As a closing exhibition of 2021, Gallery Ascend would like to touch upon the history of our location: Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong.

Neolithic artifacts have been unearthed in a region called Chung Hom Wan, which is not far from Wong Chuk Hang. In 1550, the Hong Kong Village was established in Wong Chuk Hang; it still exists, much diminished in size, as Wong Chuk Hang Kau Wai. A satellite village, Wong Chuk Hang San Wai, was established in the 1860s and 1870s. A satellite village is a geographical term for one or more settlements that have arisen within the outskirts of a larger one. As a new gallery, Ascend is proud to be part of the active art establishments in the south side of Hong Kong, as a new wave just like a satellite village on the outskirt, we prompt to bring in a lot of interesting emerging artists as a refreshment to the scene.

For this group exhibition, we have included 18 different artists from China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, United States, all of us connected even though we are far apart, just like satellites around the earth, and we all aspire to grow together as a new energy.

Gallery address: Room B, 8/F, The Arca, 43 Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang