The place to which we return by instinct is where we call home. It sets the foundation from which we grow; a sanctuary where we reconcile with our inner peace and a kaleidoscope through which our memories and experiences unfold, offering reflection and new possibilities. Contemporary by Angela Li is proud to present group exhibition “Wander from Home”, featuring three Hong Kong artists Oychir Cheung, Gordon Chi and Fatina Kong, who develop their philosophies of time, change and memories through the ever-shifting lens of home.
As a toy enthusiast, Oychir Cheung has always surrounded herself with her doll collection since her childhood. These figures have become the central motifs in her artistic practice, embodying memory, intimacy and imagination. As Cheung began learning to paint Canton porcelain, a traditional craftsmanship in Hong Kong’s cultural production, she felt as if she was going back to her roots. Cheung reinterprets this token of home by replacing their traditional Chinese brocade patterns with doll figures and imaginary playgrounds. Akin to curating her bounteous collection of dolls in her cabins at home, Cheung develops her playful storytelling and invites the audience to navigate their own paths within the magnificent realms she has created in her porcelain works.
Gordon Chi believes that every present moment is built upon the momentum of the past, whose traces are often elusive. His latest body of works seize to capture the ferocity of lightning which, akin to the firing of human neurons, vanishes in the blink of an eye. Situating in the comfort of home, audience are invited to look out through his expansive windows and observe the ephemeral instants of life, exploring the flux and fluidity of the reality. In Chi’s imagery scenes, fleeting moments of time are cohered and prolonged across the canvas, evoking a rich experience of changes in life.
Fatina Kong’s iconic round resin paintings, where time unfolds in endless cycles, now take a new direction to question how we see the world. In the current digital era, almost everything can be simulated—from emojis as shorthand for emotion to AI‑generated art. Simulation, far from being new, has long permeated daily life. Building on her enduring motif of plants, Kong questions the ambiguity between the real and the simulated through varied representation of flowers. From living forms to decorative patterns, and further to synthetic replicas, the meaning of flowers has evolved within the home. Layer upon layer, her paintings ripple across our perception, shaping how we imagine and redefining the objects around us.
