Through capturing imagery of floating lights on street after midnight when the busy city was calming down, this video animation aspires to evoke a nostalgic sensibility for Macao, a tranquil peninsula in southern China near Hong Kong. As a reflection and questioning to the prosperous economic development in a city well-known for tourism industry, this work provokes the audiences into the search of the deeper meaning of life and happiness.
Lampo Leong, PhD, is currently a Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Advisor, and Director of Centre for Arts and Design at the University of Macau and Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Leong’s work has been featured in art auctions such as Christie’s, Ravenel, etc., and in art expos, museums, and galleries worldwide through more than 70 solo and over 415 national and international juried and curated group exhibitions, receiving over 100 awards such as a Gold Medal at the Creative Quarterly international art competition in New York. Leong's work can be found in over 10 museum collections and hundreds of notable corporate and private collections. Leong’s achievements have been documented in over 1000 reviews and publications, including the front cover of the New Art International in New York, the Creative Genius: 100 Contemporary Artists in London, and Art Frontier in the USA.
Centre for Arts and Design in the University of Macau aims at establishing a platform for international exchange and collaborations. Through interdisciplinary research and cultivating arts and design talents via PhD and MA programs, it endeavors to promote creativity in the fields of arts, design, and new media. The hope is that the synthesis of new media and arts could be utilized to diversify Macao’s economy, enhancing the development of the cultural and creative industry, and to ensure a sustainable competitive advantage for Macao towards a world-class tourism and leisure center.