Dancing Bamboo
Dancing Bamboo uses locally sourced bamboo to weave an abstract yet immersive evocation of a forest, celebrating and utilising the material’s remarkable strength and flexibility. Composed of a series of modules, the bamboo members splay at each intersection to form an interlacing canopy, creating an engineered forest that seems to breathe, where light is softly diffused and the canopy rustles gently as it sways with the wind. Blurring the line between architecture and nature, visitors are invited to wander and rest within the dancing bamboo and experience the installations with their senses. It prompts reflection on the possibilities of bamboo as a building material, and its connection to sustainable construction and Hong Kong’s urban environment.
Artist Biography
Rocco Yim founded his own practice in 1979, and in 1982, he became one of the partners of Rocco Design Architects Associates. Since first winning the L’Opéra de la Bastille international competition in 1983, the firm has consistently received numerous architecture awards and honours for outstanding design in both Hong Kong and overseas. His emphasis on pragmatic and innovative design, and on social responsibility, has become a core goal for the firm’s future development.
He is graduated from the Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and is currently Honorary Professor of the School of Architecture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Adjunct Professor at HKU and HKU SPACE , and Museum Adviser to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. His work can be found in many cities and has won numerous awards, with outstanding achievements.
