Surprises Between the Lines: Xu Bing's English Square Character Calligraphy Exhibition

If you’ve been interested in fonts, art and language lately, you might as well visit the Oil Street Realization in North Point, Hong Kong and explore Xu Bing’s English Square Calligraphy Exhibition! Such a down-to-earth and cultural photo spot is really not to be missed ~ This exhibition blends Chinese and English, from the strokes to feel the magic of language, inspiration is densely waiting for you to discover!

Oil Street Realization is full of artistic atmosphere, and quietly walking into 12 Oil Street on weekends, then entering to see the exhibition, is definitely a healing choice. Xu Bing reinterprets traditional calligraphy this time: using calligraphy to reshape the English letters, each "square character" has a bit of mystery, at first glance want to pursue the meaning behind it. The exhibition is divided into three sections: "Appreciate, Learn and Use". Each visitor can design their own English square characters, which is an interactive classroom!

Exhibition Inventory Recommendation:
1. Exhibition Area 1 - "Reward": At the entrance, you can enjoy the authentic English square characters created by Xu Bing. The fonts placed on the walls, some of which you think of everyday life or a certain person's name at a glance, are genuinely interesting.
2. Exhibition Area 2 – “Learn”: There are teaching workshops, such as on-site experience designing your own English square words with simple strokes. The instructor will teach you how to change your English name into square words. It's fun and learning!
3. Exhibition Area 3 - "Use": The exhibition has an interactive creative area, where you can write blessings or short sentences with your own designed square words, leave inspiration, or talk creativity with friends, the whole atmosphere is very artistic.

Trip Tips:
Xu Bing's square characters are not only good-looking, but also fun! You will really find on the spot that no matter how strong your Chinese and English are, everyone can see the language from a new perspective in front of art - don't be afraid of writing mistakes, and most importantly, be creative enough. The exhibition design is very friendly for families or friends to go together. Also, remember to take pictures; some exhibition areas also have design display walls, which are very IGable!

Oil Street Implementation Information:
Location: 12 Oil Street, North Point, Hong Kong
Opening hours: year-round 10:00-20:00 (Monday 14:00-20:00; Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-20:00)

Transportation Guide:
About 8 minutes walk from Fortress Hill MTR Station, turn into Oil Street along Emperor Road;
There are also several bus lines nearby.

Food recommendations:
After viewing the exhibition, you might as well go to a nearby Cafe for afternoon tea - Oil Street Real Estate has a fresh bistro, focusing on coffee and light meals; there are also many authentic cha chaan teng around Emperor Road in North Point.

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