We are delighted to announce the opening of HART's new art space in Kennedy Town! Located at Ground Floor of Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield Road, this venue builds upon the success of our flagship program, HART Haus.
As our space’s debut exhibition, HART presents Saudade Chandelier (2023) by Andrew Luk, a hauntological cipher that captures the ancestral roots and unique landscape of Hong Kong. Now exhibiting at HART’s new art space, this sculptural installation is an assemblage of up-cycled Taobao chandelier components, oyster shells, temple pinwheels, and ancestral altar light bulbs.
Inspired by Hong Kong’s coastal location and proximity to water systems, Saudade Chandelier embodies the elemental rhythms of water, air, and light. Luk recalled childhood memories of exploring the coast and colonial defensive structures here in Kennedy Town. Previously exhibited at Blindspot Gallery in Wong Chuk Hang, the artwork now finds itself in another waterfront neighbourhood, serving as a poignant reminder of the city's bygone era for both neighbours and passersby.
According to the artist, Luk perceives “Kennedy Town used to be a sleepy area at the edge of Hong Kong Island. I remember climbing on rocks along the coast near the Sai Wan Swimming Shed, being fascinated by paved over squatter settlements that felt like the ruins of Pompei, and exploring old colonial defensive structures. I typically try to offer some context, but ultimately let the work speak for itself. Audiences deserve the power to form interpretations if they so choose. To me it communicates conflicting hopes and apprehensions, but also a level of care. By orienting historic change out on a long enough timeline it’s possible to mediate a reassuring perspective.”
Join us at HART G/F to explore the artwork's voice in a new environment, and to witness its sublime presence radiating in the dark.
Andrew Luk (b. 1988, New Jersey, USA)
Saudade Chandelier
2023
chandelier, crystal glass, extension cord, red light bulbs, metal frames, motor fans, oyster shells, plastic mirrors, temple pinwheels, tiles, and UV lights tubes
196 x 131 x 128 cm
Courtesy of artist and Blindspot Gallery
Venue: HART G/F
G/F, Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield, Kennedy Town
Showcase Period: 3 November 2023 - 25 February 2024
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我們高興宣布HART的新藝術空間在堅尼地城開幕！位於士美菲路12P號祥興工業大廈地面，此空間以我們旗艦項目HART的成功為基礎。
是次榮幸呈獻此展覽空間的首個項目，陸浩明創作的《Saudade Chandelier》（2023）從幽靈學的角度出發，嘗試解構並捕捉香港獨有歷史與沿海地理。現展於HART的新藝術空間中，這座雕塑裝置是由經改造的淘寶吊燈、牡蠣殼、寺廟風車和祖堂祭壇用的燈泡所組合而成的。
作品的靈感來自香港的沿海位置及水流系統，並以水、空氣和光等元素編奏岀有關早期歷史的觀察及想像。藝術家憶述兒時亦曾在堅尼地城探索海岸和殖民時代的海防結構。繼在刺點畫廊展出後，作品現由黃竹坑移至另一個毗鄰海濱的社區展出，讓堅尼地城的居民一同回顧屬於這城市的一個已逝時代。
歡迎大家參觀 HART G/F，探索藝術品如何回應新的環境，並見證它隨著夜幕降臨的蛻變。
陸浩明（1988年生於美國新澤西州）
《Saudade Chandelier》
2023年
吊燈、水晶玻璃、電線拖板、紅燈泡、金屬框架、馬達風扇、牡蠣殼、塑料鏡、 寺廟風車、瓷磚、和紫外線燈管
196 x 131 x 128 cm
特別鳴謝藝術家和刺點畫廊
地點：HART G/F
堅尼地城士美菲路12P祥興工業大廈地下
展出日期：2023年11月3日至2024年2月25日
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About the Artist 藝術家簡介
Image courtesy of ArtAsiaPacific
Andrew Luk (b. 1988, New Jersey, USA) is a Hong Kong artist who works across a range of media examining the intricacies of the human experience as well as the myths and histories associated with civilisation building. Investigating the creases between binaries such as culture and nature, human and non-human, and the personal and the collaborative, Luk’s sculptures and installations explore utopian desires of perfection and their dystopian repercussions. His diverse practice is united through an exploration of ideological superstructures and their systems of expression — delicately tracing connections across disciplines, speculating on potential futures and revealing expressions of beauty, preservation and entropy.
Luk’s solo exhibitions include “Appropriate Responses for Featherless Bipeds with Broad Flat Nails” at chi K11 Art Museum (Shanghai, 2018). His works have also been shown at various group exhibitions including “New Beginnings” at Blindspot Gallery (Hong Kong, 2022); “Next Act” at Asia Society (Hong Kong, 2019); “Very Natural Actions” at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong, 2019); “Serious Games” at HOW Art Museum (Shanghai, 2019) and “A Tree Fell in the Forest, and No One’s There” at the Power Station of Art (Shanghai, 2018). Luk is currently completing Masters at the Yale School of Art, USA.
陸浩明1988年生於美國新澤西州，是一位香港藝術家，他的作品涉及一系列媒體，研究人類經驗的複雜性以及與文明建設相關的神話和歷史。通過對文化與自然、人類與非人類、個人與合體等二元對立關係的調查，陸氏的雕塑和裝置作品探討了人類對烏托邦的完美渴望和反烏托邦的後果、文明和建立的毀滅。他廣泛的藝術實踐連繫到一系列的學科，質疑潛在的未來也同時揭示了保存和熵的美學。
陸氏的個人展覽包括上海chi K11 美術館的 “予有著扁平趾甲的無毛兩足動物的恰當回應” (2018)。他的作品也在近期的群展中展出過，包括香港亞洲協會的 “續章” (2019)、香港大館當代美術館的 “藏木於林” (2019)、上海昊美術館的 “嚴肅遊戲” (2019)、以及還有上海當代藝術博物館的 “林中的樹倒下而沒有人在” (2018)。陸氏現於美國耶魯大學藝術學院修讀碩士。