Creators: Living, Breathing Woodwork

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Updated 13 November 2019 at 10:05 pm

"Timber as a material is very tactile, very organic. Even thought it's no longer living in a tree form, as a material it still breathes, it's still affected by temperature and humidity. It expands, it contracts and it comes in all sorts of colours and textures and it is one of the most beautiful materials that I've ever worked with." Learn more about Louis Kwok's journey of wood and timber through KJUNG in this episode of Creators. Shot on location at Library@Orchard during Louis' residency program there.

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