The Land of Ours

Duration:

8/8/2020 – 17/10/2020

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Sunday 12:00nn-7:00pm (Closed on Mondays and public holidays)

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Location:

L205, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei

Community Cultural Development Center - Tactile Art Space

Curator: Xiaoxing

This is the second exhibition in CCCD Tactile Art Space. Last time we created a dark space, hoping to reduce the hegemony of vision as much as possible and focus on the sense of touch. This time we tried to use a bright exhibition hall to explore another topic of tactile art: materials.

At the workshop gathering, Xiao Xing led a workshop on creating with cloth tape (commonly known as: taping). Visually impaired participants all thought that cloth tape was very suitable and convenient for them to create. Not only can cloth tape replace paint to densely lay out a smooth surface, but it can also use its hardness to directly create three-dimensional or sculpture works. The biggest feature of cloth tape is its woven surface, which can be easily and neatly torn by hand. It can be torn into different lengths and thicknesses without scissors. It is also waterproof, heat-resistant, highly sticky, and leaves no marks after tearing. This kind of tape is often used in stage production, film and photography industries, etc., to stabilize various wires and objects on the scene. Cloth tape is generally regarded as a tool and rarely appears in artworks in the past.

In this exhibition, we have specially transformed the materials that were originally tools into tactile artworks, inviting artists to use cloth tape to stick out their own "self". And these different "I" will form a "land" that belongs to "us" here.

Curator Profile:

Xiao Xing is a visually impaired person. Xiao Xing has a strong interest in various arts, including text creation, tactile art, storytelling, theater and music. Xiao Xing has participated in performances and exhibitions in the past, including: the 10th Macau City Fringe Festival (2010); "Hearing and Unhearing: Sharing Session and Works Exhibition" and "Hong Kong Arts with the Disabled Association" (2015-2016); his paper art work "First Love" won the "Art Without Borders: New Artists with the Disabled Exhibition 2012" (Youth Group Excellence Award).

**We will provide disinfectants and recommend visitors to clean their hands before and after touching the exhibits to ensure that everyone can enjoy the tactile journey with peace of mind!