Victoria Tunnel: Mixed Media Work by Leung Chi Wo

Date
Jan 7, 1998 – Feb 8, 1998
Location
Para/Site Art Space
2 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan
Opening Reception
Jan 6, 1998
6:00 - 8:00pm

Leung Chi Wo

 

Fringe ’98 at Para Site

Mixed Media Works by Leung Chi Wo

 

Leung Chi Wo explored perceptions of Victoria through photographic representations, in both local and colonial contexts, in an invisible tunnel.

In response to this, Chris Lo produced an installation with objects of organic form in a network of plastic tubes, inspired by the body as a network of tunnels, passages and ducts.

 

Victoria Tunnel is the solo exhibition by Leung Chi Wo who has been continuously exploring the sense of history in our local life with the use of mixed mediums like photography, sculptures and installation.

Victoria, name for many places in Hong Kong, represents a time in the past. However, one of its different versions of Chinese translation tells nothing more than the wish of the people: “Region of Profits” (維多利 wik dor lei). What it is meant by history and culture, in some local Chinese mind, could be something else. Perhaps this is also the reflection of local culture.

In Victoria Tunnel, Leung makes use such dual significance and the concept of passage: a virtual tunnel from the historical Victoria to the “Region of Profits” to address our experience of life and memory. The exhibits are basically divided into 3 parts. They are “Region of Profits”, “Victory Over Victoria”, and “On the Peak of Victoria”.

As part of the Para Site’s dialogue programme, Leung also invited ceramic artist Chris Lo to create another installation in response to the idea of passage and tunnel. However, Lo is inspired by human body and organic forms, taking a microscopic view of passage that his work is entitled Entering a Creature. With the juxtaposition of Victoria Tunnel and Entering a Creature, hopefully an open discussion on the idea of passing historically, culturally or even conceptually can be initiated.

Leung and Lo, both graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong, are among few Hong Kong fine artists who dedicate to artistic creation on full-time basis. At the time, Leung is a photography lecturer and Lo runs his own ceramic studio, The Big Pot.

 

Entering a Creature: Installation by Chris Lo is in response to this exhibition.

 

Both exhibitions are supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

 

More materials are available to view on site at Para Site. 

Click here to see a full inventory of all archive materials and contact us at archive@para-site.art for enquiries, to request an appointment to view materials, and for archival materials donations.

 

The Archive Project is financially supported by the Project Grant of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

 

 

Related event

Feb 7, 1998
3:00pm

Artist Forum

 

invitation letter (1998/ex_2/box 1/2)