29.8 - 22.9.2007
4-5/F Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre
“To be, or not to be: that is the question.”
You might ask, what has Hamlet’s famous soliloquy got to do with a fine art graduation show?
As the 7th cohort of graduates from the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) program, we all have different skills and specialties, just as we have different dreams and pursuits. But it was the love of art that brought us together to study Fine Art 3 years ago.
During these 3 years of study, we have learnt a lot that has helped us develop and refine our art practice. Our studies have broadened our views towards aesthetics and even changed our ways of seeing and approaching our work. We now say that Art is so much more than a beautiful painting;a sensational sculpture; a provocative video, or a grandiose installation. The questions and answers about art are much more than “Yes or No”, r “Be or Not”. They are comprised of an accumulation of choices and decisions, substances and attitudes, discourses and experiments, risk taking and determination. Just as Hamlet debates his final action, we, as artists, travel a similar journey to produce an artwork through our practice. This is what we wish to share wth the audience and visitors to this exhibition.
Whilst others dream, many of us wonder about what the future holds for the fine art graduates from this city. However, it is exactly such uncertainty that makes practicing art a meaninful journey. Regardless of what may happen next, we will persist in pursuing our own artistic enquiry, expressing our love of art.
So, let’s move on to the next question then - To be, or must be; To be, or to become; to be, or…
Have a fulfilling journey, everyone!
-Graduation Show Committee 2007
