Group Exhibition
Pao Gallery, 5/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Exhibition Period: 5 July – 22 July 2020
Exhibition statement
20/20, the title of this year’s exhibition, is both optimistic and forward looking. We present this name following a tumultuous twelve months in Hong Kong in which we encountered social unrest and then a pandemic. As individuals, these events affected us both emotionally
and physically, and as artists affected our work, either consciously or subconsciously.
Events will always evolve, and the human spirit will innovate and make change in response. These are precisely the key attributes of art, and they underline the role that art and artists play in the community. In a world beset with uncertainties, to make a difference to society, artists need to have a clarity of vision and a clear resolve in the pursuit of their calling. This clarity is our interpretation of the term 20/20 and is what we aspire to as artists.
Perpetual motion
The way everything constantly changes over time fascinates the artist.
Greek philosopher Heraclitus (c. 535 – c. 475 BC) was writing and teaching about impermanence and the fundamental changing of objects over time about 2500 years ago. Referring to such changes as flows, he stated, πάντα ῥεῖ (everything flows).
Drawing on these ideas of change and flows and relating them to the potter, Geoffrey explores the way clay changes over time – both physically and chemically during the making process. The soft clay is transformed through rotation, physical manipulation, water evaporation, and finally, intense heat that causes thermochemical changes.
But change does not stop there. A dialogue exists between objects, between object and environment, and between viewer and object. By repositioning the individual sculptures, the dialogue changes, heightening or lessening the complexity of the ultimately impermanent relationship.
