In 2019, a five-starred flag is dropped in the sea and left to drift.
In 1974, gunboats patrol the border waters; Someone at night, in the water, swimming to Hong Kong.
In 2017, mother whispers her story of a refugee fleeing to Hong Kong in a certain year.
In her old house, the hidden traces in the collages she made in the photo albums. “After the thunderstorm” is written on a storybook inside her rusted box.
This is the second Hidden Space Award exhibition, supporting an outstanding artist graduating from the RMIT University and Hong Kong Art School BAFA programme.
14-29 March 2020 Opening: Saturday 5-8pm, 14 March 2020 Hours: Friday to Sunday, 1-6pm
Hidden Space, Unit 6, 16/F, Block A, Wah Tat Industrial Centre, 8-10 Wah Sing Street, Kwai Hing, Hong Kong
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TANG Kwong San (HK) was born in China and now lives in Hong Kong. He received his BAFA from RMIT University, Australia, in 2019. His practice combines photographs, drawings, objects and video that trace intergenerational family memories and social history. Through reorganising and reinterpreting old belongings, family photo albums and documents in a range of media, Tang explores the subtle, intricate and complex connections between longing, loss and belonging.
In his graduating year, Tang’s artwork was selected for several exhibitions showcasing the best of emerging artists in Hong Kong and the region, including Fresh Trend 2019, Hong Kong City Hall, and Long to Belong at Contemporary by Angela Li. In 2020, as well as his Hidden Space Award solo exhibition, his collaborative work with Yuen Nga Chi will be shown at Tai Kwun in the WMA Masters photography exhibition Light.
渡來踱去 鄧廣燊個人展
2019年，五星旗被民眾拋下，在海漂浮。
1974年，兩地邊境有槍瞄向海面，水裡頭有鯊魚，人們在夜間漂游，賠了命也渴望到香港。
2017年， 母親耳語間，憶述某年游水偷渡來港的經歷。
她在祖屋隱藏的痕跡，拼湊照片簿； 生銹盒子中的故事集，寫著「雷雨過後」。
Hidden Space呈獻鄧廣燊（香港）個人展《渡來踱去》，是Hidden Space Award的成果分享。Hidden Space Award主要選拔一名優秀的藝術學士學位畢業生，給予舉辦個人展覽的機會，希望鼓勵得獎者能堅持創作。
開幕：3月14日(星期六)下午5時至8時 2020年3月14日至29日 開放時間：星期五至日 下午1時至6時 地址：Hidden Space 香港葵涌華星街8-10號華達工業中心A座16樓06室
