To draw Para Site’s first 25 years to a close as we look ahead to the next, Para Site presents‘Noble Rot’, a two-part exhibition of all new commissions by the 18 artists participating inthe inaugural edition of 2046 Fermentation + Fellowships. The artists are invited to revisitPara Site’s founding ethos of deep play and experimentation—taking a big leap of faith, together.
At its core, ‘Noble Rot’ is a pipe dream: an impractical unfolding of what it means to makespace for a felix culpa. Rapid-fire series of unfortunate events spell disaster anddisenchantment as a matter of course, but there may still be ways for us to make room forhappy accidents and secret pleasures. In viniculture, exceptional if not unsettling flavoursof decay may reveal themselves at select moments in ‘noble rot’, a paradoxical andmeticulous yielding of unusually concentrated and refined sweet wines from ripenedgrapes that have been compromised by a destructive fungal infestation.
Divided into two exhibition arcs, the exhibiting artists of Part 1 (4 Dec 2021—16 Jan 2022) are: Herman Chan Ho Wang, Natasha Cheung, Chu Hoi Ding, Koel Chu Ka Kiu, Rannie IpKa Man, Florence Lam, Man Ting Vanessa Lam, Hou Lam Tsui, and Wong WinsomeDumalagan;
the exhibiting artists of Part 2 (29 Jan–Feb 20) are: Chung WingShan, Hong Wah, Wing Sze Ng, Michelle Tam Man Ching, Tam Rafael Vun Kwan, IceWong Kei Suet, Wong Pak Hang, Jennifer Yue Yuen Yu, and Yuen Nga Chi.
‘Noble Rot’ is organised by Cusson Cheng, Celia Ho, Kobe Ko, and Ellie Tse.
Gallery address: 22/F, Wing Wah Industrial Building, 677 King's Rd, Quarry Bay