Phoebe Hui’s brand-new art commission, Under the Moonlight, is featured in Hong Kong Bar at Art Basel in Basel 2025.
Phoebe Hui's installation debuts at Art Basel's flagship show Hong Kong Bar at Art Basel in Basel 2025, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
In Under the Moonlight, Phoebe Hui utilizes technology and machine learning to reimagine the moon’s phases, reminiscent of Hong Kong’s energetic, dazzling nights, as well as evoking powerful symbolism in Chinese culture of immortality, femininity, success, and purity. Drawing inspiration from the constantly shifting cycles of the moon, the specially commissioned piece adds an element of poetic and meditative ambiance, echoing the city’s rhythm of constant change and resilience.
“Hong Kong, famed for neon lights and a city that never sleep — this work offers an introspective pause beneath the moonlight. Moonlight shimmers softly yet sharp, a gauze where neon and quiet hues entwine, neither fully present nor absent. Under the moon’s shifting glow, Hong Kong reveals its contemplative heart, folding the night into layers of color and memory — a whispered dialogue between distant stars and crowded streets.” — Phoebe Hui
Image courtesy of the artist.
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