Since that day, the images in head and the things that come across have started flowing slowly. They exist within similar colour tone; while there is no sign of dramatic change, the process of self-decomposition is proceeding harmoniously. As things scatter and drift amid voices of serenity, their appearance has also become ambiguous and uncertain. Within the chasm between abstraction and figuration, fine cracks appear, revealing fragments. Such decomposition might have resulted from the resonance of the inside and outside, while one cannot predict its final appearance, its transformation process has left behind a trail of ambivalence.
Artist Halley Cheng depicts fragments of an era into his paintings. Each day, we are bombarded with fragmented information, and our lives have been turned upside down by the pandemic, which in turn highlights the importance of individuality. The physical and emotional world in which we live is like a composite created by integrating countless fractures. In Halley's acrylic paintings, he uses the medium's relatively rigid characteristics to create ambiguous forms with multicolored layers, while embracing the aesthetics of postmodernism.
Opening Ceremony: 14/7 4:00-7:00pm
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