Iconic Miniature Urban Figures Enter Tai Kwun’s Centennial Architecture
Spanish Street Artist Isaac Cordal: "Sculpted in Colour" Miniature Sculpture Workshop
Exclusively at Touch Gallery | Limited to 12 seats per session
當代矚目微型城市人像，走進大館百年建築
西班牙街頭藝術家Isaac Cordal “Sculpted in Colour”微型雕塑工作坊
Touch Gallery獨家一日兩場 每場僅限12席
5 September (Sat) 9月5日（星期六）
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM / 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Register Now 立即報名
 
中文簡介在下方
 
Last July, a series of gray figurines—each no larger than 15 cm—quietly appeared in the street corners, beside old water pipes, and along the rooftops of the Central and Western District. Dressed in suits or hoodies, their somber expressions mirrored the modern urbanite, silently overlooking the city.
 
These were the work of Spanish artist Isaac Cordal, one of Europe’s most acclaimed street sculptors. His "Cement Eclipses" series embedded itself into the city’s texture, creating a silent dialogue with the urban landscape, captivating media, and causing passersby to stop and re-examine the ground beneath their feet.
 
This September, the "human observer" steps into the gallery. Touch Gallery is honored to host Isaac Cordal for his first gallery exhibition in Hong Kong, where he will personally lead an exclusive sculpture workshop: "Sculpted in Colour."
 
Can sculpture be "layered" like a painting?
 
In this workshop, Cordal will reveal a subversion of traditional sculpting techniques. Instead of blending or smoothing, you will learn to layer thin sheets of colored polymer clay—much like a painter layering pigment—directly onto the form. Skin tones, shadows, hair, and collars—everything is constructed through the accumulation of color.
 
You are invited to sculpt a person you know, a fictional character, or even a self-portrait. You are welcome to bring reference photos to infuse your work with your own personal story from the very beginning.
No experience necessary.
In this 3-hour session, you will learn how color serves as a sculptural tool and master the layering technique to construct an 8–10 cm clay bust.
Note: Finished pieces require low-temperature baking and will be ready for collection approximately 3–5 days later.
 
About the Artist
Isaac Cordal (b. 1974) is a renowned contemporary sculptor and street artist whose work centers on subtle observations of urban landscapes and social structures. His signature project, "Cement Eclipses," features groups of miniature figures inhabiting public spaces worldwide. These characters—with their recognizable yet mundane faces—are stripped of personal identity, allowing Cordal to capture the silent body language that triggers reflection on themes such as bureaucratic exhaustion, the isolation of the overlooked, and the unseen moments of collapse.
 
Cordal’s work has been exhibited globally, including the Völklingen Ironworks (World Heritage Site, Germany), the MURAL Festival (Canada), and the Estuary Festival (UK), and featured by contemporary galleries like Urban Spree Gallery (Berlin) and Galerie C.O.A (Canada).
 
Fee: HK$1,080 (Includes tuition, polymer clay, and professional tools)
Language: English
Location: Touch Ceramics, Room 203, Block 3, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong
Email: hello@touchceramics.com
Phone: +852 2562 9000
 
當代矚目微型城市人像，走進大館百年建築
西班牙街頭藝術家Isaac Cordal “Sculpted in Colour”微型雕塑工作坊
Touch Gallery獨家一日兩場 每場僅限12席
9月5日（星期六） 上午10:00-13:00 / 下午14:00-17:00
立即報名
 
去年7月，中西區的街角、老舊水管旁、唐樓天台邊緣，悄悄出現了一批不超過15厘米的灰色人像。他們身穿西裝或衛衣，神情凝重，像現代都市人的縮影，沉默俯瞰著這座城市。
 
那是西班牙藝術家Isaac Cordal —— 歐洲當代最受矚目的街頭雕塑家 —— 他的「Cement Eclipses」系列作品就這樣無聲嵌入城市肌理，與街景對話，引來廣泛媒體爭相報導，也讓偶遇的途人停下腳步，重新審視腳下的土地。
 
今年9月，這位人類觀察者終於走進藝廊。Touch Gallery 榮幸邀請 Isaac Cordal 首度在香港舉辦藝廊展覽，並親自帶領你從未體驗過的限定雕塑工作坊 —— 「Sculpted in Colour」。
雕塑，可以像繪畫一樣「層層疊加」嗎？
 
在工作坊中，他將公開一套顛覆傳統的雕塑技法：不揉合、不抹勻，卻像畫家堆疊顏料般，將不同顏色的軟陶片直接敷貼在形態上。膚色、陰影、髮絲、衣領 —— 全部由色彩的累積而生。
 
你可以選擇塑一個身邊的人、一位虛構的角色，甚至塑一個「自己」。歡迎帶備參考照片，讓你的作品從一開始就帶有你的故事。
 
工作坊無需經驗
你將在 3 小時內理解色彩如何作為雕塑工具，體驗層疊色彩技法來建構軟陶一件約8-10cm的半身像
作品完成後需低溫焗製定型，約3-5日後可取。
 
名額有限，萬勿錯過與國際級藝術家直接學習體驗的難得機會！
 
導師介紹：
Isaac Cordal（1974）是當代備受矚目的雕塑家與街頭藝術家。他的創作核心圍繞著對都市景觀與社會結構的細微觀察。其標誌性的企劃 “Cement Eclipses”，以一組組微型人像遊走於全球各地的公共空間。這些人物擁有具辨識度、平凡而真實的面孔，卻刻意被抹去個人身份，Cordal捕捉他們身上無聲的肢體語言，與街頭空間互動引起觀者種種思考：官僚體制下的萎靡、被忽略者的等待，以及那些不被看見的墜落瞬間。
 
科達爾的作品置放在排水溝、窗台邊緣、屋頂或老舊管道之上，迫使步履匆匆的行人重新注視那些早已被視覺經驗淘汰的城市表面。他的創作足跡遍及布魯塞爾、柏林、倫敦、蒙特利爾、羅茲、斯塔萬格、墨西哥城及香港等地，其作品曾於德國佛爾克lingen世界文化遺產博物館、加拿大蒙特婁 MURAL 藝術節及英國 Estuary 藝術節等國際知名文化機構與藝術節展出，並獲柏林 Urban Spree Gallery 與加拿大 Galerie C.O.A 等當代藝廊廣泛呈獻，持續以微觀的尺度，回應宏觀的當代命題。
 
費用： $1,080（含學費及軟陶與專用工具材料費)
語言： 英語 English
地點： Touch Ceramics 中環荷李活道10號大館第3座203室
電郵： hello@touchceramics.com
電話： 2562 9000