Hong Kong — Hong Kong International Airport 香港國際機場 (HKG)
Back on the road again
September 2015
My time in Hong Kong ended, and I headed to the airport.
Interestingly, it appears that it is not only Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) that does weird art in their terminals but also Hong Kong International Airport 香港國際機場 (HKG), where I encountered a Buddha head built out of tins of seafood.
The sculpture was built on the 25th of April 2015 by 50 airport staff as part of a charity event — Canstriction Hong Kong 2015 Competition (great pun, and not a typo). The event aimed to promote food donations in tackling world hunger. The theme for the 2015 competition was "world-famous attractions”, and the airport team, along with six others, took part with the airport team recreating the Tian Tan Buddha from Ngong Ping on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The airport team won the Juror’s Favourite and Best Design Awards.
The 2.4 m sculpture had 61 layers of cans, with over 10,000 tins used to build the final sculpture. When the sculpture is dismantled, the canned food used for the structure will be collected by a food angel and donated to local food banks.
I must admit that the sculpture was impressive and was also the last thing I expected to see at the airport.
FourSquare: Hong Kong International Airport 香港國際機場
