Audemars Piguet Art Commission: The Moon is Leaving Us by Phoebe Hui theweek.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theweek.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Celestial aspirations
published : 30 Apr 2021 at 04:00
1 Selenite, a mechanical kinetic robot, has 48 arms, each with a fragmented image of the Moon projected on a screen. (Photos courtesy of Audemars Piguet)
Two years ago, Phoebe Hui visited Audemars Piguet s headquarters in Le Brassus in Vallée de Joux, nestled in the Swiss Jura Mountains.
During an evening walk in the village, she was struck by the moonlight s pronounced reflection off the snowy slopes. Inspired by her experience on that full moon night, the multidisciplinary artist began researching the celestial body after she returned to Hong Kong.
Her site-specific installation, The Moon Is Leaving Us, is the fifth Audemars Piguet Art Commission and was unveiled last Sunday at Tai Kwun, Centre for Heritage and Arts in Hong Kong.