Issac Cordal

Under the impact of the epidemic, we are all more or less accustomed to living in the confines of our homes and have experienced overwhelming isolation from the outside world. Entitled ‘Shelter’, Spanish artist Issac Cordal has created a series of sculptures of middle-aged, bald men with depressed, wooden expressions and heavy behaviors that people can easily relate to.

疫情衝擊下，我們或多或少都在疫情衝擊下習慣了這種困於家中的封閉生活，經歷過與外界隔離的手足無措。 西班牙藝術家Issac Cordal通過一系列以「Shelter」為題的微型雕塑作品，將人們能夠較易共情的苦悶愁緒寄託在表情沮喪、木訥，舉止畏縮沉重的中年禿頭男子雕塑中。

Abby Lee Yan-yee

李欣儀

The pandemic has introduced a loneliness epidemic to many countries of the world – and the crowded but glamorous city of Hong Kong has not escaped the ravages of Covid-19. In her “Study of Spaces and System” series, Hong Kong artist Abby Lee depicts a residential building in which dwellers are either deep in contemplation or wandering around in their own living spaces, separated by blocks of colour and cement, evoking a sense of alienation and of being imprisoned, trapped by their own paranoia, revealing a sense of disconnection felt while under the strict confinement of lockdown. However, each of these seemingly independent living spaces all have water pipes running through each block, hinting of a subtle connection between residents and their isolation estrangement.

Covid-19給世界帶來了一種名為孤獨感的流行病。擁擠但迷人的香港當然沒有倖免於這場疫症的肆虐。香港藝術家李欣儀在「Study of Spaces and System」系列中，描繪了一棟大樓的居民。他們被色彩和水泥塊隔開，在自己的生活空間中沉思或是在來回踱步。畫面喚起一種被囚禁的感覺以及疏離感，表現出因疫情隔離下所感到的脫節感。然而，這看似獨立的生活空間中，有一條貫穿每個單位的水管，暗示著鄰居之間微妙的聯繫。

Chui Pui-Chee

徐沛之

It is a playful collection from Dr Chui. Both artworks depict the social gathering restrictions in the context of Hong Kong. Although these little ants are gathering together in the same space, however, if we take a close look at it, they are in a group of four – a picture of reality, the resignation in life.

徐沛之的畫作「陋屋之友」系列充滿玩味，編號29與31的畫作之題均為限聚令。小小的螞蟻都一一聚在一起，但仔細一看，僅限四人一聚。這正是現實的寫照，生活的無奈。

Barbara Licha

As humans, we are connected to each other. We do belong to diverse groups, and form communities. The sculpture “Tenants” address global issues broadly related to cultural, social, political and economic values. As people, we are residents of cities, village’s buildings or houses to share lives with others, but at the same time, allow ourselves a personal space to accommodate our character. Cubic, where the artist has placed figures expresses our private space.

作為人類，我們相互連結。我們屬於不同的群體，形成不同的社區。雕塑作品「居住者」探討了與文化、社會和經濟價值廣泛相關的全球問題。作為人，我們是不同城市、村莊或房屋的居民，與他人分享生活，但同時，我們希望能夠擁有個人空間來安放我們的性格。藝術家把人物放置於立方體中，表達我們的私人空間。

Yu Kam-faat
余錦發

Stephen Wong
黃進曦

Taking inspiration from an accidental act of placing the model of the Thinker onto the Time Machine of Doraemon, Stephen Wong starts his playful exploration between the “useless” trinkets and landscape-printed objects at home. Under the current situation that we cannot physically travel all over the world, these unexpected combinations of objects demonstrate creativity painted on the spaceless canvas, allowing us to fantasize about traveling at home. 

受將沉思者模型放在叮噹時光機的一次意外行為的靈感啟發，黃進曦開始了他對家中「無用」的小擺件與印有不同景觀的物件之間的趣味探索。在無法親身外出旅行的當下，這些意想不到的物件組合在空間無盡的畫布上發揮出別樣的創意，讓人居於家中也可幻想暢遊四方。

Janaina Mello Landini

Ciclotrama is an invented word by Janaina Mello Landini as a name for the project that she has been developing since 2010. Working with thread and rope, she creates installations in situ, occupying space in immersive and unexpected fashion. The artist’s main idea is to create a physical experience of tension, portraying imaginary networks that define spaces and retell narratives.

The social cartography of individual networks shows the infinite interconnectedness and interdependence of personal trajectories throughout a system, society, and the world as a whole. The movement of bodies (ropes) and the relationship between rhythm and time are also fundamental aspects of these series. The unwoven strands seem to be reminiscent of the roots of plants, the circulatory systems of bodies and the nerve endings of neurons.

Ciclotrama是Janaina Mello Landini發明的一個詞，作為她自2010年以來一直在創作的項目的名稱。她使用線和繩索，在原地創造裝置，以沉浸式和意想不到的方式佔據空間。藝術家的主要想法是創造一種緊張的物理體驗，描繪出定義空間和重述敘事的想像網絡。

個人網絡的社會製圖展現了整個系統、社會和整個世界的個人軌蹟的無限的相互聯繫和相互依賴。身體（繩索）的運動和節奏與時間的關係也是這些系列作品的基本方面。未編織的繩索似乎讓人聯想到植物的根部、身體的循環系統和神經元的神經末梢。

Du Jian-Min
杜建旻