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Mirror
Me
Recent works of LAM Wai-kit and Vivian LEUNG
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Date:
13 Jan - 20 Feb 2005
Venue: Para/Site Central (Hanart TZ Gallery, 2/F, 5 Queen's
Road Central, Hong Kong.)
Time 10:00am - 6:30pm (Mon-Fri)¡F10:00am - 6:00pm (Sat)
Closed on Sun & Public Holidays
Opening
Reception: 6:00 - 8:00pm, 13 Jan 2005
Para/Site
Central would like to present the recent works of two local
artists - LAM Wai-kit and Vivian Leung in January 2005. As
citizens are exhausted by their jobs, we are too busy to sit
down to review our lives. On one hand, these two artists are
both interested in how the city and city life shape their
own lives and sentiments. On the other hand, the issue of
self-portrait is typical in art history, Lam and Leung's portraits
presented in different media would inspire us towards a new
"portrait' of ourselves, it is more than a common expressions
of egos. In this exhibition, you may imagine their silent
dialogs via their "portrait" presented in opposite
walls to each other.
Vivian LEUNG develops her own approach of portraits
from the consideration of time, the elements of time and self-images
strongly assert her interest in memories and personal ego-history.
This exhibition will present Leung's recent mixed-media painting
series 'This Moment...(I)'. As a documentary project, Leung
paints different self-portraits from photos in order to visualize
her daily stories. The calendar-like display format and the
application of preservative wax material hence construct a
layer of metaphor for her portraits.
LAM Wai-kit has been engaging in photography and video
for a long time and she is obsessed by the tension between
daily environment and the self. Different to the usual artist's
self-portrait, her sentiments diffuse silently through the
subtle posture of herself into the vivid and symbolic scene,
her photos hence become a poem more than memorable records.
Para/Site Central is the smallest alternative exhibition
venue in Hong Kong. Para/Site Central sponsored by Hanart
TZ Gallery is co-ordinated by Para/Site Art Space. Local artists
are encouraged to showcase their quality new works here as
part our commitment to the development of contemporary Hong
Kong art. No rent, no fee. All creative proposals of installation
work are welcome, .
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