About the event
Exhibition Statement
In fact that, most of us were regressing prematurely.
#IA%@324, with two family members afflicted by dementia, was encoded into another spatial fluid. It too experienced memory loss, gradually and unwittingly accepting its compromised position in Earthly life. A guardian of consciousness, the cerebral priest, sampled and reset the damaged portions as the first sequence.
Crawling backward leading one to contemplate whether this disorderly and seemingly purposeless decline is, in truth, a protective adaptation for the survival of a species – an intricacy waiting for the emergence of transformative variations.
Crawling Backwards — Exhibition at The Gallery of Hong Kong Art School
Exhibition Period: 19 Aug – 19 Sep 2023
Time: 11am – 8pm (Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays)
Venue: The Gallery of Hong Kong Art School (10/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong)
Artist: Cathleen LAU Ching Yee (BAFA graduate, Sculpture major)
Supported by: Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC)’s Professor Mayching Kao Arts Development Fund
Opening : 19 Aug 2023 | 4pm – 7pm
Meet the Artist: 26 Aug, 2 Sep, 16 Sep 2023 (*Please note that Meet the Artist initially planned to take place on 28 Aug is currently rescheduled to 26 Aug)
About the organizer
Hong Kong Art School (HKAS), founded in 2000, is a division of the Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC). Closely associated with HKAC’s environment and creative enterprises, HKAS offers a unique setting for students to draw on a vast spectrum of artistic practices.
HKAS is an accredited institute staffed by a group of dedicated artists and art educators, who are active and distinguished practitioners in the field. The School’s award-bearing curriculum focuses mainly on the area of Fine Art (Ceramics, Painting, Photography and Sculpture). Its scope covers programmes with academic levels ranging from Higher Diploma to Bachelor Degree. The short courses and the outreach projects of the School that run parallel to the award-bearing curriculum span a wide variety of artistic disciplines, and genuinely bridge art and the community.