Balanced Harmony 平衡的和諧

Gaming Installation

ALAN commissioned artwork in 2025

Artwork Description

A recent interview with Filippo Sorcinelli—a tattoo artist and fashion designer for Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis — struck Anita from The Collective and inspired this concept. In it, he says, 'Respect is a key value that brings balance and strength — essential to discovering true beauty.'

Respect is more than a value; it's a way of acting that requires both understanding and action. And achieving universal balance requires teamwork.

This playful concept shows how ecological balance can be achieved through collaboration. Imagine a whimsical merry-go-round with five stations: sky, marine, land, plants, and humans. When idle, each station is just a void of particles. But when you balance one station, a form comes to life. Achieve balance across all five, and the merry-go-round bursts into motion — alive and thriving!

Balance takes effort and teamwork, but who says it can't be fun? With creativity and respect, the journey becomes a beautiful adventure — and beauty is always worth it.

The Artist

Hong Kong–based Tech‑Art Collective ｜The Collective

The Collective Hong Kong is a cross-disciplinary creative technology studio pioneering immersive and interactive art forms that dissolve boundaries between digital innovation and human experience. Specializing in mixed reality performances, experiential installations, and generative art. The Collective Hong Kong has pioneered location-based XR experiences, interactive dance performances, and responsive environments for venues spanning Hong Kong to international festivals. Their practice encompasses diverse technological and artistic vocabularies—from projection mapping and augmented reality to motion capture, kinetic sculpture, and AI-driven interactivity.

IG: @thecollectivehk

Hong Kong–based Visual Artist｜Ruby Maky

As the youngest speaker and exhibiting product designer at Hong Kong Polytechnic University's "60 Years of PolyU Design" showcase, RubyMaky contributed to the Hong Kong Science Museum's Palaeontology Gallery, developing interactive and immersive interpretive frameworks.Her collaborative works have been presented internationally, including Museum Night Cologne and Kamoe Art Center, Japan. Accolades include Red Dot Best of the Best, iF Design Award, MUSE Design Awards, and shortlistings at D&AD and The One Show Young Ones. In 2024, a collaborative 3D motion project received recognition from Tate Britain for Best Concept Art.

RubyMaky articulates a distinctive visual language through the transformation of materiality, chromatic exploration, and mnemonic fragments. Her practice traverses object-making, immersive environments, and cross-disciplinary systems, where meticulous craft and attentiveness to nuance elevate the quotidian into sites of creative inquiry.

IG: @rubymaky