Exhibition 16 May - 12 June 2025

This costume work, The Mourning, marks the commencement of my creative journey in a series titled The Fire Surround. Over two years, I meticulously altered a century-old Edwardian coat from England for a theatrical fantasy, in response to the reality of the atrocities unfolding in the world. I sewed on exquisite and textured handmade embellishments. These include papier-mâché flowers, old pottery shards, glass beads and silk remnants saved from Victorian jackets and parasols. Both sleeves are decorated with ink-paper garlands inspired by the empty pots I observed in famine-stricken conflict zones. The coat’s back features a Victorian cotton nightdress for a child strategically placed as a poignant reminder of the responsibility we bear in shaping the child’s future. Transforming this coat and working with fragile materials during the meditative crafting process allows me to empathise with the collective grief and connect with others on a deeper level fostering a sense of shared humanity. On the side it features a self-portrait of me wearing the mourning coat. This symbolises human perseverance. I gaze upwards, experiencing a moment of transition or elevation.

This exhibition was self-organised, curated and presented in an unoccupied shop on Caine Road, Mid Levels in Hong Kong.

《哀。渡》一作標誌著我名為《圍爐》系列創作旅程的啟程。在戲劇性的幻想下我在一件從百年歷史英國愛德華時代的長袍上花了兩年多的時間密密地進行改造，縫製了精緻而富有質感的全手工裝飾，以回應世界上暴行正在發生的現實。這些裝飾包括紙漿花、舊陶器碎片，以及從維多利亞時代絲綢外套和陽傘上保存下來的布碎和玻璃珠。兩隻袖子上都裝飾著水墨紙串，靈感來自遭受飢荒的衝突地區照片上的空鍋。長袍背面巧妙地縫上了一件維多利亞時代的兒童睡袍，似在提醒我們肩負著塑造未來世代的責任。透過冥想式的創作過程，與脆弱的材料打交道，彷佛讓我能夠感同身受地體會到集體的哀傷，並建立更深層次的聯繫，培養共享的人性。而旁邊的肖像攝影作品寓意著堅韌的精神，我抬頭仰望，彷彿正經歷著轉變及昇華。

展覽在香港半山堅道的一間空置店舖內由藝術家策展自資舉辦。