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Clear
Water Bay
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the
Sunpendulum Time-Eye of Hong Kong installed on the roof of the Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
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watching
the sky over Port Shelter on the Clear Water Bay peninsula
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The
HKUST is an international, research university with about 7900 students,
opened in 1991.
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Adeleine
Lim, Project Manager / Applied Technology Center, acquaints Hofstetter
Kurt with the University Campus
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the Bauhinia flower - emblem of Hong Kong |
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up
to the roof
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together
with John O. F. Wong, Senior Technical Program Manager / Applied Technology
Center, HKUST and Sunpendulum Coordinator of
Hong Kong |
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first
impressions
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John
O. F. Wong (right) discussing the installation process together with (left
to right) Hofstetter Kurt, Michael W. C. Tang and Andrew K. C. Tsang from
the HKUST Information Technology Services Center, ITSC
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John
O. F. Wong speeding off to the next appointment
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Michael
W. C. Tang and Hofstetter Kurt looking for the best position for
the Time-Eye
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Victoria Harbour |
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measuring
the wall
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calculating
the position of the Time-Eye using the Golden Mean
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living space for more than 6.7 million people |
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the
exact position
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the
fixed bracket of the camera
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the lotus flower |
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closing
the cam's weather proof case
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in one of Hong Kong´s innumerable Taxis |
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running the video- and power cables from
the camera to the Time-Eye's computer system
downstairs
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| into the computer wiring closet |  |
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marks |
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the
fine and final adjustment
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seen on the roof |
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the
Time-Eye of Hong Kong
ready to work |
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On
March 19, 2003, the Sunpendulum press event took place at the HKUST campus.
Numerous guests of honour attended.
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leading
representatives of the HKUST and journalists of the major Hong Kong newspapers
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Adrian
Cheung, Media Relations / Office of University Development and Public Affairs,
organized and moderated the press event.
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Prof.
Otto Lin, Vice-President for Research and Development of the HKUST,
brought the international media art project Sunpendulum to the HKUST
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signs |
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Prof.
Paul Ching-Wu Chu, President of the HKUST |
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Dr.
Brigitta Blaha-Silva, Austrian Consul General in Hong Kong |
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Hofstetter
Kurt, concept and media artist - Sunpendulum director, thanking everyone
involved in the realisation of the Time-Eye of
Hong Kong |
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Hofstetter
Kurt handed over two of his Facing Time-Eye's artworks to President Prof.
Paul Ching-Wu Chu and Vice President Prof. Otto Lin
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Dipl.
Ing. Dr. Armin Mohsen Daneshgar, representative of the Vienna University
of Technology
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whishes |
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left
to right:
Mr T. K. Lim, Director of Matune Power Systems Ltd. and Dr. David K. K. Young, Director of the Applied Technology Center, HKUST |
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Dr.
Johannes Neumann, Director of the Vienna Representative Office Hong Kong
and his Assistant. He lined up the contact to Prof. Otto Lin and
the HKUST to realise the Time - Eye of Hong Kong.
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Josef
Stockinger, Market Manager /
Commercial Counsellors Office at the Austrian Embassy Beijing focused on Austrian activities in the field of culture |
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John
O. F. Wong, Sunpendulum Coordinator of Hong Kong and Hofstetter Kurt are
happy about the succsessful press event and the great cooperation with
the HKUST
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After
the press event Hofstetter Kurt showing the Sunpendulum Time-Eye of Hong
Kong to President Prof. Paul Ching-Wu Chu as well as to honoured
guests and media representatives.
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incense spirals with prayers and wishes |
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press
photographers taking some pictures of the Sunpendulum Time-Eye and Hofstetter
Kurt
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in parallels ... |
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Prof.
Otto Lin, Vice-President for Research and Development of the HKUST, and
Hofstetter Kurt signing the Sunpendulum Collaboration Agreement
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Prof.
Otto Lin is also very interested to set up a Sunpendulum at the Nansha
IT Park, located on the Pearl River Delta, South China.
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the
Nansha IT Park is a joint-venture between the HKUST, the Fok Ying Tung
Foundation and the Guangzhou Government. In 2004 the second stage of expansion
will be completed.
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Nansha in parallels |
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Dr.
Kwong Siu Ming, one of the Directors of the Nansha IT Park board and Director
of the Museum for Science and Technology in Nansha
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| completed architecture |  |
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the magnificent Tianhou (Heavenly Empress) Palace in Nansha dedicated to Mazu, Goddes of the Sea |
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Dr.
Kwong, Adeleine Lim, Project Manager / Applied Technology Center HKUST,
and Hofstetter Kurt discussing possible positions to set up a Sunpendulum
at the Nansha IT Park area.
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the Chinese have worshipped Mazu for more than a thousand years |
f| Dipl. Ing. Mohsen Daneshgar, representative of the Vienna University of Technology and Hofstetter Kurt checking possible sites |  |
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the 45 meter high Nanling Pagoda alongside |
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Barbara Doser, media artist responsible for the Sunpendulum documentation, and Hofstetter Kurt |
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| many thanks for the great collaboration to the staff of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
the impressions will ever last |
