materials for expermenting with modification and animation.
Albert Tang
(HK-London): Stage/Costume/Poster/Cover design and more.
A very old friend who is multi-talented. We have worked on many projects together.
Theme Hong Kong
Project
At St. Andrews I displayed both the London and Hong Kong images of this project.
Dr David Tong
(Sidcup): Poetry
David was one of my cancer consultants.
He also wrote lyrics and poetry for my music and projects.
True Light Old Girls
Ho Wai-On's old school.
I wrote a story about the time I was there and some of the girls I was impressed by. The school and all of us are very different now.
Choy May-Chu
(HK-Taiwan): drawings/paintings.
May-Chu and I had mutual admiration for each other when we were at school though we didn't hang out together. We are both affected by our heath but keep being productive. I spent a long time using her artistic work to make music videos.
Kitty Kwan
(HK-UK-AU-US): photos.
Kitty is a very good friend and I am impressed by her amazing development in her photographic work. I have used her photos in some of my music videos.
Toby Man
(HK-US) drawing.
When we were at school, she liked to be called Toby Man. Toby and I were very close and she did a pencil drawing for me which everyone liked. We have lost touch after I met up with her in Oregon long ago.
See more about portraits of Ho Wai-On.
Marcus West
(Cardiff): Computer graphics.
I met Marcus at Cardiff University when I was working on computer and electronic music. We kept in touch and later on I used some of Marcus' computer graphics in making a music video.
Benson Wong
(Macau-HK-UK-HK): Fashion/textile/jewellery design & digital portraits
Benson is a very old friend and a talented designer. He has always been supportive of my work and came to some of my performances.
More about Benson's birds, the pendant he designed for me and my images he enhanced.
The following image is my creative PhD which was also completed while living in Wickford.
Click to view the Inter-Artes story.
Click to view Poly's story.
Click to view Herry's story.
Click to view Stephen's story.
Click to view Ben's story.
Click to view Roy's story.
Click to view Martin's story.
Click to view Albert's story.
Click to view the Theme Hong Kong story.
Click to view David's story.
Click to view the True Light Old Girls story.
Click to view May-Chu's story.
Click to view Kitty's story.
Click to view Toby's story.
Click to view Marcus' story.
Click to view Benson's story.
N.B., ( ) indicates residency. E.g., (HK-UK-AU-US) = From HK, then lived in the UK, AU, now lives in the US.
Three cupids about to murder Acis.
The cyclops giant Polyphemus and Galatea.
Galatea singing with two birds.
These are the names of the birds, I'm afraid you'll need to work out which is which. I hope you enjoy the challenge!
The music video concentrates on images.
The music is inspired by what I heard in Hong Kong when I was a child.
Promoting the Event
The flyer shown in the PDF above was designed by Wai-On Ho. It was inspired by Reverend Jonathan Evens saying that he wanted one image to represent the whole event. As there are so many contributors and their works, I decided to use a pattern that can accommodate at least one image from each contributor. Benson Wong, one of the contributors, suggested a few simple patterns which I elaborated to get the final design.
In the PDF section on the left you can see some of the stories used to promote the event. The top one is the first promotion posted at the three churches. The second one is was for the mid-autumn festival which was the launch day. The third is called "The Unexpected Hong Kong Upheavals" which was a stimulus for me to create this project.
The following are some of Jonathan's designs to show some of the contributor's work both as selections and individually.
Click to view the first promotion.
Click to view Mid-autumn festival promotion.
Click to view The Unexpected Hong Kong Upheavals.
Click to view Kitty's Milky Way story.