Lesley-Anne Cao (b.1992, Philippines) explores materiality, languages, and transformative processes through installation, sculpture, video, and text. Using intuitive methods and process-driven approaches, she prompts reflection on everyday life to uncover hidden social structures that shape our behaviors and the environment. She had her first solo exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2018, and it was shortlisted for the Fernando Zóbel Prize for Visual Art in 2019.

Upon Lesley’s previous international artist residences at Gasworks (2023) in London; Finland, and Taipei, we are delighted to welcome her to Hong Kong! On 1 December 2024, we will hear from the artist after her 3 weeks of stay, comprising exhibition-making at Blindspot Gallery, conversations with curator(s), art practitioners, and HART artists, as well as various material studies across neighbourhoods of Hong Kong.

Lesley-Anne Cao, A song plays from another room (Book for fruit), 2021.

Various plastic ponkan wrappers, glass tank, wave makers, glass sheets, mirror, 60 x 40 x 35 cm.

Courtesy of MO_Space Gallery and Miguel Lorenzo Uy.

Lesley-Anne Cao, Bonsai, 2022/2018.

640-page hardcover book (5 x 5 x 5.6 cm), single channel HD video.

Courtesy of the artist and Miguel Lorenzo Uy.

Lesley-Anne Cao, Dreams of speaking (Book for weeds), 2020.

Single channel HD video, loop.

Courtesy of the artist and Fries Bersales.

Lesley-Anne Cao, Arrangement (Golds), 2019.

Found frames, tarpaulin, eyelets, framed poster borrowed from the public library of Dalsbruk in Finland, work glove, round bells, dragon egg by Lisa Roberts,

book (‘Gold’ by Susan La Niece, The British Museum Press, 2009), video (‘Golds’, 11m 44s, no audio).

Courtesy of the artist.

Residency Details 駐留計劃詳情
Date 日期：11.11 – 02.12.2024

Artist Talk & HART Open Studio 藝術家分享及 HART 工作室開放
Date and Time 日期和時間：
01.12.2024 (Sun 日) 15:00 – 16:00
moderated by Jims Lam (curator) & Vera Lam (Director, HART)
conducted in English

Venue 地點
HART Haus
4/F, Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield, Kennedy Town
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About the artist 關於藝術家

Lesley-Anne Cao had several solo exhibitions, with her first solo exhibition taking place at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2018, which was shortlisted for the Fernando Zóbel Prize for Visual Art in 2019. She also presented works in various exhibitions, festivals, and screenings, including the University of the Philippines Vargas Museum(Manila, 2021 and 2019), Bangkok Biennial (2021 and 2018), The Third Kamias Triennial (Manila, 2020), Mind Set Art Center (Taipei, 2020), The 15th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (Berwick-upon-Tweed, 2019), The 19th Seoul International New Media Festival (Seoul, 2019), Asian Artist Moving Image Platform (Seoul, 2019), The 2nd Hobiennale (Hobart, 2019), Goethe-Institut (Hong Kong, 2019), .giff Festival of New Cinema (Makati City, 2019), Ayala Museum (Makati City, 2018), Project Bakawan Arts Festival (Quezon City, 2015), Metropolitan Museum of Manila (Manila, 2014) among others.

Cao currently lives and works in Manila, the Philippines.

HART visiting artist-in-residence 藝術家駐留計劃 - Lesley-Anne Cao