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Movies: Destroyer Books: “Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood” by Karina Longworth Music: Other People’s Stuff by John Mellencamp Wine: The Rhodanien Analogue Food: What the latest dieting studies tell us Daily Times | Edition 3202 | 04 Jan 2019

News of 2018 as seen from Seen from high abovesatellite imagery puts our troubles in perspective AP PHOTO X2 PÁTIO DA ILUSÃO illusion

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N K AP PHOTO hardened LA cop in ‘Destroyer’

different Nicole Kidman ma with distinction of its own stares out at us under the in the genre, an almost always Aharsh Los Angeles sun of the male-dominated one. neo-noir “Destroyer.” We meet Det. Erin Bell (Kid- The actress who famously don- man) as she stumbles to a crime ned a prosthetic nose for “The scene, cowering at the morning Hours” has here gone to greater sun. The other detectives, fa- and grittier lengths of transfor- miliar with her hard-drinking mation. Her eyes are sunken. apathy, don’t take her seriously. Her skin is hardened. Her sta- Looking over the dead body, re is provocatively hollow. She she sees a dyed $100 bill that looks dead inside — nearly so triggers a memory, one that on the outside, too. for Bell never receded into the Such metamorphoses have long past, anyway. She knows who been standbys of Oscar seasons did it, she says in a hoarse, ras- both past (Charlize Theron in ping voice. Silas is back, she “Monster”) and present (Chris- later tells a confidant. tian Bale in “Vice”). “Nearly” Taking up what seems to be unrecognizable is the goal, her first case in years, Bell em- not actually disappearing. The barks on a quest for the Silas in Nicole Kidman portrays Detective Erin Bell in “Destroyer” point isn’t to forget who you’re question, a ruthless gang leader watching, it’s to impress upon (Toby Kebbell) whom Bell be- you the masterful changeabili- came close to 16 years earlier ting. The flashbacks, in which like this one. Gone is the film’s antihero protagonist. some butt, and it’s thrilling to ty of the actor beneath all the in an undercover operation with Kidman appears more resplen- rainbow-colored playground Bell is an unapologetically cor- see her stretch in new bad-ass makeup and wig. her partner-turned-boyfriend dently herself, gradually ex- of “La La Land,” back is the rupt detective who thinks little directions. Her Los Angeles Karyn Kusama’s “Destroyer” Chris (a first-rate Sebastian plain how Bell came to be such underbelly Michael Mann so of tampering with evidence or, detective in “Destroyer” makes presses a little too much, in Stan). The job ended tragically, an empty shell of a woman, es- memorably trafficked in. For to secure a desperately needed for an intriguing if overly bleak both Kidman’s showily chame- we can tell, but the full story tranged from her teenage dau- noir-heads like myself, that tip, sinking much lower. Her descendant of the Philip Mar- leonic performance and in the will only be pieced together ghter Shelby (Jade Pettyjohn). feels good. Kusama (“The In- pursuit of Silas isn’t motivated lowes who came before her. relentlessly grim and fragmen- throughout “Destroyer,” which In a series of encounters across vitation”) has a muscular grip by justice but by vengeance and ted tale of a hardboiled L.A. toggles between the two time- a sunbaked and sinister Los on the locale and the material, soul-destroying guilt. “Destroyer,” an Annapur- detective haunted by a trauma lines. Angeles, she draws ominous- including a handful of riveting Kidman’s performance may na Pictures release, is rated from her past. But while “Des- The schematic frame of “Des- ly closer to both Silas and her set pieces. be overcooked but it’s rigo- R for language throughout, troyer” can be overwrought and troyer,” penned by Phil Hay past. Those scenes and others gain rous and tough. Along with violence, some sexual content mechanical, it’s an often gri- and Matt Manfredi, is equal It’s been a while since we’ve something by being staged her supporting performance in and brief drug use. Running pping, well-crafted crime dra- parts frustrating and illumina- had a Los Angeles on screen from the perspective of the “Aquaman,” Kidman is kicking time: 123 minutes.

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In ‘Seduction,’ Howard Hughes’ Mellencamp puts fearless Hollywood no haven for women touch on American classics

ollywood history for the oddball character Leo- the ballyhoo. After all, the n his youth John Mellencamp the #MeToo move- nardo DiCaprio played in only two movies he direc- was known to be cocky. That Hment, Karina Longworth’s 2004’s “The Aviator.” But ted, “Hell’s Angels” and AP PHOTO Ibrashness carried him to the big AP PHOTO “Seduction” is an astute for many years, mainly in “The Outlaw,” were troub- stage, where he became a stadium- and entertaining takedown the 1930s and 1940s, the led productions, scorned by scale rocker with an adventurous of the movie industry, the press presented Hughes as many critics and challen- spirit. press and the multimillio- a handsome if shy heir to ged to return their over- He mostly fell short of the stature naire turned wannabe fil- an oil industry fortune, a the-top costs even with attained by contemporaries named mmaker Howard Hughes. creative maverick behind good ticket sales. Most of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Pet- Hardly anyone emerges the camera, or an innovati- the two dozen others that ty, but he sometimes took bigger from the pages of “Se- ve and daring aviator — at he had a hand in producing risks. duction” unblemished by times all three. The mental also showed poor judgment Mellencamp’s fearlessness is well- selfishness and greed once illness that appeared to gain and oversight. Exceptions represented on his latest album, they are touched by the on him as the years went by like 1932’s gangster classic “Other People’s Stuff,” a collec- movie business and its pro- was hidden or downplayed “Scarface” are outweighed tion of cover songs, some of them John Mellencamp, “Other People’s mise of wealth, power and as quirkiness. by numerous embarrass- “Seduction: Sex, Lies, American classics, from four deca- Stuff” (Republic Records) fame. The better story for readers ments on the order of “The and Stardom in Howard des of work. If that promise was kept, it and listeners in those years Conqueror” (1956), whi- Hughes’s Hollywood” There’s a version of “Keep Your was mainly for the benefit of economic depression and ch famously miscast John (Custom House) by Eyes on the Prize,” the old civil neatly on “The Lonesome Jubilee,” of men even though, as war was how practically Wayne as a young Genghis Karina Longworth rights anthem, which Mellencamp Mellencamp’s finest album, with Longworth writes, women every beautiful young ac- Khan. introduced at a White House event accordion and fiddle enhancing the were integral to the rise of tress was on Hughes’ arm As Longworth makes clear, ses under personal contract in 2010. Mellencamp’s gentle in- hard-charging vibe. And there are the movies. Her book re- at one time or another. That Hughes and so many other with the promise of a shot at terpretation may surprise those not hints throughout, in the range of counts what happened to was certainly the image he men in filmmaking used stardom. expecting such soulful notes out of songwriters he’s embraced — from some of the many, many sought to convey — and the their clout to seduce women Soon enough, the women a white man from the heartland. Jimmie Rodgers to Robert Johnson women who fell into the public ate it up with the help who wanted to make mo- discovered there might not There’s also a slowed-down take on to Stevie Wonder — that Mellen- orbit of Hughes, for better of his publicists and a lazy, vies, too. Untold numbers of be more to a Hughes con- “Wreck of the Old ‘97,” the iconic camp’s brashness sometimes takes and often for worse. compliant and sometimes actresses were sold the idea tract than a paycheck. Some train song, and a Merle Travis song him where others won’t go. Howard Hughes is remem- paid-off news media. In that they, too, could become never even met him. called “Dark as a Dungeon” that That’s an essential truth about bered today, more than four his day Hughes didn’t have stars, an unrealistic expecta- The mind games and sex Mellencamp originally performed Mellencamp’s career that this col- decades after his death, as a to point and shout “fake tion fostered by the press as games that permeated Hu- for a documentary about coal mi- lection reinforces with gusto — weirdly eccentric, incredi- news!” because he was too well as the movie industry. ghes’ movie career help ning. Mellencamp’s earthy, cigare- that even when the songs are not bly wealthy man living in busy manufacturing it. Hughes, who sought to con- make “Seduction” an enga- tte-shaped growl conveys working- his own, the man takes chances. seclusion in the penthouse The women seduced by trol every aspect of his life, ging read. class honesty on both. of a Las Vegas hotel. Or as Hughes apparently bought habitually put young actres- Douglass K. Daniel, AP There are cuts that would fit in Scott Stroud, AP 04.01.2019 fri

NEWS OF THE WORLD Associated Press Memorable news satellite photos of 2018 rom Russian war games to lava flows on Hawaii to raging fires in California, images gathered from high Fabove Earth by satellites in 2018 delivered a unique perspective on humanity, geopolitics and the forces of na- ture that have upended lives and landscape. Here’s a look at eight of the most striking news images captured by satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe — and photos made by Associated Press photographers who were on the ground:

LAVA AND ASH The eruption of Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii on NORTH CAROLINA May 3 wrecked more than 700 homes while captivating DROWNING the world with its destructive force. Using infrared tech- In mid-September, Hurricane Florence dumped over 30 nology, a satellite captured the range of heat from a river inches (0.76 meters) of rain in parts of eastern North Car- of lava in vivid colors on May 13. At a safe distance from olina. More than a dozen people were killed in the storm the eruption, life — even golf — went on in Hawaii. and floods. The view from space reveals the inundation.

BACK TO DANANG In a message to , the American aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson docked at Danang bay in Vietnam on March 5. In the first visit to a Vietnamese port by a US Navy aircraft carrier since the Vietnam War, the Vinson and its crew of more than 6,000 sent a signal from the two countries to China, which has stepped up its challenges to U.S. su- premacy in the region. From space, the message was clear in the dozens of fighter jets on deck.

KERALA UNDER WATER Storms in August battered the southern Indian state of Kerala. The flooding killed hundreds and left hundreds of A CITY SWATH, LIQUIFIED thousands homeless. A satellite image on Aug. 22 revealed A massive earthquake wiped out whole neighborhoods of how the landscape had been turned into a temporary lake, the Indonesian city of Palau on Sept. 28 when 430 hect- while AP journalists on the ground captured the human ares (1.7 square miles) of land were liquefied into deadly toll, including a man in a canoe with his dog rowing past mudslides. It was clear from above how vast the destruc- a tree from which a bicycle hung above the flood waters. tion was and from the ground how complete.

RUSSIAN SHOW OF MIGHT MARCH FOR OUR LIVES In September, Russia put on its biggest show of force When survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Flor- since the height of the Cold War. Russian officials said the PARADISE IN FLAMES ida, called for action, hundreds of thousands marched in military exercises in Siberia and the Far East, involved The deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century sparked off in cities across America on March 24. The “March for Our 300,000 Russian troops, 1,000 aircraft and 36,000 tanks. Northern California in November killing dozens and caus- Lives” rallies demonstrated a new level of activism for the But for Western analysts the biggest message was the ing billions of dollars of damage. The satellites showed the majority of Americans who want stricter gun control laws. participation of Chinese troops in joint military exercis- complete destruction of the town of Paradise, CA, where The satellites showed the scale of the activism in the big- es. DigitalGlobe satellites captured some of the drama as 27,000 people had lived. An AP photo at ground-level gest of the demonstrations at the nation’s capital. parachutes dropped military equipment on Sept. 15. showed the toll of the destruction. X4 PÁTIO DO SAL salt

WORLD OF BACCHUS Jacky I.F. Cheong, MDT The Rhodanien Analogue

Even if bestowed with singular character Syrah. Indeed, Marsanne does require the and outstanding quality, many grape varie- best sites, which are more often than not ties nonetheless remain at the regional level occupied by Syrah in northern Rhône. Des- rather than becoming international varieties; pite its inherent vigour, Marsanne is prone is not that becoming one is the ultimate goal of diseases and no means easy to handle: if the any variety, as the ubiquity and halo effect weather is too cool, grapes fail to ripen fully; that come along with the status do someti- too warm, body overpowers any flavour. mes carry unintended consequences, notably Having said that, with newfound fashion and backlashes such as the ABC (anything but at the cost of its closely related Roussanne Chardonnay) movement. – which is more aromatic yet more difficult Tahbilk Nagambie Country after country, and indeed region to handle – Marsanne has spread to southern Lake Marsanne 2011 after region, regional varieties tend to share Savoie, Rhône, Languedoc-Roussillon and some if not all of the following similari- even Switzerland, as well as various English ties. First, their character and quality are -speaking countries in the New World. If not Translucent citrine with shimmering beyond question. Second, they tend to be as single-varietals, Marsanne often appears golden reflex, the refreshing nose low-yielding and/or tricky to handle and/ as blends with Viognier, Roussanne Grena- offers lime peel, lemon, starfruit and or susceptible to disease and fungus. Third, che Blanc and Chardonnay. Marsanne’s rela- fresh herbs. Braced by bright acidity they tend to be demanding when it comes to tionship with Roussanne as well as the duo’s and clean minerality, the lively palate climate and terroir, requiring the best plots status is uncannily similar to Rotgipfler and delivers pomelo peel, grapefruit, guava in a given region, hence ending up in David Zierfandler of Thermenregion, Austria. and crushed seashell. Medium-bodied at vs Goliath battles, e.g. Aligoté vs Chardon- Situated at the southeastern tip of the island 11.5%, the high-spirited entry continues nay in Bourgogne and Elbling vs Riesling continent, Victoria may not be the biggest through a tangy mid-palate, leading to a in Mosel. wine-producing area of Australia, but it cer- herbal finish. Purportedly named after its eponymous tainly is home to many of its most elegant birthplace, Marsanne is an archetypally cha- wines. Of all its regions and sub-regions, racterful regional variety. Its spiritual home Nagambie Lakes stands out as the doppel- is indubitably northern Rhône, whose stellar gänger of northern Rhône. Whereas the first appellations such Crozes-Hermitage, Her- Marsanne vines were planted here in the mitage, Saint-Joseph and Saint-Péray make 1860s, coincidentally during the Victorian good use of Marsanne in sparkling, white, era, Tahbilk’s Marsanne vineyards date back red and sweet wine, whether as single-varie- to the 1920s. M. Chapoutier and E. Guigal tals or in blends. remain the most renowned producers of The eagle-eyed would notice that these are Marsanne, but Tahbilk is arguably kind in precisely the spiritual homes of the mighty the southern hemisphere.

Jacky I.F. Cheong is a legal professional by day and columnist by night. Having spent his formative years in Britain, France, and Germany, he regularly writes about wine, fine arts, classical music, and politics in several languages

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LOW CARB? LOW FAT? WHAT THE LATEST DIETING STUDIES TELL US

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Bfor breakfast, or oatmeal AP PHOTO and bananas? If you’re planning to try to lose weight in 2019, you’re sure to find a fierce debate online and among friends and family about how best to do it. It seems like every- one has an opinion, and new fads emerge every year. Two major studies last year provided more fuel for a particularly polarizing topic — the role carbs play in making us fat. The studies gave scientists some clues, but, like other nutrition studies, they can’t say which diet — if any — is best for everyone. That’s not going to satisfy people who want black-and- white answers, but nutri- tion research is extremely difficult and even the most respected studies come with big caveats. People are so different that it’s all but im- those on high-carb diets. are found in foods including about equally as effective Participants’ diets weren’t possible to conduct studies The study did not say people meat, nuts, eggs, butter and for weight loss. Results controlled. People were that show what really works lost more weight on a low- oil. Cutting fat was seen as varied by individual, but instead instructed on how over long periods of time. carb diet — and didn’t try a way to control weight, after a year, people in both to achieve eating a low- Before embarking on a to measure that. Meals and since a gram of fat has twice groups shed an average of carb or low-fat in regular weight loss plan for the new snacks were tightly con- as many calories than the 12 to 13 pounds. meetings with dietitians, year, here’s a look at some of trolled and continually ad- same amount of carbs or The author noted the which may have provided what was learned last year. justed so everyone’s weights protein. findings don’t contradict a support network most stayed stable. Many say the advice had the Ludwig’s low-carb study. dieters don’t have. FEWER CARBS, FEWER David Ludwig, a lead author opposite effect by inadver- Instead, they suggest there POUNDS? of the paper and researcher tently giving us license to may be some flexibility SO, WHAT WORKS? It’s no longer called the at Boston Children’s Hospi- gobble up fat-free cookies, in the ways we can lose In the short term you can Atkins Diet, but the low- tal, said it suggests limiting cakes and other foods that weight. Participants in probably lose weight by carb school of dieting has carbs could make it easier were instead full of the both groups were encour- eating only raw foods, or been enjoying a comeback. for people to keep weight off refined carbs and sugars aged to focus on minimally going vegan, or cutting out The idea is that the refined once they’ve lost it. He said now blamed for our wider processed foods like pro- gluten, or following anoth- carbohydrates in foods like the approach might work waistlines. duce and meat prepared er diet plan that catches white bread are quickly best for those with diabetes Nutrition experts gradually at home. Everyone was ad- your eye. But what will converted into sugar in our or pre-diabetes. moved away from blanket vised to limit added sugar work for you over the long bodies, leading to energy Ludwig noted the study recommendations to limit and refined flour. term is a different ques- swings and hunger. wasn’t intended to test fats for weight loss. Fats are “If you got that foundation tion. By cutting carbs, the claim long-term health effects or necessary for absorbing right, for many, that would Zhaoping Li, director of is that weight loss will be real-world scenarios where important nutrients and be an enormous change,” clinical nutrition division easier because your body people make their own food. can help us feel full. That said Christopher Gardner at the University of Cali- will instead burn fat for fuel The findings also need to be doesn’t mean you have to of Stanford University and fornia, Los Angeles, says while feeling less hungry. A replicated to be validated, subsist on steak drizzled in one of the study’s authors. there is no single set of recent study seems to offer he said. butter to be healthy. Limiting processed foods guidelines that help every- more support for low-carb Caroline Apovian of Bos- Bruce Y. Lee, a professor could improve most diets one lose weight and keep it proponents. But, like many ton University’s School of of international health at by cutting down overall off. It’s why diets often fail studies, it tried to under- Medicine said the findings Johns Hopkins, said the calories, while still leaving — they don’t factor into stand just one sliver of how are interesting fodder for lessons learned from the an- wiggle room for people’s account the many factors the body works. the scientific community, ti-fat fad should be applied preferences. That’s import- that drive us to eat what The study, co-led by an but that they shouldn’t be to the anti-carb fad: don’t ant, because for a diet to we do. author of books promoting taken as advice for the aver- oversimplify advice. be effective, a person has To help people lose weight, low-carb diets, looked at age person looking to lose “There’s a constant look for to be able to stick to it. A Li examines her patients’ whether varying carb levels weight. an easy way out,” Lee said. breakfast of fruit and oat- eating and physical activity might affect how the body meal may be filling for one routines to identify im- uses energy. Among 164 DO I AVOID FAT TO BE SO WHICH IS BETTER? person, but leave another provements people will be participants, it found those SKINNY? Another big study this past hungry soon after. able to live with. on low-carb diets burned For years people were year found low-carb diets Gardner notes the study “What sticks is what mat- more total calories than advised to curb fats , which and low-fat diets were had its limitations, too. ters,” Li said. X6 PÁTIO DO SOL sun

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MONDAY (JAN 7) Motions of Brush and Ink – Calligraphy Exhibition of Ho Lai Sim and her Students TODAY (JAN 4) nce in a ungle O J Strolling in the Garden, Listening to Music The Institute for Tourism Studies’ Tourism and Hotel School has been offering, since 2017, short-term, Once in a Jungle is a drama performance inspired The “Strolling in the Garden, Listening to Music” elementary-level calligraphy courses led by local by the fables of Greek storyteller Aesop. The piece series, held on weekends, takes the Macau Chinese artist Ho Lai Sim. They enable students to learn is presented in the physical theatre tradition, telling Orchestra to several of the city’s most culturally- how to use a Chinese calligraphy brush and to the story of a little mouse trying to navigate its apposite sites, from the Macau Tea Culture House, understand the basic concepts of this art form, as way through a jungle full of danger. The show is located beside the Lou Lim Ioc Garden, and the well as its origins and development. The exhibition suitable for all ages, and features acrobatics, stilt nearby Chun Chao Tong Pavilion to the Mandarin’s Motions of Brush and Ink features a total of 30 walking, aerial silk work – artists performing aerial House. This month’s edition of the event series visits calligraphy artworks by Ms Ho and her students, acrobatics while hanging from a length of fabric the Jao Tsung-I Academy. including some in regular script, clerical script, – and puppetry. The play is performed by Black running script and cursive script. Sand Theatre and promoted by Clube dos Amigos Time: 3pm & 4:30pm do Riquexó. It lasts for approximately 45 minutes, Venue: Jao Tsung-I Academy Time: 9am-10pm without intermission. Admission: Free Until: January 31, 2019 Organizer: Macau Chinese Orchestra Venue: Team Building, IFT Main Campus, Mong-Ha ime T : 7pm (January 4) Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 Hill 11:30am & 3pm (January 5) www.icm.gov.mo/ochm Admission: Free enue V : Small Auditorium, Macau Cultural Centre Enquiries: (853) 2856 1252 dmission A : MOP100 Organizer: Institute for Tourism Studies Organizers: Black Sand Theatre, Clube dos www.ift.edu.mo Amigos do Riquexó Enquiries: (853) 6650 7204 www.masanimation.org Ticketing Service: (853) 2855 5555 www.macauticket.com

TOMORROW (JAN 5) Kelvin Kwan Focus Concert 2019 Live in Macau SUNDAY (JAN 6) TUESDAY (JAN 8) EXiM 2018 - Macau Experimental Video Sparkling Garden - Guan Huai Bin Works singer Kelvin Kwan brings his dance Festival moves and ballads to Macau. The Cantopop star Guan Huai Bin is a contemporary Chinese artist began his career in 2006 with the debut album EXiM has since 2011 held a range of screenings, known for his installation and multimedia art. His “if...Kelvin Kwan”, featuring the duet “Shouting live projections and multimedia (electronic music, work includes combining multimedia output in a Pack” with Alan Tam, which won “Best Newcomer” sound and moving image) performances, presented variety of environmental settings to express his accolades at four major music award shows. Kelvin by practitioners from Portugal, South Korea, concern and attitude towards the status quo in held his first solo concert at Hong Kong’s Star Hall , Hong Kong, Macau and the Taiwan China. Sparkling Garden, Guan’s first-ever solo in 2013, and he brought his “Breakout Concert” region. Genres of EXiM work have included 16mm exhibition in Macau, features a total of 16 pieces to Macau in 2015, his first appearance in the city. experimental films, video art and experimental and sets, divided into two sections of seven The singer is back to town on the heels of his 2017 animation. This year, for the first time, works are installations and nine video works. The displayed release “The Kiss of Death”. The music video for the being shown in an exhibition format, with a focus work includes “Flame Garden”, which took five song has been seen over 1.8 million times. on Macau experimental film and video creations. years to complete, and involves a display stand and Among the invitees are local artists that have a metal box fashioned from copper, containing a ime T : 8pm previously shown work in EXiM events. piece of glass brick. enue V : Broadway Theatre, Broadway Macau dmission A : From MOP180, MOP380, MOP680, Time: 12pm-7pm (closed on Mondays) Time: 10am-7pm (no admittance after 6:30pm; MOP1080 Until: January 13, 2019 closed on Mondays) ticketing broadwaymacau com mo . . . Venue: Post-Ox Warehouse Experimental Site, Rua Venue: Macau Museum of Art rganizer O : Wanxing International Entertainment do Volong no.15 Until: February 24, 2019 Culture Ltd. Admission: Free admission Admission: Free nquiries E : (853) 8883 3338 Organizer: Ox Warehouse Organizer: Macau Museum of Art icketing ervice T S : (853) 2855 5555 Enquiries: (853) 2853 0026 Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 www.macauticket.com eximacau.blogspot.com www.mam.gov.mo 04.01.2019 fri

WEDNESDAY (JAN 9) Community Involvement with Music

The Macau Chinese Orchestra is using music to bond with the community, at the same time promoting and popularizing traditional Chinese music. This month the orchestra performs a free concert at an unusual location, the terrace garden of the city’s public Conde de S. Januário Hospital.

Time: 4pm Venue: Terrace Garden, Conde de S. Januário Hospital Admission: Free Organizer: Macau Chinese Orchestra Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 www.icm.gov.mo/ochm

THURSDAY (JAN 10) Surface Revealed - Drone Photography by Chan Hin Io

Macau freelance photographer Chan Hin Io is presenting his first solo exhibition at Taipa Village Art Space. He renders a very unique view of the city by utilising drone photography, a relatively new and emerging art form, which reveals to the naked eye what architects and urban planners envision on computer or on paper. These aerial shots are intentionally composed to capture orthographic projections - i.e., two-dimensional images of three- dimensional objects - in terms of images of the earth’s surface. In doing so, the visual compositions offer a new take on an otherwise familiar urban setting.

Time: 12pm-8pm (closed on Tuesdays) Until: February 28, 2019 Venue: Taipa Village Art Space Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2857 6118 Organizer: Taipa Village Cultural Association taipavillagemacau.org.mo 04.01.2019 fri

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