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Kazakh artist Gulnur Mukazhanova\u2019s large-scale installation soaring above the entrance of The Mills, in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, is a dazzling display of traditional Central Asian textiles.<\/p>\n

Stretching three storeys high above the atrium of the cultural space \u2013 converted from former cotton mills \u2013 the clusters of irregular-shaped, brightly hued fabric, called False Hope or Moment of the Present,<\/em> exemplify the power of perspective.<\/p>\n

From ground level, the work floats overhead like a brilliant collection of clouds. But the colours truly shine when seen from the third floor.<\/p>\n

It is from this viewpoint that Berlin-based Mukazhanova explains her creative process of cutting, deconstructing and reassembling fabric, of which 90 per cent is material from Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n

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False Hope or Moment of the Present, by Gulnur Mukazhanova, seen from below. Photo: Chat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIn celebrations like weddings, coloured fabrics are often given as gifts as a dowry to women,\u201d Mukazhanova says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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