The Light to Night Festival is back this year with an even bigger line-up! The annual Light to Night Festival has returned to the Civic District over the weekend as one of the marquee events of Singapore Art Week 2018.
In its second edition based on the theme of Colour Sensations, you can expect a sensory overload as major cultural institutions and parks in the Civic District, including The National Gallery, The Arts House, Victoria Concert Hall, Asian Civilisations Museum and the Esplanade, will be transformed into dazzling, multi-sensory art exhibitions. Besides a stunning multimedia projection show on the buildings’ stately exterior, you can chase literary happenings and performances for an all-round artsy experience. If you only have time for some exhibits at this year's Light to Night Festival, be sure to make a beeline for these few.
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For me, travel and photography have always worked in perfect harmony. They go hand in hand. Capturing great moments and transforming what I’ve seen into something new and artistic while strolling through a new city with fresh eyes is a rewarding experience.
Hong Kong is famous for its distinct urban skyline, comprised of towering skyscrapers and futuristic office blocks – some of the tallest in the world. For this reason it's long been a favourite subject of artists and photographers, eager to capture the sprawling, bustling metropolis. I develop a passion for photographing the striking architecture of Hong Kong a few years ago. I took these photos last year while on vacation. Being interested in architectural photography, I always see various attractive buildings in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas around the globe. Faced with this limitation and the impossible prospect to expand horizontally, builders are forced to look simply upward. Buildings, housing apartments and condominiums are stretching more into the skies as developers hurry to provide more living space. 其实很多人不知道,在繁忙的台北市中心,还有条植满老树及日式古宅的幽静巷弄,青田街。巷弄两旁老树成荫,遮住头上的阳光,也隔绝了外面的人车声,静的连踩到树叶的声音都很清楚,和外头喧嚣的和平东路仿如两个世界,走在里面,不知不觉就放慢了脚步。一栋栋日式老屋,静谧地坐落在巷弄绿荫之中,在茂密的雀榕、软枝黄蝉之间,个性店铺群聚,这是青田街,台北最富人文诗意的街道之一。经过数十年无心插柳,虽然不少日式建筑已被改成4、5层楼的公寓,但青田街依旧保留超过30栋日式老屋以及为数众多的老树,堪称水泥丛林中的绿廊,也自然散发多元的生活美学。
青田街一栋栋老屋如同时空胶囊般,保留住许许多多文人雅士的生命轨迹。 Taiwanese people are entirely accustomed to having residential and commercial spaces mixed together, as is evident in the presence of convenience stores at every street corner. Some streets in Taipei bear such historical vestiges that one forgets time. The verdantly shaded Qingtian Street for example, is still flanked by wooded dormitories built during the Japanese Ruling Era. Qingtian Street is where noise fades into tranquility, and leafy giants stand quietly before rustic wooden houses of the Japanese style. While time passes by, Qingtian Street still retains its elegant look in a gentle attitude. Not only you can feel the historical inheritance, but also feel its vitality. We always want the New Year to bring bigger and better things, and 2018 will be no different. Every year, we make resolutions. Every year most of us break them. But, it seems that keeping resolutions that are tied into things that you enjoy and appreciate, like travel, are much easier to keep as they’re achievable and you want to accomplish them. Travel New Year resolutions are in fact fun, encouraging and exciting. Making minor changes and creating goals can help travel infatuated humans achieve and tick off the biggest bucket-lists to date and help set you up to do even more. How satisfied and stoked will you be? One ultimate list of travel tips for the budding adventurers is to stay in the moment. To me, that’s most important thing. Take your time and enjoy yourself. Travelling should be fun not hectic, so have a simple plan and stick to it. While you can sightsee all seven wonders of the world in a month, you can’t really experience their majesty if you are on a plane every four days. Find a place where you can truly enjoy yourself and stay there for a time. Look up information about the place you are in and learn something new, even if no one cares but you, it will be worth the effort. A month in a single country is better than running across an entire continent.
Last but not least, i always remind myself to be happy always. Happy travels in 2018 :) |
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