【Workshop】
Sound Bath Fragrance Meditation Session (Concluded)
Through the mesmerising sound and gentle vibration of the singing bowl, along with fragrance of the handmade incense of various origins, participants will be guided to experience a deep relaxation of the body, mind and spirit, releasing the stresses of city life and achieving a sense of inner peace.
Date: 2024.08.04 (Sunday); 2024.08.17 (Saturday)
Time: (Session 1) 2:30 – 3:30 pm; (Session 2) 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Venue: The Lab, 5/F, HKMoA
Instructor: Ms Yu Mei Fung
Language: Cantonese
Fee: Free
Quota: 40 persons per session
*Enrollment is not required. Admission tokens will be distributed on the day at 1:30pm at the G/F Information Counter. To join the meditation session, please obtain a token by presenting your same-day admission ticket of “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Fragrance of Time — In Search of Chinese Art of Scent” or a valid museum pass. Limited quota available on a first-come, first-served basis.
*Various fragrance and incense materials will be used during the event, which may not be suitable for pregnant women or individuals with allergies.
【Demonstration】
Scent Making Demonstration (Concluded)
Artist Cheng Chi-kin, Max, will introduce various common fragrance materials and their related historical and cultural contexts. He will guide participants through the step-by-step process of incense-making, showcasing the necessary materials and tools. This experience will provide participants with a hands-on understanding of the intricate and captivating art of Chinese fragrance culture.
Date: 2024.08.18 (Sunday) and 2024.08.25 (Sunday)
Time: (Section 1) 2:30 – 3:15 pm; (Section 2) 3:30 – 4:15 pm
Venue: The Hall, 1/F, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Speaker: Cheng Chi-kin, Max (Hong Kong artist)
Language: Cantonese
Fee: Free
Quota: 50 persons per session
*Enrollment is not required. Admission tokens will be distributed on the day at 1:30pm at the G/F Information Counter. To join the demonstration, please obtain a token by presenting your same-day admission ticket of “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Fragrance of Time — In Search of Chinese Art of Scent” or a valid museum pass. Limited quota available on a first-come, first-served basis.
*Various fragrance and incense materials will be used during the event, which may not be suitable for pregnant women or individuals with allergies.
【Talk】Chinese fragrance culture in painting (Concluded)To coincide with the exhibition, HKMoA has invited Prof Ho Ka-yi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, to give a public talk. The talk will highlight the Chinese paintings from the Shanghai Museum featured in this exhibition, including
Lady reclining on a cage over a censer, a Grade-One national cultural relic by Chen Hongshou, a master of the Transformist style of painting of the late Ming dynasty, as well as the Ming dynasty painting
The Eighteen Scholars. By delving into these artworks, Prof Ho will share insights into how fragrant plants and incense tools have, throughout millennia of Chinese culture, become essential to the everyday lives of people of different backgrounds. The audience will also have a chance to appreciate these masterpieces within the wider historical contexts of Chinese painting.
Date: 2024.09.08 (Sunday)
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, B/F, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Speaker: Prof Ho Ka-yi (Assistant Professor of Department of Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Format: Live
Language: Cantonese
Fee: Free
*Enrolment is not required. The Hall will be open for admission 15 minutes before the event commences. Limited quota available on a first-come, first-served basis.
About the Speaker:
Prof Ho Ka-yi is the Assistant Professor at the Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on ancient Chinese painting, Chinese court art, religious painting of the Ming and Qing periods, artistic and cultural interactions in East Asia, and the history of art collecting. Publications on Chinese painting include “Learning from Old Masters: An Aspect of the Guangdong Paintings in the Collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art” (2023), “A Reflection on the Interlocking Relationships between Curating, Catalog Writing, Research, and Teaching in the Field of History of Chinese Painting” (2022) and “Paintings and Politics in the Wanli Court: A Study on Imperial Procession Departing from and Returning to the Forbidden City and Buddhist Paintings Commissioned by Empress Dowager Cisheng” (2021).
Artist Sharing (Concluded)
To coincide with the exhibition, the Hong Kong Museum of Art has invited local artists Cheuk Ka-wai, Cheng Chi-kin and So Wing-po to create new installation artworks that offer fresh interpretations of Chinese fragrance culture. The three artists will share the inspirations and stories behind their newly created installations.
Date: 2024.08.24 (Saturday)
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Venue: The Hall, 1/F, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Speakers: Cheuk Ka-wai, Cherie, Cheng Chi-kin, Max and So Wing Po (Hong Kong artists)
Format: Live
Language: Cantonese
Fee: Free
*Enrolment is not required. The Hall will be open for admission 15 minutes before the event commences. Limited quota available on a first-come, first-served basis.
