Axel Vervoordt Gallery is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition of Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich at its Hong Kong space. This new group of 12 works reflects Cambodia’s current societal conditions and history while paying homage to nature, expressed through wall reliefs and glass sculptures. The wall relief works recall corrugated roofs, using recycled aluminium and found rice pots, showcasing the everyday cityscape of the country, while a hanging sculpture resembles lungs, crafted from glass, bamboo strips, and copper, embracing the possibilities of materials. Pich’s works explore materiality and become a confluence point through his labour-intensive creative process. Furthermore, an artist talk moderated by John Tain is scheduled for 27 March 2025 (Thursday) from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Sopheap Pich (b. 1971, Battambang, Cambodia) is one of the most celebrated contemporary artists in Southeast Asia. Pich is known for creating timeless, minimalist sculptures and wall reliefs using regionally ubiquitous materials such as bamboo, rattan, and aluminium. "Materials hold infinite possibilities," Pich says, placing absolute trust in the power of materiality to convey social and political histories, collective traumas, or personal memories that Cambodians experienced during the radical era under the Khmer Rouge. Through his painstaking and labor-intensive process, Pich’s artistic practice serves as a fundamental act of connecting the past, present, and future.

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