Some Rooms
Osage Kwun Tong
Ends May 24
Part of an annual series of shows mounted by Osage, Some Rooms is themed around dialogue and exchange between artist and curator. It's also a conversation between artist and viewer, as many of the works pose questions about the relationship of reality to representation.
But that's where the similarities end: the artists hail from half a dozen countries around the region, and their subject matter is diverse.
Tintin Wulia's Lure comprises a trail of handmade miniature passports that leads to a claw vending machine in which the prizes are life-size passports. It's understated in its cleverness, raising questions about the arbitrary barriers to freedom of movement erected by officialdom and the role of luck in determining where one has the right to reside. And, as the trail of passports bisects the gallery, it even hints at restricting the viewer's movement.