For an artist as active as Luke Ching Chin-wai, it is almost inconceivable to have gone without a solo exhibition since 2007's "Two in One" at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre.
Ching's vision in merging his social awareness with a touch of whimsy has made him one of the most highly regarded conceptual artists in the city. This subtly subversive exhibition at Gallery Exit should offer a reminder of his pedigree inside the white space.
Comprising a strong line-up of new and recent pieces that encompasses his usual formats of video, photography and mixed-media sculpture, the 21 works on display range from the drily political to the poetic and existential, with enlightening discoveries of the quirks of reality scattered in between.
Ching has given the show two titles: while "Screensaver", in English, hints at the hypnotic effect of repetition; "The Truman Show", in Chinese - a reference to the Jim Carrey film - highlights the possibilities of seeing through the illusion formed by predefined patterns.