Tidal Stories – Design PY

Tidal Stories captures the evolving coastline of Tai Kok Tsui through interactive urban furniture. It provokes conversation by blending the past with the present, celebrating the area’s rich history while fostering community engagement. By merging local heritage with playful social elements, Tidal Stories invites you to pause and explore the century-long evolution of Tai Kok Tsui.

「重溯海角」以互動式城市家具捕捉大角咀海岸線的變遷軌跡。這件作品透過融合往昔與當代元素引發對話，既頌揚地區豐厚歷史，亦促進社區參與。藉由將在地遺產與趣味社交設計相結合，「重溯海角」邀請您駐足探索大角咀橫跨百年的滄桑演變。

This artwork, crafted from upcycled blue medical masks and yellow protective gear, intertwined with poems in movable type using letterpress pieces from Tai Kok Tsui, captures the transformation of the coastline. Let the city’s hustle and bustle gently recede as we embark on a journey into the past, savoring the tales of Tai Kok Tsui and reminiscing about the towering hills, bustling ferries, and the sea that once embraced the shore.

這件藝術品以升級再造的藍色醫用口罩與黃色防護裝備升級改造而成，並融入大角咀活字印刷字粒組成的詩句，銘刻著海岸線的變遷。讓都市的喧囂漸次隱去，我們緩緩踏入時光旅程，細品大角咀的滄海往事——憶起那曾依偎岸邊的高聳山巒、熙攘渡輪與溫柔拍岸的潮汐。

The Pok Man Street site was situated by the coastline, marking the vicinity of the waterfront.

博文街場地位於海岸線旁，標誌著靠近海濱的區域。

With land reclamation and the change of coastline, the site transforms into an intersection corner with the introduction of a second, orthogonal axis.

隨著填海造陸和海岸線的變化，該地點變成了一個交叉路口，並引入了第二條垂直的軸線。

Standing on what used to be water, the site marks the two historical axes, in the form of an angular planter with seating.

站在曾經是水域的地方，該地點標誌著兩條歷史軸線，以一個帶座位的角形花槽呈現。