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About the event
Apart from Art Basel, are there any other art exhibitions in Hong Kong worth watching？
MAYAO will present a solo exhibition of Zixu Wang's "Boomerang" from March 22nd to May 31st, we invite you to join us in a human-machine negotiation.
Join us at the opening reception at 3 - 7 pm,22 Mar, Saturday!
About the Exhibition
This exhibition will be a theatrical performance inviting you to step into an unsettling alternate space.
Zixu's work follows a mechanized process, during which the artist continually attempts to disrupt this standardized procedure through human intervention. His works embody the complex relationship of confrontation, interaction, and integration with machines, as well as a form of negotiation with reality. The significance lies in the negotiation itself- humans create order yet continually seek to disrupt it. This is the essence of the human world.
About the Artist
At a time when Al is constantly progressing and developing, he explores and breaks through the boundaries and limitations between humans and machines with his image creation, engaging in human-machine negotiations and dialogues on the visual level. Rounded cells, leaping symbols, colorful capsules, these "three- dimensional symbols" appear as precisely and flawlessly synthesized as computer-generated imagery, yet they process a sense of heaviness, volume and warmth. He sees himself as a "machine" that accomplishes precise, repetitive processes with human labor. Meanwhile, he also allows the "accurate" machine to cope with uncertainty, producing unpredictable work in the midst of unsmooth surfaces and procedural loopholes.
About the organizer
MAYAO is a space, an imagination, and an anesthetic.
In the 20th century, Western anthropology posited a theory: "Art stems from witchcraft." It’s believed that art can not only awaken primitive emotions and transport individuals into a simulated reality. This ephemeral detachment from reality, a state of spiritual unawareness, paved the way for the modern usage of hallucinogens. Anesthetics and art share a similar transformative impact on people.
In today’s world, art serves as life’s anesthetic: in the era filled with the overload of cross-contexts, multimedia information, art helps us rediscover our most genuine, open-minded selves, while embracing diversity and uncertainty. Based in Hong Kong, with a global vision of contemporary art, MAYAO showcases the harmonious interplay of different regional cultures, crafting an inclusive yet unique art platform.
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