Ex Materia - The Primacy of Being｜Exhibition Introduction

Ora-Ora is pleased to announce Joseph Tong’s debut solo show with Ora-Ora in March 2023 at the gallery's Tai Kwun space in Hong Kong. The exhibition will be titled "Ex Materia - The Primacy of Being," and will run from March 20 to April 23. Ora-Ora will be showing Tong’s works simultaneously at Art Basel Hong Kong (March 21 to March 25, 2023). The artist will be present in Hong Kong and in attendance at both venues.

This exhibition of new textile works by the Berlin-based multi-media artist unites three branches of the artist’s ongoing Ex Materia series; specifically Ex Materia, Ex Materia (Transfiguration) and Ex Materia (Chrysalis).

The title of the exhibition alludes to mankind’s eternal quest to understand the origins of the creation of the universe. Whilst theologians have supported the concept of ex nihilo (from nothing), others (including Greek philosopher Plato) have asserted that creation occurred ex materia, meaning that life coalesced and emerged from pre-existing matter.

Exhibition Details

• Ex Materia - The Primacy of Being
• Date: March 20 - April 23, 2023
• Time: Monday to Friday 10:00 - 19:00｜Saturday and Sunday 11:00 - 19:00
• Venue: Ora-Ora Tai Kwun Space
• Address: Room 105-107, Block 3, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

The source of the above information: Ora-Ora official website