Island East Review

A suite of three magnificent glass works of art called Chronos Trilogy, was lit up at an inauguration ceremony of 23 March. A trio of officiating guests included the Acting Council General for Canada, Mr Murray Opertshauser, Stephan G Spur, Director and General Manager of Island East, and its Canadian creator Warren Carther. Carthers 25 ton sculpture took twelve months to produce at his studio in Winnipeg.

Shipped to Hong Kong in December, the Trilogy includes the tallest freestanding glass sculpture in the world and an astounding 30 meter long wave of multi-hued glass, stretching across the west wall of Lincon House. These three dramatic artworks represent the past, present and future, and were carefully thought out to integrate with the environment.

Each one is made of colored glass, which was abrasive-blast-carved and painted with translucent paint. The two-story high work, placed in the north west of the podium incorporates dichromic glass which enables it to produce different optical effects by reflecting light from different sources in different ways. Thus, sunlight shining on the installation wall will yield a different set of colors from those produced by halogen lighting switched on at night. The effects are breathtaking! The Chronos Trilogy is Carthers second major installation in Asia. His first is the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, but in his own estimation, Chronos is the most important work he has completed to date.