Kum Chi Keung (born 1965, Hongkong)
Transforming common objects into artworks, Kum Chi Keung articulates the dynamics
of urban lifestyle. The artist continues the traditional practice of birdcage-making and expands the creative
possibilities of the common birdcage by varying its size, design, use of
material and placement. He uses them as a
metaphor for how technology has impacted nature.
The installations match perfectly with the museum's architecture
"Gene-Starfruit", 2011 - made of Bamboo
"Labor", 2013 - Bamboo with figurines
3,10 m high!
"Propaganda of Reddish-Gene", 2012 - Bamboo with figurines and feathers
The artist reflects on the
contradictions of Hong Kong people and their daily lives through the
little figures flying inside the apple-shaped cage.
I took a photo of the shadow of the "Floating cloud", 2012
Bamboo with figurines
this is my favourite.
"Sweet", 2012 - Bamboo with peaches
75 x 48 x 48 cm
Instead of birds,
bleached and shrunken fruits are placed inside the birdcages
to
represent our changing attitudes to the food we are consuming.
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Yuan Yuan (born 1984 in Beijing) is a painter who works with the very personal themes of friendship, nostalgia and fantasy.
"Visionary hope" - made of propylene, acrylic and wood
3 x 3 metres
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