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Studio 8 began in Sheung Wan, a quaint and quiet neighborhood of Hong Kong still known to many for it's shop keepers of dried seafood and bird's nest. And there, on the 8th floor of Cleverly and Bonham Strand, Norm Yip made his home and studio. The move to that space was met with great anticipation of things to come, but the immediate news was that of 4 major events: namely, 9-11 in New York, SARS, and the untimely death of Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung. Studio 8 was going to have a rough start.

For those that ever visited Studio 8 in those early years, they would recall that it was a very special place. Norm lived there, making it his home and private studio at the same time. Studio 8 held a number of painting exhibitions, including one Buddha Buddha exhibiton with Gavin Tu (Hong Kong) and Neung (Thailand). Some will recall coming to the studio to participate in life drawing classes, in which Norm would hire a life model and twelve eager souls would be drawing away to the sounds of chic lounge music. It was a time when art classes were few and Art Walk was just getting a name of itself.

2008 marks a enormous change in the environment, and Studio 8 must find a new home to reside in. From the western-most subway boundary to the eastern-most, a new space rises in the industrial neighborhood of Chai Wan. Stranglely, the new space is also on the 8th floor; it is unplanned, but certainly not a coincidence, Sometimes, listening is the best option and the flow of change is all meant to happen, although with great duress at times. But we begin again, renewed, looking forward to things to come.