Fragments of the Streets
Fragments of the Streets
(Caption)
StarbucksAvenueofStar Iconicscenesfrom1990sHongKongcinemaarereassembledasfragmentsoftime. TherestrainedemotionsofIntheMoodforLove,thefleetingencountersofChungkingExpress,theromanceofComrades:AlmostaLoveStory,andperiodobjectsarejuxtaposedwithneonsignagetoformacontinuouscinematictableau. Thesefragmentsmovebeyondmerenostalgia,transformingthehistoricalsensibilityofHongKongintoacontemporaryvisuallanguage. ThecolorpaletteemergesfromtheintersectionofStarbucks'signaturetonesandtheurbanspectrumofneonlight. Commercialchromaticsandthecity'sartificialglowcollide,generatinganewvisualvibrationandgrammar. Withinlayeredabstractgeometriesliesilhouettesofbuildings,modernsignboards,andbridgestructures. Thecitynolongerfunctionsasabackdropitisre-editedthroughspraypaintintoasensoriallandscapeofthepresent.
StarbucksAvenueofStar Iconicscenesfrom1990sHongKongcinemaarereassembledasfragmentsoftime. TherestrainedemotionsofIntheMoodforLove,thefleetingencountersofChungkingExpress,theromanceofComrades:AlmostaLoveStory,andperiodobjectsarejuxtaposedwithneonsignagetoformacontinuouscinematictableau. Thesefragmentsmovebeyondmerenostalgia,transformingthehistoricalsensibilityofHongKongintoacontemporaryvisuallanguage. ThecolorpaletteemergesfromtheintersectionofStarbucks'signaturetonesandtheurbanspectrumofneonlight. Commercialchromaticsandthecity'sartificialglowcollide,generatinganewvisualvibrationandgrammar. Withinlayeredabstractgeometriesliesilhouettesofbuildings,modernsignboards,andbridgestructures. Thecitynolongerfunctionsasabackdropitisre-editedthroughspraypaintintoasensoriallandscapeofthepresent.
(Client)
Starbucks Hong Kong
Starbucks Hong Kong
(Location & Year)
Hong Kong, 2026
Hong Kong, 2026
(Material)
spraypaint on the wall
spraypaint on the wall
(Size)
4.1 x 3.3 (m)
(Portfolio 23-26©)
