Tse Chun Sing's solo exhibition ‘Foolproof plants’ will be held from 15 February to 9 March 2025 at HART Haus, Kennedy Town Art Space. The exhibition consists of a series of kinetic works and video installations, in which virtual images and imaginary plants are assembled to form a completely artificial garden. The artist observes the relationship between himself and the plants with his creations, and uses the electronic plants to look back on his own state of being, thus unpacking the tension and disparity between his desire for control, his sense of security, and his sense of powerlessness.

When the artist looks back on his past planting experiences, most of them ended up in vain, the labour, patience and emotions invested in the process failed to yield the desired returns, but instead brought feelings of frustration and exhaustion. In recent years, there have been changes in the external environment and the artist's personal state of life, which are partly active choices and partly passive acceptance. These experiences have helped him to better understand his discomfort with the changes in his surroundings, as well as the tension between ‘attempt to control’ and ‘uncontrollable’.

The exhibition presents the artist's creation of a fully-controlled gardenscape, in which the repetitive play of the blossoming of Epiphyllum oxypetalum, time of flowering is no longer a flash in the pan. You are cordially invited to come and see the man-made paradise built by the artist.

Opening: 15/2/2025, 6pm

Venue address: G/F, Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield, Kennedy Town