Show by young Hong Kong artists is one you can really get your teeth into
Eight artists in their 20s are showing mostly visual art and installations at the Art Experience Gallery’s third edition of First Smash Art Projects
What’s on the mind of young Hong Kong artists today? Art Experience Gallery’s third edition of its First Smash Art Project might offer some answers. “HK New Generation Arts Force” features works – mostly paintings and installations – by eight artists in their 20s.
Fion Ko Hiu-har, manager of the gallery in Tsuen Wan, says the artists stand out for their ingenuity, unique expression and “fine execution of chosen media”.
Although the group show does not have a particular theme, she believes the title speaks for itself. “I want to discover new voices from the new generation of artists,” says the 38-year-old. “I think it’s important that young people’s voices be heard and we should pay attention to what they have to say.”
In his installation Let Me Sleep, Au Yeung-chun has placed clamps on small handmade pillows. Each clamp holds two teeth made of metal, one a primary (or baby) tooth and the other a permanent tooth.
“Looking back, the only thing I remember is the time when my primary teeth were replaced with permanent teeth in 1997,” says Au, 25. “Those memories are very clear; how my father used pliers to pull my teeth out and how badly it hurt. For a six-year-old child, it was a painful experience.”
