Pheobe Hui: Lunar Rainbow | 3D Design / Installation | The Peninsula Hotel

We worked with Pheobe Hui on her large-scale outdoor installation outside The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui, presented by the Art in Resonance Programme which aims to commission emerging and mid-career artists to produce significant new public artworks. For the installation, Lunar Rainbow, MetaObjects helped to design the fragments of the moon that were then digitally printed onto aluminum plates. When standing at the correct point outside the hotel, the fragments converge to create a holistic image of a full moon.

Lunar Rainbow, is an installation that traces the evolution of lunar imagery from 17th-century scientific moon drawings to contemporary open-source archives, blending the past with the present through a contemporary lens. Custom lighting design echoes a rare natural phenomenon – the moonbow, reflecting on ideas of possibility and new perspectives. Hui’s largest artwork to date, Lunar Rainbow pays homage to the moon, a powerful symbol of resilience and hope. Inviting viewers to move forward and embrace the unknown, a serendipitous surprise awaits when the moon installation ‘comes together’ from a specific angle, offering a perceptual adventure that sparks curiosity and wonder. The installation was on display in March 2025 and launched during Art Basel Hong Kong.

*Lunar Rainbow* installation photos, The Peninsula Hotel

About the artist

Phoebe Hui is an artist, researcher, and art educator based in Hong Kong, China. Her art practice explores how technology alters our perception of reality, drawing on concepts from science, language, and machine learning. She works across various media, including robotics, kinetic sculpture, generative art, and sound.

Hui holds an MFA from UCLA, an MA from Central Saint Martins, and a BA from City University of Hong Kong. An accomplished educator, she received a Teaching Excellence Award in 2019. Her works and research have been showcased internationally at venues like Ars Electronica, ISEA, MIT Media Lab, Tokyo Wonder Site, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Hui has received numerous grants and awards, including Artist of the Year & Young Artist of the Year from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Asian Cultural Council Altius Fellowship, Yale-China Art Fellowship, the Bloomberg Emerging Artist Award. In 2021, Hui was awarded the 5th Audemars Piguet Art Commission for her installation, The Moon is Leaving Us, making her the first female artist in Asia to receive this honour.

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Pheobe Hui: Lunar Rainbow | 3D Design / Installation | The Peninsula Hotel

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