About Heritage Poetry Path

Heritage Poetry Path has been jointly organized by the Cultural Heritage Ambassador Association and Yingzi Dance Garden since 2012 and is now in its fifth edition! This year, it has evolved into a (micro) old city wandering arts festival. We hope to continue 'stimulating the five senses, exploring art, and appreciating the beauty of life in the heritage city' with everyone.

The event will run from now until early next year, involving collective creation with local residents, artists, cultural heritage ambassadors, and volunteers. It will offer richer pre-performance art activities, workshops, and city tours, while also accumulating content for the two-week exhibition and performances scheduled for March 2022.

This edition of Heritage Poetry Path takes 'The Invisible Coastline' as its theme, inviting everyone to discover, review, and envision our relationship with the sea.

About the Workshop

Light painting photography is a fascinating technique that can infuse images with unique styles and intriguing interplay between reality and illusion. This technique originated in 1889 and has since developed numerous possibilities.

As light painting is a delicate dialogue with time, space, and trajectory, capturing a satisfactory photo often requires an entire night of careful observation and repeated experimentation. Simultaneously, the process of light painting creates a unique landscape within the World Heritage site. This is a highly engaging activity that introduces participants to the art of light painting, allowing them to attempt to depict that 'invisible coastline'.

Workshop Details

• Sessions: November 20 & 21, 19:30 (approximately 2–3 hours)
• Location: Inner Harbour area (meeting point will be notified via SMS before the event)
• Quota: 8 groups (learning and practice conducted in pairs of 2)
• Fee: MOP 400 (per group)
• Early Bird 40% off: For 'full-time students' who register and pay online.
• Early Bird 50% off: For 'Cultural Heritage Ambassadors' who register and pay online.
• Each paid group will receive commemorative gifts worth over MOP 300.
• Gift Sponsors: Omoon Ming Yue Limited, M Axis Space.
• Target Participants: Individuals aged 6 and above.
• Language of Instruction: Cantonese.
• Instructor: Macau photographer Lam Sze Chun.
• Registration and Payment: Online Form
• Selected works may have the opportunity to be publicly exhibited during the Heritage Poetry Path fortnight next year.

Required Equipment (Per Group)

• A DSLR camera (capable of long exposure, manual adjustment of aperture, shutter, ISO).
• A camera tripod, shutter release cable / remote shutter.
• A flashlight / other light-emitting objects.

Event Organization

• Project Planners: Lau Chor Wa, Lio Ka Hou.
• Graphic Design: Fong Siu Ieng @ Hoi Nap Creation.
• Co-organizers: Macao Cultural Heritage Ambassador Association, Yingzi Dance Garden, Macao Heritage Research and Innovation Association.
• Sponsor: Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau (Multi-year Project).