UM members’ artwork on display at Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao Design Exhibition

As part of the 2023 Shenzhen Design Week and the 2023 Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao Digital Design Exhibition, the exhibition ‘Digital Dimension: Arts and Design from the University of Macau’ was held at the Art Museum of the Centre for Arts and Design of the University of Macau (UM). The exhibition showcased the research projects and creation of the faculty members and students of visual communication at UM, providing a platform for art lovers to present their creativity and talents and promoting artistic exchanges between different sectors of the community.

The 2023 Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao Digital Design Exhibition was held at the Nanshan Museum in Shenzhen, the main venue of the exhibition, and at two branch venues, the Trans-disciplinary discovery commons of Hong Kong Baptist University and the Art Museum of the Centre for Arts and Design of UM. Lampo Leong, director of UM’s Centre for Arts and Design, was the curator of the exhibition in Macao. ‘The digital era has brought enormous changes to people’s lives and to various fields, and of course, it has also brought many new possibilities for artistic creation and design,’ he said.

Macao is a city with a blend of Eastern and Western cultures, with elements of science and technology, and economics and trade. UM strives to follow the global development trend in the teaching of arts and design, trying to create a new world of visual arts through interdisciplinary research. In recent years, the university has launched master’s and doctoral programs in visual communication, attracting students from the world’s leading art and design academies. The exhibition showcased the interdisciplinary research and creation of the professors, master’s and doctoral graduates, and postgraduates of visual communication at UM. It demonstrated that digital technology not only brings a new dimension to arts and design but also constantly expands the ways people understand, perceive, and create the world. The participating artists included Cheang Nga Man, Chen Jiajun, Chen Zesheng, Dong Piao, Guo Mengyao, Ieong Weng Lam, Lampo Leong, Li Junbo, Lei Ka Ieng, Lu Di, Ou Zhenhao, Xu Siyi, Yang Chao, Zhang Yuan, and Zhao Yanxiu.

The exhibition was organised by the Shenzhen Innovation and Creative Design Development Office, undertaken by Shenzhen Media Group, and executed by Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair Co Ltd and Sky Museum, with assistance from the PKU-HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institution. The opening ceremony was officiated by Rui Martins, vice rector of UM; and joined by Wu Jianzhong, university librarian of UM; Cindy Lam, director of the Alumni and Development Office; and Danny Chau, vice president of the UM Alumni Association.