"No man is an island entire of itself; … And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." (17th century English poet John Donne)

Uneven pavements are ubiquitous in the city: bricks were dug out and potholes hastily filled. Homogeneous streets resemble the surface of a soap bubble—iridescent yet vulnerable. Chan Yi Ting’s first solo exhibition “Asphalt Island” showcases a series of screenprints she recently created. The artist uses photography to capture traces of protests on streets, and subsequently prints the images layer by layer in soft, pastel tones, conjuring dreamlike scenes based on reality. Through constantly experimenting with different colours and fine-tuning the images, she revisits and reconsiders moments she documented again and again. Slowly and invisibly, the weight of images wears away the emotions she has suppressed for far too long.

Venue address: S510, Block A, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central