‘Unreturned Wanderer?’ showcases his creations

An exhibition entitled “Unreturned Wanderer?” by artist Leong Chi Mou at the Macau Art For All Society (AFA) gallery is part of the latter’s “Urban Identity – New Immigrants Artists” series this year, according to a statement by curator Lei Lai.According to the statement, Leong Chi Hou is the original name of the artist who uses Chi Mou as his pseudonym. Leong was born in 1991 in Jiangmen, a city some 65 kilometres north-west of Macau, and moved to the Macau Special Administrative

September 23, 2020 | BY admin

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USJ exhibition shows Macau’s mangroves ‘treasure’

An exhibition entitled “Macau’s Mangroves: A Coastal Treasure” co-organised by the Institute of Science and Environment of the private University of St. Joseph (USJ), non-governmental organisation Clean the World and gaming operator Sands Macau, is being held on the Catholic university’s Ilha Verde campus to present the natural environment of mangroves.The exhibition displays photographs of animals, videos and interactive water tank models aiming to showcase the local mangroves

September 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Smart Print 3D project aims to help Macau become a Smart City

A Smart Print 3D display at Creative Macau in the Macau Cultural Centre complex aims to show that 3D printing can play a crucial role in transforming Macau into a Smart City. The display introduces a Smart Print 3D project, a scientific collaboration involving research team members from St. Joseph University (USJ), the Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), Wiz Technology and a consultant based in Canada. The project kicked off in the first quarter of this year.Cindia Lam Ching Chi,

September 16, 2020 | BY admin

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Local 18-year-old musician composes music inspired by life & science

An 18-year-old musician, Cannan Wong Hou Wang, told The Macau Post Daily in a recent interview that he performed 10 pieces of his own compositions, which were inspired by his life experiences and science, at the Clube Militar Restaurant in front of 60 people last month.Cannan said that he started playing the piano when he was three or four years old, adding that he only started composing music four years ago. When asked if he thought that he was gifted in music, he replied that he would not say

September 15, 2020 | BY admin

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Local artist showcases his life-learning creations

A Chinese painting exhibition entitled “Life is always for learning – Old Crow Shan” by local artist Kuan Wai Sang is being held at the UNESCO Centre of Macau in Nape and hosted by the Macau Foundation (FM) as part of the ongoing Macau Artists Promotion Project, according to an article on Macau Foundation’s (FM) website.Kuan told The Macau Post Daily in a phone interview yesterday that Old Crow Shan (Lao Ya Shan in Putonghua) is his hometown, a remote village in Kaiping a county-level

September 10, 2020 | BY admin

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Exhibition shows acrylic world of 12-year-old girl

Acrylic paintings by 12-year-old local-born American-Chinese Leonie Quinn are adding a splash of colour to the gallery of the Rui Cunha Foundation in Nam Van.“I’m so surprised, I didn’t expect they would do it,” Leonie told The Macau Post Daily prior to the exhibition opening yesterday when asked how she felt when the gallery decided to display her paintings.Her mother said that Leonie and her father walked past the gallery one day three months ago and casually asked about exhibition

September 9, 2020 | BY admin

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20 pct of Macau Public Library books are in languages other than Chinese

Rosina Choi Ho Ling, an official of the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) Communication Department, told The Macau Post Daily via email last week that the Macau Public Library has a collection of approximately one million books, of which 80 percent are in the Chinese language, while 20 percent are in other languages. Libraries are many students’ both most and least favourite places in the world. They are places where one spends day and night working on assignments, but also where one can find

September 8, 2020 | BY admin

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Exhibition marks 75th anniversary of victory in Chinese People’s War Against Japanese Aggression an

Exhibition marks 75th anniversary of victory in Chinese People’s War Against Japanese Aggression and Global Anti-Fascist WarAn exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War Against Japanese Aggression and the Global Anti-Fascist War is being held at Tap Seac Gallery.The photo exhibition is co-hosted by the public Macau Foundation (FM) and the Oral History Association of Macau (OHM). This important exhibition displays more than 70 historical pictures,

September 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Collective exhibition marks Creative Macau’s 17th anniversary

An exhibition entitled “Unlock That Door” by 23 local artists is being held at Creative Macau – Centre for Creative Industries to mark the centre’s 17th anniversary. The event is supported by the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM). All the artists are members of Creative Macau.According to a statement by Creative Macau, the theme for this year’s collective anniversary exhibition is to express the artists’ ideas, feelings and “anything else” within their own imagination in a written

September 2, 2020 | BY admin

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Portuguese artist showcases imaginary & abstract creations to explore life

An exhibition entitled “I have wiped the pen on the paper so often it seems like a drawing” by Portuguese artist Rui Rasquinho is being held in the main gallery of Casa Garden, co-organised by BABEL – Cultural Organisation and the Orient Foundation (FO), according to a statement provided by BABEL.The exhibition is BABEL’s annual NEW VISIONS project, which is supported by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).Rasquinho told The Macau Post Daily last week that he was born in Lisbon in 1971 and

September 1, 2020 | BY admin

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New Cinematheque•Passion operators write ‘love letter to the cinema’

Jenny Ip Chao Mui, operations manager of Cinematheque•Passion, says that her new team consists of young people full of passion and aspirations, adding that the team wants to pay tribute to their love of cinematic art, therefore they entitled September’s reopening theme as “A Love Letter To The Cinema”. Ip made the remarks during an interview with The Macau Post Daily last week at the newly renovated Cinematheque•Passion in Travessa da Paixão.New energyThe cinema has been temporarily

August 31, 2020 | BY admin

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Designers showcase ‘Flashfly Pictures’

An exhibition entitled “Flashfly Pictures” co-hosted by Stargate Technology (Macau) Co. Ltd., 10 Fantasia and the St. Lazarus Church District Creative Industries Promotion Association is on display at the 10 Fantasia gallery in São Lázaro district.The event is sponsored by the public Macau Foundation (FM) and White Picture Productions Co. Ltd., according to information provided 10 Fantasia.The exhibition showcases a total of 12 pictures which present how designers use the principles of

August 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Ex-shipwright tells bittersweet story behind viral TikTok ‘Dalgona’ coffee

A coffee-flavoured whipped cream placed nicely on a glass of iced milk originally known by locals as “hand-beaten coffee” has become a TikTok phenomenon under the name “Dalgona coffee”. However, behind the aesthetic regular joe hides the bittersweet story of Macau café owner Leong Kam Hon.Whisking sugar and coffee together by hand 400-times has been a quarantine must-do since early this year. Making this coffee has become a sensation on TikTok, a mobile app which allows users to create

August 19, 2020 | BY admin

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French artist shows multimedia creations

An exhibition entitled “I’ll be gone, you’ll be gone” by French artist Yves Étienne Sonolet at the Macau Art For All Society (AFA) gallery is the first part of the “Urban Identity – New Immigrants Artists” exhibition series for artists this year, according to an statement by curator Alice Kok Tim Hei.According to Kok’s statement, Sonolet is a visual artist working in video and installation. He has a wide range of interests such as sociology, politics, culture, technology,

August 5, 2020 | BY admin

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