3 Things not to miss at Oi!

Entrusted to the capable hands of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, a famous American architectural group, Joyful Trees, Arbores Laetae in Latin, is an artistic project featuring sixteen Chinese Junipers, where three of them are placed on turning planters at a 10-degree tilt. As the trees rotate, the movement channels a rhythmic rustle and evokes discourse about human’s role in nature from Anthropocene’s perspective. Planting a movable landscape, the installation also reinterprets nature as ever-changing and never static, creating an unusual artistic perspective.

Photograph: Courtesy Oil Street Art Space (Oi!)

Being the first art project of Oi! Garden, Joyful Trees is a green art programme that unveils the prospect towards sustainable living as a vision strongly advocated by Oi!. Expected to be one of the mandatory stops, the three-dimensional installation remains stunning whether it is viewed from eye-level on the ground, on the adjacent pedestrian ramp, on the footbridge across the site, the gallery window in the Oi! Glassie building, or even from the skyscrapers above. Whichever way you decide to view Joyful Trees, be sure to feed your camera with memorable snaps!

Two artists-in-residence, Jessica Fu and Vvzela Kook, are flaunting their creative spirits at Oi!. Jessica Fu’s Data Collecting (Universe) comes close to an extraterritorial exploration, with sci-fi artefacts inspired by things around Oi! as well as interior lighting that resembles outer space. Meanwhile, Vvzela Kook’s Phantom Island looks back at modernisation over the past century. Drawings, videos, and installations embark on a timeline of changes along Hong Kong’s coastline, and the city is conceptualised as an evolving creature. Both installations can be found in Oi! Warehouse 1 and Oi! Warehouse 2, respectively. 

Using some of the newest digital technology, Oi! Deck channels an unrivalled way of creative expression. Immersive, atmospheric, and picturesque, the digital installations are a dramatic feast to the eye. At Oi! Deck, pull up a chair and sit back to enjoy Digital Muse, a collaborative project featuring works by six local artists showcasing a mutation of ideas and a multi-sensory experience, or marvel at d’strict Remix, digital artworks that capture nature’s sublime with the swimming whale and crashing waves. 

Open to everyone with no admission charge, Oi! is the best place to extend your artistic journey with innovative artworks, state-of-the-art exhibitions, interactive workshops, and more!