宀 Gallery programming is back and proud to present , Xin Li’s first-ever solo-exhibition, on Wednesday 3 June from 7 to 10 pm. brings you 10 limited edition photographs that compose visual poems with inanimate objects.
Xin Li is a self-taught photographer born and raised on the west coast of Norway. She is a freelance fashion/portrait photographer. Her clients include Eaton Workshop, eye_C Magazine, Avant Arte and Ponder.er. She is also the in-house photographer and Creative Partner at Club Kowloon.
Xin’s photographs have a distinctive style that balances analogue technique with bold contemporary aesthetics. She is well known amongst other emerging artists in Hong Kong and often takes portraits for up and coming artists/musicians.
Her talents are sort out for capturing the souls of her subjects. However, when the job is done, her practice turns inwards to explore her own identity using carefully composed inanimate objects.
Xin describes these works as “self-portraits”, the practice has developed over the years while following a clear style and structure. The result evokes a poem or even a haiku, telling short stories with symbolic imagery using limited elements and recurring rules.

When clay meets fire, a piece of ceramic is born. People say that the history of ceramics can be traced back to the moment fire was invented. Ceramics, is even more ahead than we thought in the timeline.

Japanese ceramic artist Ogata Kamio reinvented the technique of Nerikomi, which was firstly found in Tang Dynasty, and arrange patterns of layers and layers of clay in his own modern and illusional style. Over 70 years old now, Mr Kamio strives to create complete new forms of nerikomi art and we are proud to debut his latest sculptural works ‘floating in the space” in this exhibition. The new series of work does not only bring us to the imagination of the future, but also demonstrate the milestone of Mr Ogata’s dedication in his own art

On the other side of the timeline, we have another Japanese ceramic artist, Kazunori Ohnaka, who adds quaint touches to his works and creates a vintage, calm and peaceful atmosphere. Mr Ohnaka has to main series of creations which are the Rusting and Meting collections, representing his projection of ceramics after being buried in earth many years after, all the way to eternity.
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In this exhibition, Touch Ceramics stretches the timeline from the previous Song Dynasty to its two ends, to the past and future. We are also very honored to have award-winning florist M.dimension to have floral arrangement workshops on the two artists vase works.

Farewell to the cloudy weather, starting to be waken up by the sunlight in the morning. Nature always reminds us of the change between seasons.

Summer is said to be the most energetic season. Walking on the streets we can now easily find lush flowers. When we look up, we see the bright sunshine shining upon us, and the surface the sea and become sparkling.

In this early summer, we are pleased to invite artists from Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong to present their views of summer and nature through the medium they specialise. Japanese metal artist Sumii has dedicated to creating handcrafted tin sake ware. What is better to beat the scorching heat than having cold sake with a fine cold tin sake decanter and cup? Glass Artists from Taiwan, Lynn Lin and Din Youwei bring you. different styles of glass ware for sake and tea. Crystal clear glass contains different details and textures, bringing a fresh breath to the your table.

If you compare different kinds of pottery works with different seasons, then the most representative pottery style for summer must be the woodfired works, leaving traces of fire that looks like a fascinating nature scenery. We will show three modern sculptures from Tomonari Hashimoto, as well as Kuniko Kinoto’s works which are a mix of clay and the stones in lakes of Kyoto. You can see thousands of different colors and textures on their unique works. We also show Taiwanese ceramic artist Zhang Xiyuan’s woodfired tea ware. The surfaces of his works give people the impression of ocean, grassland, and rice fields.

In this early summer, we would like to come and take a look at the scenery prepared by artists for you, and enjoy the light and shadow from glass works to spend a peaceful moment of mind.

Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong are all composed of islands. They are as well on the same ocean. Each island has her own culture and soil, while it is the ceramic artists who turn the soil into artworks that is beyond your expectation.

Succeeding ‘Women’s Touch in Hong Kong’, we proudly present ‘Ceramics Touch on Islands, lining up seven contemporary ceramic artists from Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong with their latest sculptures.

From Japan, we have Tetsuya Ishiyama who did not only collaborated with Takashi Murakami, but as well the one of a kind creator who uses clay to present philosophical ideas. While for Yasuhito Kawasaki, a sculptor who is famous for his ‘Self-portrait’ series. In his works we can always find a worriless boy, just like everyone of us when we were small. Tomonari Hashimoto is a rising star in the art world. He simple and geomatic sculptures has undergone countless processes to achieve the perfect touch and palette. On the same stage we also have Ogata Kamio’s latest sculptural works.

On the other hand from Taiwan, we are excited to have award-winning artist Liu Jung-hui to create some new works which are the extension of his well-know ‘Cloud’ series. This exhibition is also our debut exhibition for the ‘clay architect’, Wu Wei-cheng’s works.

Last but not least, we bring to you two local artists’ works, namely Ray Chan’s experimental and conceptual works, and Lau Yat-wai’s latest works with the clay from Shigaraki.

We live, connect and potter between islands. If you miss traveling to Japan and Taiwan, you are very much welcome to visit the exhibition and feel the island breeze.

Succeeding the previous exhibition ‘Ceramics Touch on Islands’, we proudly present two artists who are as well ceramic artists from islands for the new exhibition ‘As Tea Goes By’ Duo Teaware Exhibition.

Both artists develop their own unique style by constant exploration of traces along the historical timeline. Kazunori Ohnaka is famous for his ‘ageing series’ which has a Wabi-sabi impression, while Wu Cheng-zhi devotes his life in creating impressionist teaware with reference to the classic ones.

At the exhibition, in the provide audience with a more comprehensive experience, we will also showcase a range of vintage teaware from China and Japan. You will be immersed in ceramic journey in different senses and you can also touch and feel the history and stories behind the works.

Autumn is approaching. It is time for you to brew yourself some warm and refreshing tea with a finest set of teaware. Sincerely invite you to come to the exhibition, choose your favourite teaware, and feel the interaction between time and clay.

What is happiness? This is probably a question that people have been pondering over since ancient times

Can ceramics bring us happiness?

Our founder Enders Wong feels that the coronavirus epidemic has caused negative emotions, so he invites potters who have collaborated with us for many years, to let them create artworks that are filled with happiness with a joyful mood, we hope viewers can perceive the beauty of happiness.

We are honoured to have Seiichiro FUJINO, Yusuke KAMIKUBO, Kuniko KINOTO, Junko OKU, Tomoko OTSUKI, Mika SATO, Yuko SAWAYA, Nami TAKAHASHI, Mitsuho TSURI and Kumiko YADA from Japan, Ted WANG from Taiwan, and Jimi LI from Hong Kong , to present various kinds of happiness to everyone.

Wong believes that knowing how to appreciate beauty is the beginning of attaining happiness. As we bid farewell to the troubled year and welcome the new year, Touch Ceramics sincerely invites everyone to discover and feel the happiness brought by the beauty of ceramics, let the happiness be conveyed by holding the ceramics in their palms.

Touch Ceramics is honored to present the Japanese neriage ceramic art master, Ogata Kamio’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong, to demonstrate his remarkable artistic world.

At the age of 72, Ogata has devoted his life to the study and enhancement of his skills for neriage. With numerous attempts, he skillfully put different coloured clays together, and creates astonishingly beautiful artworks. He coordinates the themes of “motion” and “modernity”, with illusional patterns and carvings, to create works that are both dynamic and static, or illusional and real. Creation for him is not merely the artistic presentation, but also the mental reflection of modern people.

Aside from Ogata’s high concentration and sophisticated techniques, his success is also due to his challenging spirit to boldly innovate. His works have been showcased in various countries, and collected by museums all over the world. This exhibition features early works of Ogata, such as “The Cloud Castle” and “Hado”, as well as the new challenging sculpture “The Flying Boat in Space”, to witness his creative trajectory, and surprise viewers with his excellent techniques and arts, so as to bring a visual feast to everyone.

Wu Guanzhong’s connection with Hong Kong began from 1950 when he returned to China by ferry from Paris. With the sea ban policy at that time, he had no choice but to transit in Hong Kong under British rule. Wu recalled that when he first saw this southern point of his home country on the horizon, he had mixed feelings and burst into tears. Wu took the train to China from the terminus in Tsim Sha Tsui, as if stepping onto a single-log bridge and walking into the world of unknown. Sixty years have passed and with the exhibitions and donation of artworks he made to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, he returned to the single-log bridge again, facing the world with his great achievement and selfless dedication in art.

The Chih Lo Lou Collection of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy was a private collection established by the late philanthropist and collector Mr Ho Iu-kwong. In 2018, the Ho family donated 355 artworks from the collection to HKMoA. A dedicated gallery to be named the “Chih Lo Lou Gallery of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy” is installed for the display and appreciation of this significant donation. “A Pleasure Shared” is the inaugural exhibition that displays around 70 selected works dating between the Ming dynasty and the 20th century to feature the uniqueness of the collection.

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