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    Contemporary by Angela Li is pleased to present 

    Wong Sze Wai's solo exhibition Stone Stealer


    Contemporary by Angela Li is proud to present Stone Stealer, solo exhibition of Hong Kong artist Wong Sze Wai. Wong proposes an investigation of the relationship between memory and consciousness, extending beyond the canvas to an intertwined space of the imaginary and the forgotten. Inspired by the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard’s literature La Poétique de l'Espace, Wong guides the audience into a mysterious yet poetical habitat of our inner self. The exhibition opening will be held on Friday, 18 November, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and will remain on view until 17 December, 2022. The artist will be present during the opening.

     

    Corners within a home and abandoned huts in Wong’s paintings are refuges for viewers to return for the exploration of their own inner self. Resonating with Bachelard’s theory that sensory stimulation often invokes people’s fantasies on their surroundings, Wong uses her canvases as the medium for viewers to tap into their dormant consciousness where memories and imagination intertwine. Inspired by ancient mural art and Western painting masters, Wong uses mineral pigments, clay and other materials, adding onto the canvases layer by layer. The textures spawned from the dried clay magnify the paintings’ relationships to space and time, and lead the viewers to a further dimension.

     

    To Wong, the stone statues and sculptures, being protagonists of the exhibition, act as witnesses to our history. These items symbolise the stories and transformations of a civilization, carrying the memories of a city. Through the sculptures and statues, we unlock the doorway connecting to our distant memories and travel to another realm. The fences and window frames also become passageways, allowing the viewers to explore the external world that leads onto vast imaginary spaces. 

    The Life of Tazan II

    Wong Sze Wai

    Fountain

    Wong Sze Wai

    Cat and toys III

    Wong Sze Wai

    Woman I

    Wong Sze Wai

    A Hut

    Wong Sze Wai

    The Chair Game

    Wong Sze Wai

    Circus

    Wong Sze Wai

    Cat and toys I

    Wong Sze Wai

    Still life

    Wong Sze Wai

    Woman II

    Wong Sze Wai

    The Collections

    Wong Sze Wai

    Hermes and her axe

    Wong Sze Wai

    Hello, Kiefer

    Wong Sze Wai

    White Tiger

    Wong Sze Wai

    HKD 55,000

    Tree

    Wong Sze Wai

    South Gate

    Wong Sze Wai

    HKD 38,000