Axel Vervoordt Gallery is pleased to present a large-scale group exhibition, Breath and Crystal, by Shanghai-based curator Dr. Shen Qilan. The exhibition occupies two floors of the Hong Kong gallery and creates a dialogue between five Chinese artists — Chen Yan, Liang Shaoji, Shen Chen, Shi Zhiying, and Zhang Jian-Jun. In line with the gallery’s vision to bridge artistic expressions from the East and West, the exhibition will evolve and travel to the gallery’s European location at Kanaal in Belgium next year with an extended list of artists from the gallery’s international roster.

The exhibition, Breath and Crystal, invites five contemporary Chinese artists to explore the essence of art and life. Each artist presents their understanding of the flow of life through sincere creation. For them, art is both breath and crystal. The exhibition is divided into five rooms, each featuring a distinct theme corresponding to different rhythms of breath, allowing the artists' works to engage in meaningful dialogue. The five themes are: Breath, Seasons, A Day and Eternity, Tides, and Crystal. The breath of the sea is the tide. The breath of time is crystal. Poetry, in German, is Gedicht (the woven object). Creative works are thus Das Gedichtete — crystallised objects.

Opening reception: 3-6pm

Gallery address: 21F, Coda Designer Centre, Wong Chuk Hang