Ju Ming sculptures moved away; LCSD says safety risks found during restoration; later notice happens to cover “yellow-clad person”
朱銘雕塑搬離 康署：修復見隱患 圍板已寫「修繕」 後再貼告示恰遮「黃衣人」
《Living World Series — Queue》, created by renowned Taiwanese artist Ju Ming and displayed outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, includes sculptures of two figures wearing yellow raincoats. The work was recently enclosed by hoardings, prompting considerable discussion. In response to enquiries from this newspaper, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department said the sculptures had deteriorated after years of outdoor display and that restoration began in late April this year. During the restoration, the sculptures were found to have “safety risks”, requiring a “comprehensive assessment and the formulation of a handling plan”. A reporter from this newspaper observed at the site yesterday that the sculptures in the series had been removed from their original location; their whereabouts were unknown.
由台灣著名藝術家朱銘創作、於尖沙嘴文化中心門外展出、包含兩個穿黃色雨衣人物雕塑的《人間系列 — 排隊》，近期被圍板圍封，引起不少人談論。康文署回應本報查詢稱，雕塑經多年戶外展示後損耗，今年4月底展開修復，發現雕塑結構「出現安全隱患」，要「全面評估及制定處理方案」。本報記者昨日到場觀察，該系列雕塑已被搬離原址，去向未明。