"Interactive Experience: Around the Corner"

Walk down a lane of lights and shadows to feel the sense of kinship in your neighbourhood

The cries of hawkers in the street, the sounds of frolicking children echoing down the corridor, the shadows cast by sunbeams through grille walls… Memory is pieced together from our sensations and experiences. To replicate public housing estates in the olden days, Around the Corner creates with arts tech an immersive and interactive journey by integrating motion capturing and position tracking devices, 360-degree imaging and sound effects into local elements such as dai pai dong (street diner), cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style tea restaurant) and Shanghai-style barber shop.

Stroll through the reimagined spaces, break the confines of time and place, gather fragments of memory, and relive the precious moments we all shared in the housing estates.

XRT

XRT is a Hong Kong-based forward-thinking collective dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology and art fusion, providing invaluable artistic experiences. With a primary focus on extended reality and immersive technologies, the team excels in seamlessly integrating "artificial intelligence" and "machine learning." By transcending the traditional limits of artistic expression, XRT brings captivating and visionary artwork to life.

Co-curator: Dino Fung

Co-curator: Fo Liu

Art Director: Henry Lam

Production Director: Edmund Fung

Art Direction and Production, Visual & Animation Design, Arts Tech Experience: Henry Lam

Script & Text, Visual Language & Visual Design: Zeroy Yiu

Sound Design & Production: Au Yeung Yip Chun, Kelly Chung & Pat Chan

Sensor Design & 3D Modelling: Log Luk

Kinect Game Production: Ian Gallagher

• Online enrolment for the first week (i.e. from 22 to 28 April) will commence from 10am, 15 April (Monday). Tickets are limited, on a first-come-first-served basis.
  
  

• The system will be updated at 10am every Monday for the enrolments of the subsequent week.
  
  

• Each session has a quota of 15. Each email address can enrol for a maximum of 4 visitors in the same session.
  
  

• Each email address can only enrol for a maximum of 3 sessions.
  
  

• Visitors with successful enrolment will receive a confirmation email. Please present the QR code(s) therein for free admission.
  
  

• Enrolment of each session will stop 15 minutes before the session starts. Any quota remaining will be open to walk-in.

• Each session will run for approximately 30 minutes without interval. Please arrive on time.
  
  

• Admission is accepted at the entrance of The Corner on the ground level.
  
  

• The programme will involve projections and 360-degree imaging, facilitated by dimmed lighting. Please inform a member of staff if you feel dizzy or unwell during the experience.
  
  

• When interactive scenes are triggered, participants will be filmed and all footages will be recorded on the virtual space of the programme.
  
  

• There will be no seating in the venue. Participants are free to roam around. Comfortable clothing is recommended.
  
  

• Participants aged 6 or above are welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied by parents or adults.
  
  

• Please arrive at the venue 10 minutes before the programme starts and present the ticket QR code in confirmation page or email for free admission (both digital and printed copies are accepted).
  
  

• For the best viewing experience, participants who are late for more than 5 minutes will not be admitted. Reserved place(s) will be released to walk-in patrons. The presenter will not arrange compensatory session(s) for latecomers. Visitors may enrol in another session.
  
  

• Latecomers or those who need to leave during the programme shall follow the instructions of the staff to enter or exit at a suitable break.
  
  

• Eating, drinking and the use of flash, tripods and selfie sticks are not allowed in the venue. Photography and filming are allowed for personal use only without disturbing others.
  
  

• Please avoid bringing large objects or any items that may cause inconvenience to others. Participants may be refused entry otherwise.
  
  

• Programmes will normally be cancelled when Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above, or the Black Rainstorm Warning is issued or remains in effect 3 hours before the programme starts. Participants are advised to visit this website or our social media page on Facebook or Instagram for updates.
  
  

• Should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary, the presenter reserves the right to change the programme and its opening hours.
  
  

• The content of the programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

Programme Opening Hours

12:00pm – 09:30pm (Last session 09:00pm)

Closed on Wednesdays for facility maintenance. If Wednesday is a public holiday (i.e. 1 May & 15 May), opening hours will remain as usual and maintenance work will be carried out on the coming working day.