Refabricating City

I recently had a chance to check out 'Refabricating City'- a really cool exhibition about Urbanism and Architecture. It's being held at the Central Police Station compound which is a cluster of historic colonial buildings constructed between the late 1800's and the 1920's. The exhibit goes on till March 15th.

I was curious to see the inside of the prison as it's gates have been locked and the place unused for so long. It was equally as interesting to view the prison as a museum as it was to see the artworks. In fact,  there's talk of making the prison cells into permanent places where artists can  display their work. It was strange to walk inside the prison and to imagine what kind of people were there and what their lives must have been like.

The exhibit that spoke to my heart had to do with being homeless. This outdoor display had cardboard boxes and tarps as shelters and photos of homeless people and their sad stories. My eyes welled up with tears reading about those poor people's hardships. Click the photo below to read  one of the stories. Anyway, there's an organization called SOCO that helps the homeless, new immigrants and the elderly. Please Log onto http://www.soco.org.hk  to find out about ways you can help.

Click here to read my article on Refabricating City and to get more details about the exhibit.