Other Sides of Evidence @ Osage Hong Kong
Feb 6-25, 2017; Opening Reception: Feb 9 (Thurs), 7-9pm
Generally we believe that facts and evidence help establish the ‘what-has-been’, yet they are not accountable for a truth. The burdens of facts and evidence are in fact multifaceted. In recent years, ‘what is real’ or ‘what is the truth’ has become a popular enquiry, covering topics ranging from real universal suffrage, real childhood, mockumentary, reality TV, to realities and truths presented by the algorithm behind social media and search engine, and lately, Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year 2016, ‘post-truth’. If we see ‘evidence’ as data just obtained, then it is worth exploring what else they could answer besides a truth. While people demand the truth about things and appreciate realness in life, as creative agents we artists also explore aesthetic truths. We research on our subjects and then make use of the findings to create. “Other Sides of Evidence” will present different responses from artists Swing Lam, Eric Tsang, Solomon Yu and the art group Archive of the People to these parallel roles – bearing responsibility for inquiring and observing reality and the truth, yet exercising our license to make believe and create.
This exhibition is supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the venue is generously sponsored by Osage Art Foundation.
About the Artists
Swing Lam (CUHK MA Multicultural Studies 2010) is an urban flâneur and an enthusiast of Hong Kong films. Lam will re-visit and narrate a chapter of his love life, up close and personal. Taking up the last job of his ex-girlfriend, he paints a story of an artist trying to trace the year his ex has had, from the work desk she has left behind to the scribbles on her paperwork.
Eric Tsang (CUHK MA Fine Arts 2014) works in journalism and has been obsessed for years with snapshots of traffic incidents constantly shared on social media by the public. While going through his downloaded collection of these images on his phone, he begins to wonder if there is something that links them to his private life.
Solomon Yu (CUHK MA Fine Arts 2011) is interested in the operation of imagery. Combing through footages of old TV news reports, he is fascinated by different types of spatial illusion constructed to assist news presentation. He attempts to deconstruct the spatial arrangement as seen on screen and explores the visual elements in the newsroom studio.
Archive of the People is a research and art group that applies different creative practices to address the governance on records, legislation of Archives Law and their related politics. In this exhibition, five members of the group – Lee Kai-chung (Founder of Archive of the People), Grace Choi Tsui-yin (CityU School of Creative Media MFA 2016), Elaine Lin (Collection Manager, Asia Art Archive), Dorothy Wong Ka-chung (CityU School of Creative Media MFA 20162016) and Wu Jiaru (CityU School of Creative Media MFA 2017) – will adopt various approaches to respond to the operations and underlying systems of public auctions, currently organised by the Government Logistics Department every two weeks.
Exhibition Details
Exhibition : Other Sides of Evidence
Artists : Swing Lam, Eric Tsang, Solomon Yu, Archive of the People
Venue : Osage Hong Kong, 4/F, 20 Hing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, HK
Date : Feb 6-25, 2017
Hour : Mon to Sat 9:30am - 6:30pm; Sun 2:30pm - 6:30pm
Opening Reception : Feb 9, 2017, Thurs, 7pm-9pm
Public Forum : Feb 25, 2017, Sat, 3pm-5pm
Curated by : Solomon Yu
Venue Sponsor : Osage Art Foundation
Supported by : Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Inquiries
Solomon Yu: 9801–1289 solomon.platformzero@gmail.com
Melody Qin: 2172–1635 / vesperguo@osagegallery.com
Facebook Event
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Press Release
http://www.osagegallery.com/PressRelease/Press%20Release-%20Other%20Sides%20of%20Evidence%20Eng.pdf
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《確據的其他面向》@ 奧沙香港
2017年2月6日至25日，開幕酒會：2月9日 (四)，7 ‒ 9pm
我們一般認為可以透過事實和證據確定曾經發生了的事，但它們其實是有其他面向的，並且不須對真相負責。近年公眾熱烈討論什麼是「真確」、哪些是「真相」，涉及的範疇廣泛，從真普選真童年、偽紀錄片真人秀，到社交媒體和搜索器經運算後呈現的現實和真相，及至2016年牛津字典年度詞彙「後真相」等。所謂「確據」其實只是一些可獲取的資訊數據，除有助指向一種真相，它們的其他面向可能更值得我們思考探索。人們探求事物的真相，欣賞和享受真確的生活。而作為富有創造力的能動者，藝術家也探求美學中的真實。同樣以「定立對象、收集資料、進行研究」作為起點，我們透過創作把當中發現的東西轉化。《確據的其他面向》將展示藝術家林兆榮、曾梓洋、余廸文及藝術單位人人檔案，探索和觀察現實確據的同時，行使藝術家的特權進行多樣的創作，探索真確與創作之間的微妙關係。
是次展覽獲香港藝術發展局資助，並獲奧沙藝術基金會慷慨贊助展覽場地。
有關藝術家
林兆榮（中大文化研究文學碩士 2010）是一位城市漫遊者，也是個港產片迷。他將會重訪自己的一段愛情故事，描繪某年他成為前度女友的工作接班人，在同一個崗位，翻閱同一疊文件，親身感受重構當日的她。
曾梓洋（中大藝術文學碩士 2014）在傳媒工作，近年對社交媒體道路消息群組內，大量公眾上載的事故圖片極之著迷。他在自己手機裡翻看這堆儲存下來的圖片時，漸漸察覺到這些公共與自己私人的現實出現了某種連結。
余廸文（中大藝術文學碩士 2011）一直對製造影像的操作抱有好奇。重看一大堆舊年電視新聞節目時，他特別被新聞直播室的空間營造安排吸引，嘗試拆閱視屏中所見的空間並置與報導新聞所採用的視覺元素。
人人檔案是一個對記錄治理、檔案立法和相關政治進行研究和各類藝術回應的單位。針對目前由政府物流部每兩週組織一次的公開拍賣活動，五名人人檔案成員：李繼忠（人人檔案創辦人）、蔡翠茵（城大創意媒體藝術碩士 2016）、林亦凌（亞洲藝術文獻庫館藏經理）、黃加頌（城大創意媒體藝術碩士 2016）和吳佳儒（城大創意媒體藝術碩士 2017），將會就是次展覽分別創作，回應其運作和背後涉及的系統。
展覽詳情
展覽名稱： 確據的其他面向
參展藝術家 : 林兆榮、曾梓洋、余廸文、人人檔案
展覽場地： 奧沙香港，香港九龍觀塘興業街20號4樓
日期： 2017年2月6日至25日
時間： 星期一至六 9.30am ‒ 6.30pm，星期日 2.30pm ‒ 6.30pm
開幕酒會： 2017年2月9日（四）7pm ‒ 9pm
公眾討論： 2017年2月25日（六）3pm ‒ 5pm
策劃： 余廸文
場地贊助： 奧沙藝術基金
資助： 香港藝術發展局
查詢
余先生 : 9801–1289 / solomon.platformzero@gmail.com
秦譽之: 2172–1635 / melodyqin@osagegallery.com
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新聞稿
http://www.osagegallery.com/PressRelease/Press%20Release-%20Other%20Sides%20of%20Evidence%20chi.pdf