i z a k o o: 09/2007

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An Angel puppet

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A crystal-like stage model, prague 2007

An installion of light bulbs, Prague 2007

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A glass cross

During the trip to Prague this summer,
there were a lot of nice stage set models...

Iza is folding a bird.

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Watching her dancing is enjoyable.
Through the camera,
I always find her gestures funny.

Hong Kong Arts Centre
2007.10.12

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Last Friday,
Iza asked,
"Mommy, do you know how to see with your brain?"
"...I don't know........"
"Just dream!" she laughed.
I shared this with ziggy.
The next day,
ziggy chatted with iza about dreams
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"You don't need to be asleep to dream!" iza said.

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One Month Old Iza May 2003

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2003.05.26, the date Iza was one-month old.
The road was covered by red flowers.
She grows.
So fast.

One day in this summer,
inside a toy shop,
Iza asked," Mommy, can I have clay?
No instructions are needed when playing with clay..."
I wondered what things are instructions required.
Then I asked.
" I don't know..." she said.
"What things you play with are without any instructions??"
I asked.
"Clay, paper, pencil...
I don't know..."
I am amazed.
I never think this way.
I can never be so conscious to classify what allows more freedom.

Iza starts Lego class since this August.
The first 3 lessons, she needed to build objects according to instructions.
She loves Lego. But these pieces were too small for her.
She could not grab the single units & hold them firmly.
She could not manage to stick the pieces together.
And, she found reading instruction sheets difficult.
On the 4th lesson, she was allowed to build her own piece!!
She always wants to create.
After one & a half hour, I was invited to see her creation.
The above was her first created piece. It was a 3 storey bus.
It was built of 12 identical pieces.
Every 3 pieces piled into a bigger piece.
There were 4 big pieces.
They were only connected by a single rod.
Therefore, the 4 pieces could rotate separately.
Then attached the 4 wheels.
The middle 2 pieces were serving like see-saw.
When one side was lowered, passenger could get on.
Then,the passenger would be raised to the top of the bus!
When she found that the passeger was difficult to sit on, she added a yellow piece on the top to stablize the structure.
Then, she tried to add more wheels...
I think I cannot make a more simple design that serve so many functions.
This bus can go onto rocky roads because the 4 wheels are attached separately to the vehicle.

Her second creation.
In some classes, there are no final products.
She is just exploring how the parts of Lego works.

It was a triangle - a musical instrument. She created it this Monday.

This Monday, Iza came to me and asked for help.
She said that she couldn't make it. There was always a hole.
" One piece is lost. Go and find it." I said.
"No..." Iza said.
I counted. There were 7 pieces. None was missed.
I wondered.
The wooden box is nicely designed for the tangram. It fits.
Within the box, how could she create a "square" with a hole?
" Is the total area always the same? Where is the area of this extra triangle come from??"

We are excited to find that the extra space is gained from the peripheral allowance of the box.
Iza continued to explore how many holes she could create...
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This is our Mid Autumn Lantern 2007

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I'm always obsessed by light bulbs, structure of filaments...

the gas inside...the delicate glass "shield"...

the flickering of dying light bulbs...

photo by Fons Brasser

Water Towers

Photography : Fons Brasser

www.fonsbrasser.nl

This was our first time in Milan Furniture Fair after 15 years of design practice in Hong Kong. Precious moments were not what we eventually saw so many world class designs, but, iza was curious on everything.

Milan 2005

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London 2005

Iza was not yet 2 years old in these photos.

She was having fun in using chopsticks.

In Uncle Danny's kitchen, London 2005

On the way from Edinburg to London 2005

Botanic Garden, Edinburg 2005

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It was iza's first long & distant trip, Edinburg 2005

Our design studio 2007

The look of our tiny apartment before iza was born.

Now, it is full of stuff.

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We stayed in Four seasons Hotel during our trip to Langkawi, Feb 2006.

Langkawi, Feb 2006

The beach in Langkawi, Feb 2006

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Langkawi Feb 2006

Tai Wan 2006

Architecture Exhibition, Shen Zhen 2006

Linz, Austria 2006

Iza and her "hat"

Arcs Electronica,Linz 2006

"Going to the Country", a one-day excursion activity of the festival.It was a retreat. In St.Florian Monastery ,embraced by music & sound, iza danced, in her own way, in her own voice... Linz 2006