“The Most Chemical” Solo Exhibition from “THE” Survey Exhibition
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This May, C&G is inviting this artist group to have its solo exhibition at C&G Artpartment, Prince Edward. This exhibition is named after the title of their art piece from ‘THE’ Survey Exhibition last year: ‘The Most Chemical.’ The following is the artist statement:
In recent years, Hong Kong’s policy reforms have tended to disturb people living there and destroy the original ecology of the people’s livelihood. Various infrastructures have not only seriously damaged the balance of natural ecology but also the collusion between contractors and the government has caused all grassroots to loose its original living standards. As citizens, what we get, are nano-stores, soaring stocks, the squeeze of free speech space… Daily life and local culture are rapidly changing and getting worse. But we can only stay here and watch these daily invaders. Being replaced, taken for granted… Art is a language that presents reality through creation. It gives us a channel of “everything is not taken for granted”.
“The most chemical” is an adjective in Cantonese, in Hong Kong style. This describes that anything is getting broken easily or fragile. This makes people disappointed. Our work, “The most chemical”, is presenting our hope for peaceful life in Hong Kong getting violated by authority with time. We are witnessing protection of our living conditions getting more “chemical”. “The most chemical” is presenting disappointment on chasing our ideal life and also a chemical action from this work is a metaphor that our daily life eroded by authority’s action.
The current exhibition will showcase some of the artworks from the series ‘The Most Chemical’ in last year’s exhibition, along with new pieces. Opening ceremony will take place on May 4 (Sat) 6pm. Wasabi beans, snacks and drinks will be served.
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2019" published by Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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