“Poetics of Preservation”, a HART collaboration project led by artists The Buoy, will open its presentation showcase on 25 Nov 2023 (Sat). Join us for the opening reception to celebrate the collaboration experimental works by 14 participants during a year-long socially-engaged art project. Working closely with Hong Kong-based videographer Moving Image Studio, The Buoy will reveal a participatory installation and experimental film inspired by the American television show, “Antiques Roadshow.” Together, the project reveals a unique approach to artistic storytelling normally unseen in Hong Kong!
HART合作項目 — 由藝術家 The Buoy 主導的「保藏的詩意」將於 2023 年 11 月 25 日（星期六）開幕！實驗作品將展示 14 名參加者在為期一年的社會參與藝術項目中的交流。我們特意與香港攝影團隊 Moving Image Studio 合作，製作由美國電視節目「古董路演」啟發的實驗電影及展出共同創作的裝置作品，當中揭示香港罕見的獨特的藝術敘事方式！
Co-presented by WMA and HART, the ‘Book Lab’ is a new initiative focused on artists’ books. Spotlighting design thinking, materiality, printing and reading experiences, 'Book Lab' intends to stretch established sequencing-driven models for generating books, to the process of conceptualisation and format design. ‘Book Lab’ includes two full-day seminars and a five-day book making workshop. A group of local and international designers, publishers, and book makers will demonstrate how books transform from paper that simply carries knowledge to a collection of artists’ thoughts and actions. A book can be used as a contemporary creative medium not only for reading but also for looking at, touching, and even experiencing.
由WMA 與 HART 聯合籌劃的「書籍實驗所」是一個以藝術家書籍為核心的全新計劃。計劃以設計思維、物料材質、印刷製作以及閱讀經驗為主導，突破傳統以敍事結構來編制書籍的模式。整個計劃包括兩場專題討論會，以及一個為期五日的書籍製作工作坊。一眾本地與海外的設計師、出版社、書籍製作者將透過他們的分享，展示書籍如何由單純承載知識的紙本，轉化成一種結合藝術家的想法和行為，可以不單被閱讀，而是被凝視、觸碰、甚至經驗的一種當代創作媒介。
HART is proud to present HART G/F’s debut exhibition featuring Hong Kong emerging artist Andrew Luk’s Saudade Chandelier (2023). Our collaborations with talented local artists like Andrew Luk and community builders form the core of our initiatives, fostering a vibrant cultural ecosystem in Kennedy Town and beyond.
HART 榮幸呈獻 HART G/F 的首個項目，展示香港新晉藝術家陸浩明的作品《Saudade Chandelier》（2023）。我們與陸浩明等才華橫溢的本地藝術家和社區建設者的合作是我們機構的核心，培育堅尼地城和其他地區充滿活力的文化生態系統。
HART Haus welcomes visitors to view both works in progress within the studio and the captivating pieces showcased in the "Resonant Landscapes" exhibition. During your visit, you'll have the unique opportunity to witness the creative process firsthand as artists work on their projects within the studio space. Additionally, you can immerse yourself in the finished artworks displayed in the exhibition, offering a comprehensive experience of the artistic journey. Join us at HART Haus to explore the dynamic interplay between works in progress and the captivating "Resonant Landscapes" exhibition.
HART Haus 歡迎訪客欣賞工作室中的創作進程，同時也可以觀賞「共鳴景觀」展覽中展出的精彩作品。在您的參觀過程中，您將有獨特的機會親眼目睹藝術家在工作室空間中進行創作。此外，您還可以沉浸在展覽中展出的完整作品中，全面體驗藝術之旅，探索正在進行中的作品與引人入勝的「共鳴景觀」展覽之間的動態互動。
“Resonant Landscapes” is a group exhibition showcasing the latest works by recipients of HART Award this year, Tjia Man Yan from Department of Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Au Kin Wai Johnny, and Wai Mei Ting from The Academy of Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University. Started in 2020, HART Award aims to support remarkable undergraduates through HART’s provision of studio spaces, artist community, and incubation. Highlighting emerging artists’ multidisciplinary practices, “Resonant Landscapes” promises a contemporary tapestry of profound themes, historical, universal references, and thought-provoking processes.
「共鳴景觀」是本年度HART大獎的得獎者聯展，展出香港中文大學藝術系的謝旻蒑、香港浸會大學視覺藝術學院的歐健韋和韋美婷的最新作品。HART大獎成立於於2020年，旨在通過HART提供的工作室空間、藝術家社群和培育機制，支持傑出的文學士課程畢業生。「共鳴景觀」突顯新晉藝術家們的跨學科實踐，為觀眾呈現一幅蘊含深刻主題、歷史淵源、普世價值和發人深省的當代織錦。
In 2022, the Asian Cultural Council supported Wu Jiaru the “New York Fellowship '', a 6-month exchange research in New York from January 2023. Wu’s exchange experience embarked a new perspective as a new immigrant, while seeking creative identity in the new era of the New Cold War, pandemics, and virtual reality 2.0 to expand her artistic practice and reflections.
Please join us on 9 September 2023 (Saturday) afternoon, as HART will host an artist sharing tea party. The event will be conducted in Cantonese, as Wu Jiaru shares anecdotes, experiences, and insights, from the development of her fellowship residing in New York. A screening of Wu’s latest video works handHeld_foreignLine_ii (2023) and movingImage_windowCollection_Pablo (2023) will also be arranged, followed by a Q&A discussion with the audience. Registration for seats now!
吳佳儒於2022年獲得亞洲文化協會「紐約獎助計劃」支持，於2023年1月前往紐約進行為期半年的駐地項目。交流期間吳以新移民的角度，於新冷戰、流行病及虛擬現實 2.0的語境下尋找其創作身份而展現的藝術實踐及反思。
HART 將於2023年9月9日（星期六）下午舉辦藝術家分享茶會，以廣東話進行。屆時吳佳儒將分享紐約駐留的趣聞以及當中創作的經驗與心得，並放映兩件最新錄像作品《handHeld_foreignLine_ii》(2023年) 及《movingImage_windowCollection_Pablo》(2023年)，隨後與觀眾進行問答討論，歡迎報名留座。
本科課程為初學者學習而設，內容包括講解孫過庭書譜的用筆、結體及草法，示範書寫動作及細節。每位學員需要於堂上書寫研習，導師作個別指導。課程下半部份集中分析孫過庭書譜草書用筆的細節部份，並指導學員完成仿作作品。
開課日期：2023年9月7日，逢星期四晚上7時半至9時
（9月7日、14日、21日、28日、10月12日、26日、11月2日、9日、16日及23日）
本山水書畫課程為初學者學習而設，以臨摹古典名作為基本，內容包括講解皴法、樹法等用筆及渲染，示範各項細節。每位學員需要於堂上臨習，導師作個別指導。課程下半部份集中應用各種技法，並指導學員完成仿古山水作品。
開課日期：2023年9月6日，逢星期三晚上7時半至9時
（9月6日、13日、20日、10月11日、25日、11月1日、8日、15日、22日及29日）
Curated by Angela Liu, “Welcome 😣 Take a Seat Wherever (cringevibing on a downward spiral)” explores the emotive language of Gen Z as well as implications of being terminally online in a confusing, almost pathologized, schizophrenic state. The exhibition brings together a selection of works from nine featured artists who draw inspiration from their mediated realities and make sense of their subjectivity through video, sculpture, painting, installation, exe file, and appropriated design image-objects.
This event is a part of the final project presentation of Curatorship Incubation Programme organized by HART.
‘Artflow’ is an expressive art workshop where we check in and create art from the soul. Artflow bases on Boroka's personal artistic process and offers a safe space for facilitated self expression in a community setting. Discover and embrace yourself at this special artflow class this summer at HART Haus! See and be seen like rarely before. No previous experience needed, only openness to explore.
Artflow 是一個富有表現力的藝術工作室，我們會以心靈來創作藝術。Boroka 的 artflow 理念，透過個人藝術創作過程在社區環境中培育自我表達，以前所未有的方式看到和被看到。參加今年夏天 HART Haus 舉辦的特別藝術流課程，探索及擁抱自己。參加者無需相關經驗，只需具有探索精神。
Do you have an object that you alone treasure?
If so, consider exploring the "Poetics of Preservation" with us.
Like a roadshow in reverse, personal treasures retain value greater than any antique.
Come, bring your item, immerse it in a transparent cube of resin, and describe how you value it now that it is forever safe from.......
Through two meetings led by HART artists-in-residence The Buoy, you will take part in re-making an 'Antiques Television Broadcast'. Yet differently, our unique ways of valuing entombed objects will be shared with preservation experts in Hong Kong and the U.S.A. Finally, we can meet a third time, to explore a group artistic project, or to retire our objects. This programme is funded by a grant from the United States Department of State.
你有一樣珍而重之的物件嗎？
如有的話，我們希望邀請大家參與「保藏的詩意」活動招募！
就像「反向路演」一樣，個人物品有可能比古董更為重要。
來帶一件你的個人物品，把它沉浸在注滿透明樹脂的立方中，感受如何將記憶慢慢封存，並創造出一件您專屬的藝術藏品。因為物件已被永久保存，我們會一起學習以藝評的方式，描述和鑑賞它。
由HART駐場藝術家The Buoy帶領你透過兩次活動，重新製作一套關於鑒寶的電視節目《Antiques Roadshow》。不同的是，我們將會邀請來自香港和美國的文物保育專家，分享如何對隨葬品進行估價的獨特方法。最後，大家可以在第三次會面時，體驗一個集體藝術項目，或選擇取回藝術品。是次項目是由美國國務院贊助。
Opening Reception: 5 May 2023 (Fri), 6–8:30pm
Artist Talk and Guided Tour: 6 May 2023 (Sat), 2-3:30pm
During the celebration of French May Arts Fest 2023, curated by HART artist-in-residence Merryn Trevethan, “Luminaria” is Gisèle Tchitchiama’s exhibition that frames a quest for illumination through encounters with light, fragility and the ephemeral. For Gisèle, her multiple identities - French, African, woman, wife, mother, daughter - are woven into her interrogations. Presence and absence are at the heart of her ongoing artistic conversation which takes the audience on a journey into inner and outer landscapes.
The exhibition was inspired by the colour, poetry and delicacy of an unexpected moment on a journey from France to Dover, England last summer, Gisèle captured in a blurry landscape photo. This image became the starting point for an artistic journey that incorporates many creative and meaningful collaborations.
Opening Reception 開幕酒會: 27.04.2023 (Thur 四), 18:00–20:00
Artist Talks 藝術家座談會: 07.05.2023, 13.05.2023
“Music for 9“ is part of the The Missing Link series. Curated by Multi-disciplinary Media Artist / HK Composer GayBird and Vanissa Law, The Missing Link consists of three Arts Tech exhibitions, an immersive performance, and a series of open lectures concerning the current issues in the use of technology in arts. By introducing two essential elements in music - timeliness and performative into art forms that have not yet existed, the two composers/curators wish to inspire new creations and to offer new dimensions to existing art forms. Through the creation of multimedia artworks, the artists would explore ways to deploy technology for the sake of storytelling.
《九重奏》展覽是由兩位跨媒體藝術家及作曲家梁基爵和羅穎綸策劃《連繫不明》展覽系列的延伸，靈感來自科技與音樂的應用，將「時間性」 (timeliness) 和「展演性」 (performative) 套用在不同媒體的藝術層面，輔以科技的運用，給予藝術形式一個新看法、新生命，從而啟發更多新的作品。《連繫不明》展覽系列計劃包括三個分別以聲音雕塑、動態裝置及虛擬現實裝置為題材的展覽，是一個時空扭曲的媒體演出以及六節免費的科技藝術公開課。他們都會從不同界別去透視時間性和展演性應用在其他藝術形式的可能性。
With the recent rapid advancements of Artificial Intelligence (AI), we are led to imagine a near future through its domination. Commissioned by Videotage and supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council, The Arcana Intelligent (2023) concludes a 6-month research by artist Liao Jiaming. It creates an experience of “divination”, combining elements of various religion, meditation, occultism, and ritual, that employs AI algorithms developed from different eras. It is an attempt to subvert current relationships between human users and computational algorithms in most AI applications. The art of divination may not simply be interpreted by the omniscient, it provides access to the inquirer’s subconscious. AI becomes a conjugate of scientific and spiritual medium, and therefore positioned beyond the divine and secular.
*The meaning of “Arcana” comes from the terms “major arcana” and “minor arcana” in tarot card reading. Arcana is the mystery sought by the alchemists of the Middle Ages, and the principle of the world.
From 11 to 29 April 2023, you will be able to experience this unique divination powered by AI at 9/F H Queen’s, alongside HART’s exhibition “Postmodern Tales”.
近期人工智能（Artificial Intelligence，AI）急速發展，引領我們持著AI主導來想像未來快將來到。由Videotage委託和香港藝術發展局資助，《萬試萬靈》（2023年）是藝術家廖家明六個月的研究成果。作品創造了一種集合宗教、冥想、神秘主義和儀式等元素的「占卜」體驗。該作品綜合採用不同時代開發的AI算法，試圖顛覆目前大多數AI應用中人類使用者和電腦算法之間的關係。占卜的魅力也許不是可以得到全知者的提點，而是得以通往問卜者自身的潛意識。AI在此成為科學和精神媒介的結合體，因而也被置於神性和世俗之外。
*英文作品標題之「arcana」來自塔羅牌占卜中的「大秘儀 major arcana」和「小秘儀 minor arcana」。Arcana為中古世紀煉金術師所追尋的奧秘，天地萬物運行的道理。
在2023年4月11至29日期間，你可在H Queen’s 九樓「後現代小傳」展覽中體驗AI占卜。
As the second chapter of “Postmodern Tales”, our exhibition presents a reading corner where visitors can lay their hands on artists-made publications , exploring the multi-facets of contemporary art practices through printed zines, art books, comics and photobooks.
Extending our discussion on artists’ publications, we have invited two artists – Eunice Lai and Florence Lee to come share with us their journeys in comics and animation creation. Both born in Hong Kong, Lai uses different mediums including comics, illustrations and paintings to explore her own mystical world; while Lee discovers ideas from daily encounters and connects them with her cultural identities through the means of animation. In this talk, we will take a dive into the artists’ art-making process, exploring the creation of comics, illustrations and animations. The artists will also share about their experience in printing and publishing in Hong Kong, as well as participating in different overseas fairs and festivals.
Comics and Animation: from the studio to publishing
Speakers: Eunice Lai and Florence Lee
8 April 2023 (Sat), 3:30–4:30pm
Location: 9/F, H Queen’s
在展覽「後現代小傳」的第二章，我們呈獻了一個閱讀區，讓參觀者可以親身翻閱各藝術家製作的出版物；從各種小誌、藝術書籍、漫畫和攝影集當中，探索當代藝術實踐的多樣性。
作為藝術出版的延伸討論，我們很高興能邀請到兩位藝術家——黎曉蓉和李鈺淇來與我們分享在漫畫及動畫創作旅途上的點滴。同樣來自香港，黎曉蓉透過不同媒介如漫畫、插畫和油畫探索屬於自己的神秘世界；李鈺淇則從日常偶遇中挖掘想法和靈感，以動畫創作聯繫自己的文化身份。在這次講座中，兩位藝術家將會分享她們的創作過程、在本地印刷和出版的經驗，以及參加海外博覽和藝術節的事蹟。
動漫藝術：從工作室到出版
講者：黎曉蓉、李鈺淇
4月8日（星期六），下午3時30分至4時30分
地點：9/F, H Queen’s
We are delighted to share with you our upcoming off-site exhibition, “Postmodern Tales”, bringing together an international group of artists and creators currently based in Hong Kong, from the new-generation artists, scientist, architects, designers to authors, showcasing latest works of interdisciplinary practices and artist-made publications! The exhibition also connects Hong Kong artists who operate private studios with HART’s artists-in-residence as part of an ongoing investigation of how individualist or incubative approaches contribute to contemporary art ecology. “Postmodern Tales” is a reflection of HART’s vision—it is an illuminating showcase that probes into histories, personal memories and locality through experimental captures, bringing contexts of culture and identity formation to light.
我們很榮幸公佈HART即將開幕的場外展覽「後現代小傳」，展出的跨媒介作品及藝術家製作的出版物，分別是香港當代藝術家和創作者的近期創作，包括新生代藝術家、科學家、建築師、設計師及寫作家。展覽亦將經營個人工作室的香港藝術家與HART的駐場藝術家聯繫起來，考察以獨立發展或持續培育的方式促進當代藝術生態。從香港內外的歷史和個人記憶中蒐集的研究和故事出發，尤其是本土性、場域特定和實驗性的深刻見解，是次展覽期望將文化和身份形塑成的脈絡展現出來，並履行我們對本地藝術和文化界的承諾。
The studio is open again! Every year HART Haus opens to the public to visit in specific periods, allowing the visitors to engage with our Social Studio artists to directly learn more about their diverse practices with the background of the picturesque studio space in Kennedy Town. Coinciding with the opening of our exhibition “Postmodern Tales”, we are glad to invite you to the studio in dedicated time slots on the art week. The artists will be present.
During the open studio we will showcase the new or rearranged works of the artists. In 2023 we are happy to have several new artists joining us, whose mediums and practices are presenting unique variance to our existing talents, and hence have instilled a new energy to the studio. We believe no matter if it is or not your first time visiting the open studio, you could enjoy exploring the new landscape in the studio.
HART Haus Open Studio
20 March 2023 (Mon), 4–5pm
24 March 2023 (Fri), 4–5pm and 7–8pm
25 March 2023 (Sat), 1–2pm
Location: HART Haus
3/F Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield Road, Kennedy Town
工作室再次開放參觀！每年HART Haus都在特定期間向公眾開放，讓參觀人士在琳琅的工作室空間中與匯舍藝術直接對話，認識他們的創作手法。承接我們的展覽「後現代小傳」開幕，我們很榮幸邀請你在香港藝術週的特定期間蒞臨工作室，藝術家將在場。
在工作室開放期間我們將展出藝術家的新作品。2023年我們榮幸數個新藝術家加入了我們，他們的媒介和創作手法都與原有的藝術家各異其趣，為工作室注入了新的能量。相信無論是曾參加過工作室開放或新朋友都能探索工作室的嶄新面貌。
HART Haus 工作室開放日
2023年3月20日（星期一），下午4時至5時
2023年3月24日（星期五），下午4時至5時 及 晚上7時至8時
2023年3月25日（星期六），下午1時至2時
地點：HART Haus
堅尼地城士美菲路12P祥興工業大廈3樓
行書課程，講解米芾蜀素帖的用筆與結體，示範書寫動作及細節。每位學員需要於堂上書寫研習，導師作個別指導。課程下半部份集中分析米芾蜀素帖行書用筆的細節部份，並指導學員完成仿作作品。
開課日期：2023年3月2日，逢星期四晚上7:30-9:00
（暫定3月2日, 9日, 16日, 23日, 30日、4月20日、27日、5月4日、11日、18日）
本科課程為初學者學習書法基礎而設，內容包括書法的基本知識，以及集中教授隸書和楷書，示範書寫基本筆法，解釋動作及細節。每位學員需要於堂上書寫研習，導師作個別指導。課程下半部份將講授該帖之應用方法，指導學員完成仿作作品。
隸書和楷書各研習一帖
隸書：「張遷碑」、「史晨碑」、「曹全碑」或其他漢碑
楷書：「褚遂良書雁塔聖教序」、「虞世南夫子廟堂碑」、「歐陽詢九成宮禮泉銘」、「顏真卿顏勤禮碑」或其他
開課日期：2023年3月1日，逢星期三晚上7:30-9:00
（暫定3月1日、8日、15日、22日、29日、4月19日、26日、5月3日、10日、17日）
In collaboration with Medo Art Space (Vienna), HART is delighted to be a partner of the international project BODY EMBEDDING, initiated by Hongwei Duan and Ursula Maria Probst. The project is launched as an artist-in-residence programme in cooperation with Southeast European cultural institutions and in which artists from various geopolitical regions of Asia and Europe participate, the canon of her/historiography is reformulated through a "herstory", through narrative structures derived from a situated production of experience and knowledge.
We are excited to host a performance-sharing evening on 23rd February, led by curator Ursula Maria Probst and artist Nicole Sabella, sharing with us their recent research and discoveries during their stay in Hong Kong through the end of January to February this year.
This insightful evening will consist of a handful of events as follows:
Introduction of BODY EMBEDDING project
Performance GETTING TOGETHER by Ursula Maria Probst
Performance TENTECHULAR DIS:PLEASURES #4 by Nicole Sabella
Sharing and presentation by Probst and Sabella, followed by roundtable discussion
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Date: 23 February, 2023 (Thu)
Time: 7:00 - 9:00PM
Location: HART Haus
This event will be facilitated in English.
Curated by Kelly Chan, EXERCISING FREEDOM brings together a selection of works from four featured female Hong Kong artists who have reimagined a spectrum of physical activities from Olympics sports to amateur workouts. The exhibited works challenge the scope of existing physical exercises and present alternative and absurd solutions in the lens of a fitness fanatic.
This event is a part of the final project presentation of Curatorship Incubation Programme organized by HART.
