About this Event
Letterpress History in Hong Kong
Speaker: Sau-mui Yung (翁秀梅)
Moderator: Wong Yi
Date: March 6, Fri
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Fringe Club - Fringe Dairy
Address: Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central
Price: HKD148
Language: Cantonese and English
Format: Talk
Description:
當代印藝項目總監翁秀梅，專注於香港版畫圖像藝術和印藝的研究多年。她的著作《香港字二百年：從世一、大白象至世界文化遺產之路》深刻揭示了「香港字」的豐厚歷史，從十九世紀的優雅鉛活字到現今的文化遺產。翁秀梅將分享其背後的歷程，探索這項傳奇印藝如何縱橫中西文化，並影響華人媒體的發展。無論你對設計、文化、印刷或歷史懷有興趣，歡迎參加講座，共同細聽「香港字」的傳奇故事。
*此活動會以廣東話和英語雙語進行。
Yung Sau-mui, Programme Director of Print Art Contemporary, has focused on the research of Hong Kong printing art for many years. Her book, 香港字二百年：從世一、大白象至世界文化遺產之路 (Two Centuries of Hong Kong Type: From Best in the World to World Cultural Heritage), profoundly reveals the rich history of "Hong Kong type," from the elegant movable type of the 19th century to its current status as a cultural heritage. Yung will share the journey behind it, exploring how this legendary printing art has transcended East and West and influenced the development of Chinese media.
*This event is conducted bilingually in Cantonese and English.
About the Speaker:
Yung Sau-mui
Yung Sau-mui’s primary research interest is the development of Hong Kong Print Art, particularly the development of lithography and Chinese movable type in modern China. In 2019, she started researching the Ming type point 4, cast by the Hong Kong London Missionary Society Printing Press (Ying Wa College) in the mid-19th century. The type was referred to as “Hong Kong type” by contemporaries in historical publications.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fringe Dairy, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
HKD 125.80 to HKD 148.00
