This exhibit opened last week at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC). I meant to go on opening day but typhoon Nida also made an appearance so I ended up checking it out on Friday after teaching in the neighbourhood. There are activities and demonstrations scheduled throughout the day which you can register for in advance at the front entrance table. It wasn’t very busy when I arrived at 1:40pm so I took a look around at the exhibits and had a go at the tree-ring printing at two. One of the displays talked about the connected network of trees and I just came upon this piece in the New Yorker which is a fascinating read: The Secrets of the Wood Wide Web.

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden

Twig installation above an autumn forest floor you can experience barefoot. The walls are calling out to you to draw leaves on.

Pangolin! I recently read about pangolins in a National Geographic magazine. I didn’t realize you can still find them in some protected areas of HK.

collection :)

Add your fingerprint between the tree rings and choose an action card to make a change in your daily life for the betterment of the environment.

Wood carving demonstration by an artist but I didn’t stay for it.

Creating a frame for my tree ring print with twig shadows.

tree trunk sections

my print…

Learn about biochar being made at KFBG. These were my favourite ones.

Make nature pictures in the outdoor atrium space.

If you have elementary aged kids, they’d enjoy the space and activities so go see it before school starts up again this month.

Also in the neighbourhood…

Down the road from JCCAC are two other places you should check out:

• Shek Kip Mei Estate—there’s an outdoor covered exhibition area about changes in the housing estate over the years. It’s a fascinating look into Hong Kong History and the Housing Authority.
  
  

  Exhibition area map

  

  They’ve all got cool names ; )

  

  Some original brickwork… go find out when/what it’s from.

  

  What games did your parents/grandparents play when they were kids?
• Heritage of Mei Ho House
  Mei Ho House resulted from the 1953 Shek Kip Mei fire. It is now part hostel part musuem. Walk through the building to experience the history of the community and learn how public housing in Hong Kong came about. Closed Mondays.