Tomorrow, February 14th, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, is not only the start of work after the Lunar New Year holiday, but also Valentine’s Day. “Chubby Hearts Hong Kong” curated by the Hong Kong Design Center, one of the major events promoted by the government, will also be launched on the same day. Until the 24th of this month, giant red Chubby Hearts with a diameter of 12 meters, conceived by the famous designer Anya Hindmarch, will float in the sky in many places in Hong Kong for citizens to check in.
In addition to the launch ceremony at Statue Square Garden in Central on February 14, Chubby Hearts will also pop up at three other locations starting from 10am on the first day, including: Mong Kok Flower Market and Lam Tsuen Wishing Plaza in Tai Po. and the Belcher Street Waterfront in Kennedy Town (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.); the Chubby Hearts at Statue Square Garden in Central will remain on display until the 24th.
Conceived by the famous designer Anya Hindmarch and curated and presented by the Hong Kong Design Center, “Chubby Hearts Hong Kong” will float giant red heart design installations in various places in Hong Kong from February 14 to 24. (Picture provided by interviewee)
There are 15 to 16 “pop-up” check-in slots at Statue Square in Central.
Chubby Hearts comes to Asia for the first time from this Western Valentine’s Day (February 14) to the Chinese Valentine’s Day Lantern Festival (February 24), adding more fun and creativity to the Hong Kong landscape. This is the largest new work in Chubby Hearts, with a diameter of 12 meters, which is four times larger than the one exhibited in London. It will be unveiled in Hong Kong for the first time and will be permanently stationed in the Statue Square Garden in Central during the exhibition period.
In addition to the permanent check-in locations in Central, there will also be 15 to 16 “pop-up” check-in locations distributed throughout Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Design Center, which curated the exhibition, first announced that it will be displayed in 3 locations on February 14. The diameter of the giant red heart is 3 meters.
Where Chubby Hearts appears on February 14th:
． Statue Square Garden, Central (1:00 pm to 9:00 pm every day from February 14 to 24, 12 meters in diameter)
． Mong Kok Flower Market (10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 3 meters in diameter)
． Tai Po Lam Tsuen Wishing Plaza (10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 3 meters in diameter)
． Belcher Street Waterfront, Kennedy Town (10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 3 meters in diameter)
Hong Kong Design Center will successively opensocial mediaorwebsiteThe location of the red heart floating on that day is announced, and the public can pay attention to the relevant website.
This time Hong Kong Chubby Hearts also received funding from the “Arts and Culture Events Fund” of the Hong Kong Government’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau.
Lam Tsuen Wishing Night Market extended for one day in response to Chubby Hearts event
In addition, the Home Affairs Department announced tonight (13th) that due to the enthusiastic response from the public and in conjunction with the Chubby Heart event at the Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree on February 14, the Tai Po District Office, Tai Po District Council and Lam Tsuen Wishing Plaza Development Co., Ltd. The Lincun Wishing Night Market will be extended to tomorrow, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The department described it as “Lam Village has a floating chubby on Valentine’s Day. It will look so pretty when you check in.”
Members of the public should note that Chubby Heart will appear at Lam Tsuen Wishing Plaza from 10am to 6pm tomorrow, so don’t arrive too late, otherwise you won’t be able to see it.
2024-02-13 13:53:27
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