Creative art installations from designer duo give new meaning to paperwork in Hong Kong
- Hongkonger Agnes Tai and French animator Anthony Sarrus are based in Brussels and have worked for big brands, coming up with store displays around the world
In a Hong Kong shopping centre where Swiss skin care brand Valmont has set up a pop-up store, one installation sticks out – a smiling polar bear sitting on a tree trunk holding a fishing rod, with snow-capped alps in the background.
On first impression, it may seem like any other storefront display, but a closer look reveals it is made entirely of paper.
The decoration is the work of Brussels-based artist duo Agnes Tai and Anthony Sarrus, whose commissioned works are being displayed at four malls across Hong Kong, including Harbour City and Festival Walk.
Tai, 31, and originally from Hong Kong, has been creating handmade paper art for three years. She says paper is easily accessible and offers plenty of possibilities because of its flexibility and lightness.
“You can turn ordinary things like paper into something impressive and stuff people would appreciate.”
