Emmanuelle Moureaux's FLOW Installation Suspends 4,000 Colorful Numerals Above Hong Kong Walkway
Emmanuelle Moureaux, an artist originally from France and now based in Tokyo, has introduced her first significant installation in Hong Kong: 100 colors no.54 FLOW. This artwork, suspended above the escalators at Central Yards, links IFC Mall to Central Ferry Piers. Comprising around 4,000 meticulously crafted numerals from her 100-color palette, it represents the years 2027 to 2032 across six overlapping timelines. The numerals are suspended at different depths, forming lively arrangements. Moureaux's technique, inspired by the Japanese art of shikiri, utilizes color to shape spatial experiences. The installation captures the vibrancy of Hong Kong, with vertical numerals reflecting the skyline and horizontal elements representing pedestrian flow. Ground-level letters read 'Central Yards,' and the construction phases of the development correspond to the timelines, concluding in 2027 and 2032. This piece marks the 54th installment in her 100 Colors series, which began in 2013.
Key facts
- Emmanuelle Moureaux created 100 colors no.54 FLOW for Central Yards in Hong Kong.
- The installation features roughly 4,000 handcrafted numerals in a 100-color palette.
- FLOW visualizes the years 2027 through 2032 across six overlapping timelines.
- It is Moureaux's first major artistic intervention in Hong Kong.
- The work is the 54th in her 100 Colors series, which began in 2013.
- Central Yards Phase 1 completes in 2027 and Phase 2 in 2032.
- Moureaux's philosophy, shikiri, uses color to divide and construct space.
- The installation is suspended above escalators at Central Yards, connecting IFC Mall to Central Ferry Piers.
Entities
Artists
- Emmanuelle Moureaux
Institutions
- Central Yards
- IFC Mall
- Central Ferry Piers
- Sugamo Shinkin Bank
- UNIQLO
- ISSEY MIYAKE
- The National Art Center, Tokyo
- urdesign
Locations
- Hong Kong
- Tokyo
- Kowloon
- Central
- Central, Hong Kong
- Japan
- Takanawa Gateway, Tokyo