Yuen Nga Chi’s Ruler and Glass is on view as part of the group exhibition Urban Species: Reminiscence, curated by MUSTHAVEKEYS.
‘Urban Species’, a night-time art project curated by MUSTHAVEKEYS, introduces new works by six artists on the various species that inhabit the city, in response to the ways of urban living of today’s human beings, and the resulting changes and connections.
The second part of the exhibition, ‘Reminiscence’, deals with the history of the streets in Central and the changes of their outlook through the works of Natalie Lo Lai Lai, Macy Tse Ming Sze and Yuen Nga Chi, drawn from the artists’ personal experiences and through the exploration via different species of the characteristics of places and their association with personal identities, memories and sentimentalities, and the imaginations of Hong Kong.
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Yuen Nga Chi’s “Ruler and Glass” is created from the artist’s childhood memory. Yuen and her family once resided at a relative’s place for a few years. In an attempt to re-create that experience, she returned to the former residence located in Wing Wah Lane in Lan Kwai Fong and searched for vestiges of the past. But the place she once called “home” has been transformed beyond recognition.
As Yuen revisits the time gone by through this artwork, she also searches for a connection between the past and present, explores the conditions of various species as they make long or short stays in certain places, and reflects on the definition and meaning of “home” as a permanent or semi-permanent dwelling.
Using photography and video as her creative media, Yuen has long been interested in the relationship that ties people to their primary families, as well as the power relations between humans and other species.
Text and images courtesy of MUSTHAVEKEYS.
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