Through Our Eyes (TOE) photography education programme is a platform for young people to express their authentic voices and explore their connection with the outside world. In 2010, over 200 students participated in TOE workshops. A selection of their creative work will be showcased at this culminating exhibition - Breathing Hong Kong.

“They have everything but feel nothing” - that’s how today’s youths are labelled. Nonetheless, creations of the workshop participants speak for themselves; woven through all the works is the creators’ heartfelt concern for the larger society that they live in. At the exhibition, we are guided through the varied landscapes of the city; we then follow them to their homes and schools, and eventually get to know more about their internal worlds.

Hong Kong people are all so busy with the daily grind that we often lose sight of what really matters. Let’s widen our senses and listen, with out eyes, to the stories told by these young photographers. Let’s be in tune to what’s going on around us, and let’s breathe Hong Kong with our hearts.

Through Our Eyes is an arts education programme created by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. It has drawn over 1,000 participants ever since its inception in 2005. Under the coaching of veteran teaching artists, students examine issues of identity, family, community, cultural heritage and the environment. In 2010, the programme followed a new curriculum geared towards the theme, “Self and Community”, designed by Los Angeles-based Venice Arts, a renowned orgranization that launches photography education projects worldwide. They are also the curator for the Breathing Hong Kong exhibition, which features more than 50 prominent works by students on Hong Kong landscape, street life, home life, personal stories and reflections on school life.

Guided Tours for Groups

Primary schools and secondary schools are all welcome to contact us to arrange a free guided tour. If you are interested, please complete the application form (in Chinese only) and return to the The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foudnation by June 28 through fax to 2527 271. Applications will be processed on a first-com-first-served basis. For enquiries, please call 2180 0016.

Curator:
Venice Arts

Presenters:
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation
Through Our Eyes

Exhibition Equipment & Programme Camera Sponsors:
Panasonic
Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund

Venue: Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre / 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Opening Hours*: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM / Free Admission

Enquiry: 2232 0087 / www.toe.org.hk

*Closed after 2pm on 28.06 & 07.07
Closed at 4pm on 14.07