Fri, 02/17/2012 - 16:50 — Anonymous by Christopher DeWolfThe Hong
Kong-Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture opens this week with 50
fascinating exhibits in Kowloon Park. For the riskiest and most surprising
installation of all, pay a visit to the Wan Chai Visual Archive, where Dutch
artist Frank Havermans has created an illegal rooftop structure that pays
homage to the informal urbanism of Hong Kong. "It's a metal creature that
refers to rooftop structures, signboards and those hawker stalls you see
around the city," says Havermans. "They're really haphazardly built,
without any notions of design, but together they're amazing. It's a very
Hong Kong thing." The structure, which was made by a metal shop around the
corner from the Archive, will certainly attract attention. Havermans'
description of it as a "creature" is apt: it looks like a suspension
bridge on the prowl.read more
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