“𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑢𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦, 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑤𝑒𝑏 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛. 𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔-𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟, 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑’𝑠 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠.”
In her work, the moon, points of light and clusters of stars evoke distant memories, reconnecting us with those that have drifted apart.
For this year’s HKOP award recipient, Clara Wan Shin-yee, printmaking is much like the art therapy she practices: it opens a space for contemplation. Through the delicate textures and subtle nuances of light and shadow in intaglio, she slowly explores the sense of loss that follows separation.
This exhibition, “The After”, presents works created during her residency and invites us to trace the connection between imprints and inner emotions, while reflecting on human connection and disconnection.
