Min-Jia. Photo: Ellen Hu. Courtesy of the artist. 皿家。攝影：Ellen Hu。由藝術家提供。
PODIUM, HART Haus, and Eaton HK are proud to announce a strategic partnership that bridges the gallery, not-for-profit, and hospitality sectors. Launching alongside the coming solo exhibition ‘World of Interiors’ of Berlin-based, Ürümqi-born artist Min-Jia that opens on 20 September, this collaboration aims to spark fresh dialogues through contemporary art, pioneering new collaborative models in Hong Kong’s vibrant art ecosystem.
This three-way partnership presents a holistic contemporary art experience that integrates artistic creation, commercial sustainability, and community engagement, nurturing a sustainable circulation of resources within Hong Kong’s art ecosystem. Ahead of the exhibition, HART Haus will host Min-Jia for a month-long residency, open studio, and a shadow puppetry workshop, offering collectors, patrons, arts professionals, and the public an exclusive opportunity to engage with the artist’s contemporary reinterpretation of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Following the exhibition opening, Eaton HK will facilitate a series of community programmes and insightful talks featuring Min-Jia, master Wang Tianwen, and his assistants.
PODIUM 畫廊 、HART Haus 與 Eaton HK 榮幸宣布建立策略夥伴關係，連接起商業畫廊、非牟利機構及酒店業三大領域。是次合作以生於烏魯木齊、於德國柏林生活和工作的藝術家皿家的個人展覽為基礎，旨在透過當代藝術激發嶄新對話，於充滿活力的香港藝術生態中開創全新合作模式。
是次的三方合作關係營造了一種全面的當代藝術體驗，融合藝術創作、商業可持續性和社區參與，促成香港藝術生態中資源的可持續循環。展覽開幕前，HART Haus 將為皿家舉辦為期一個月的駐留計劃和開放工作室，讓收藏家、贊助人、藝術界專業人士和公眾能與藝術家一同以當代視覺解讀傳統中國皮影戲。駐留計劃期間的皮影戲工藝工作坊將會邀請參加者運用牛皮紙，探索藝術家的創作理念以及深入了解此藝術實踐的工藝和歷史意義。展覽開幕後，Eaton HK 亦會組織一系列邀請皿家、汪天穩大師及其助手為嘉賓的社區項目和講座。這些活動旨在促進文化教育和藝術鑑賞，尤其增進油尖旺社區中基層群體接觸當代藝術和傳統文化的機會。
Residency Details 駐留詳情
Date 日期：18.8 - 20.9.2025
Date: 29 March 2025
Puppet-Making Workshop
皮影戲工藝工作坊
Hosted by 主持: Min-Jia 皿家
As part of the residency collaboration, Min-Jia will host a Puppet-Making Workshop, where participants will explore the rich tradition of Chinese shadow puppetry. Over two engaging sessions, attendees will learn about traditional materials and techniques while creating their own hybrid snake puppets. The workshop will focus on the theme of transformation, inviting participants to connect with the artistry of shadow play through hands-on experience using vellum, the material central to Min-Jia’s practice.
作為駐留計劃的一部份，皿家 將會主持皮影戲工藝工作坊。參加者將深入探索中國傳統皮影戲的豐富文化。在兩節互動的工作坊中，參加者將學習傳統材料和技術，創作自己的混合蛇形皮影。工作坊將聚焦於「轉換」的主題，邀請參加者通過親身體驗，使用皿家創作的核心材料牛皮紙來聯繫皮影戲的藝術性。
Details of the workshop 工作坊詳情
Date 日期: 30.08.2025 (Sat 六) 及 31.08.2025 (Sun 日)
Time 時間: 15:00-18:00
Location 地點: HART Haus 4/F
Fee 收費: HK$600
The workshop is conducted in English 工作坊將以英語進行
Fee includes all materials and tools 費用包括所有材料和工具
Registration 報名
This residency is realised in collaboration with PODIUM and Eaton HK.
是次駐留計劃與 PODIUM 畫廊及 Eaton HK合辦。
About the artist 關於藝術家
Min-Jia (b. 2001, lives and works in Berlin) approaches narratives of adaptation through a queer diasporic and disabled lens. Visually borrowing from hentai, BL/GL manga, as well as Chinese folk arts and crafts, their paintings depict how bodies transform into interchanging vessels that carry one another and the environment at large. They have recently studied the traditional art of Shaanxi Huaxian shadow puppetry under master Wang Tianwen in Xi'an, China, and gained their BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture from Maryland Institute College of Art, USA. They have exhibited in group exhibitions at Bernheim, London (2023), A.I. Gallery with Linseed Projects, London (2023), X Museum, Beijing (2023), Universität der Künste Berlin, Berlin (2023), Hunt Gallery, Toronto (2022), Good Family Farms, Meaford (2021), Us Gallery Contemporary, Toronto (2021), and Ewha Women’s University, Seoul (2021). Their works can be found in the collection of the Royal Bank of Canada. They are currently completing their studies at the Berlin University of the Arts.
皿家（生於 2001 年，現生活和工作於柏林）透過酷兒流散和殘疾視角探索關於適應的敘述。 其畫作借鑒了H漫、BL/GL 漫畫以及中國民間藝術和手工藝的視覺元素，描繪身體如何轉變為一種交融的器皿，承載彼此並與整體環境互相作用。藝術家近期在中國西安師從汪天穩大師學習陝西華縣皮影戲傳統藝術，並曾在美國馬里蘭藝術學院跨學科雕塑系短期學習。皿家曾參加於倫敦 Bernheim 畫廊（2023）、倫敦 A.I. 畫廊與上海 Linseed Projects 的合作項目（2023），北京X美術館（2023），柏林藝術大學（2023），多倫多 Hunt 畫廊（2022），米福德 Good Family Farms（2021），多倫多 Us Gallery Contemporary（2021）和首爾梨花女子大學（2021）等群展。其作品被加拿大皇家銀行收藏。藝術家目前正在柏林藝術大學學習。