Know Your Hong Kong Artists: Leung Chi-wo and Sara Wong
Founders of Para Site, the city’s first artist-led art space, husband-and-wife duo Leung Chi-wo and Sara Wong are veterans of the local scene. Their latest collaborative work is “Museum of the Lost,” a five-year project in which they research and re-enact archival photographs.
Leung Chi-wo: In 1997, I started sharing a studio between four people on Au Pui Wan Street [in Fo Tan]. I had just finished my MFA at the time, and it was convenient to buy materials around the area. We founded Para Site around then.
I’m not the type of person who likes to sit around and imagine things. It’s all
about research.
Sara Wong: Over time, my work’s focus has remained on the idea of space. My early works address the city, Hong Kong’s urban setting, and so on. I also do a lot of urban design and landscape architecture.
LC: Art is not just a way to express your thoughts. It’s more of a way to explore different issues and how you react to certain attitudes.
We’ve known each other for a very, very, very long time [laughs]. Ever since our undergrad. A couple of decades, I’d say. We’ve been married for over 10 years.
SW: We don’t really collaborate that much, but the projects last for a very long time. The largest one was our “City Cookie” project.
