Karmen Tong's Portfolio
唐嘉敏作品集

to explore the artworks and the ideas behind them.
探索作品及其背後理念

Everyday Aesthetics
生活美學

brighten the daily necessities with colors and style
為日常用品增添更多色彩和風格

Imaginations
創意想像

Ideas and reflections between human, lives, environment and the universe.
關於人、生活、環境及宇宙的想法與反思

SIMPLY SOAPY
皂單

Leather, brass
皮革、黃銅

Size: 9.5 x 7 x 3 cm

In this complicated world, simplicity is the key to calm your mind. How to purify your soul? Going back to the basic, all you need is just a bar of soap. After clearing away the unnecessary, what is left is what you really need. And gradually, you will find that it is easy to attain the treasure of life. Inspired by minimalism, happiness does not come from material enjoyment, instead, It is from a small satisfaction in daily life.

世界太複雜,
也許你需要一份簡約來平靜你的內心。
如何洗滌心靈?
回歸到基本,
你只需要一塊皂,
減去不必要的,
最後剩下的都是你真正需要的。
漸漸地,
你會發現這些生活的美好原來是這麼容易得到。
受極簡生活主義啟發,
發現令人感到快樂的事並不是來自物質享受,
而是日常生活中的小確幸。

RANDOSERU
回憶載體

Leather, stainless steel buckles
皮革、不銹鋼帶扣

Size: 32 x 40 x 12 cm

In our childhood, we were always curious about our surroundings and love to explore new things. When did we start getting tired of life? We shall pick up the schoolbags together, regain our sense of innocence and experience our lives. The design is inspired by Randoseru, a classic Japanese schoolbag for primary school students. For the Japanese, Randoseru represents precious childhood memories.

童年時的我們對於四周環境都抱著好奇心,
喜歡探索新事物。
到底是從何時開始,
我們對生活感到厭倦無力?
一起重拾起小學生書包,
重拾童真,
重新體驗生活。

設計靈感來源自日本經典的小學生書包Randoseru,
對日本人而言,
Randoseru代表著可貴的童年回憶。

HALOHALO
光環裡的觀點

Leather, acrylic, leather dye, clock kit
皮革、丙烯酸顏料、皮革染料、時鐘機芯組件

Size: 30 x 30 x 5 cm

How would you understand the concept of color? Is the red seen by humans the same as the red seen by birds? "Halo" means the ring the light around the sun. The color of light we see is a biological understanding of matter and light from human perspective. But different species have different understanding of colors. They have their own perspectives. In the dispersion phenomenon (light can be refracted into seven colors), the human eyes can only see red, blue and green in the light. Other colors we see are the combination of these three colors. However, in addition to these three colors, birds can also see the forth color, the ultraviolet light, which makes them have a different understanding of colors. Which one is the "true red"? Maybe there is no right or wrong at all.

你會怎樣理解顏色?
人類看到的紅色與鳥兒看到的紅色,
也是一樣的嗎?

Halo的意思是太陽外圍的光環,
我們看見的顏色是生物學上人類對物質與光線的理解。
但不同的物種對顏色的理解可有分別。
在色散現象(白光可被折射出七種顏色),
人眼只能看到光線中的紅藍綠三種色(RBG),
其他顏色都是由這三種顏色組合疊加而成。
但鳥類原來除了這三種色外,
還可以看到紫外線,
這令牠們對於顏色有不同的理解。

到底那個才是「真正的紅色」呢?
也許根本沒有對錯。

Orbit

Leather, Leather dye
皮革、皮革染料

Variable Size 尺寸不定
Set of 8 : 9 x 9 cm each

The moon follows her specific orbit, with the shadow of the sun shining on the earth, forming different moon phases. The water droplets at the bottom of the cup slowly penetrate into the leather. the circular water marks turn into shadows of the earth, projecting various moon phases Gradually and eventually, the shadow will fade away to greet the arrival of the next full moon.

"Men have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again; The moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane. There has been nothing perfect since the olden days." ("Shui diao ge tou", Su Shi)

Everyone has their own track, but the destiny cannot be controlled. Go with the flow.

月亮隨著她的軌道行走,
太陽影照地球投射的光影,
變化出不同的月相。

杯底的水珠慢慢滲進皮革,
圓形的水跡化為影子,
形成不同的月相。
影子會漸漸消退,
迎接下一次滿月。

「月有陰晴圓缺,人有悲歡離合,此事古難全。」
《水調歌頭》- 蘇軾

每個人都有自己的軌道,
但所遇到的高低也是不能控制,
也無法避免的。
隨遇而安,
共勉之。

冕 Corona

Leather, incandescent light bulb, bulb holder
皮革、鎢絲燈泡、燈座

Size: 25 x 25 x 50 cm

The corona is the outermost part of the sun, with a temperature of one million degrees Celsius. It illuminates the earth and flourishes all the creatures. With the advancement of science and technology, humans have developed various technologies to reduce the dependence on nature, such as genetic engineering. Nevertheless, can humans really manipulate nature? Looking at the blazing light of the sun, can you feel the insignificance of humans?

日冕是太陽的最外圍,
溫度高達攝氏一百萬度。
它普照大地,
使我們賴以生存的地球生機勃勃,
萬物繁盛。
隨著科技進步,
人類發展不同技術以減少對大自然的依賴,
例如基因改造工程。
但人類真的可以改造大自然嗎?
看看太陽的熊熊火光,
你能感受到人類的渺少嗎?

Karmen Tong
唐嘉敏

Karmen Tong is a leather craft artisan from Hong Kong, with over 7 years of experience, who aims to brighten the dull daily necessities with more colors and style. She has dedicated herself to bringing the different possibilities into the works, while reflecting on the life.

唐嘉敏是一位來自香港的皮藝工匠,擁有超過七年的創作及教學經驗,旨在為沈悶的日常用品增添更多色彩和風格。她致力於將不同的可能性帶入作品,同時透過作品反思生活。