We regard (the territory within) Hong Kong as local. In theory, Hong Kong is unique and special in all different ways. Since mid 2020, the term ‘local’ brings us a bit of awkward and regretful feeling. After the wave of globalization cools down, which place does not focus more on localization? Some may understand ‘local,’ with a more concrete sense, in terms of a place’s geography, administrative boundary and population. Some may understand it, with a more abstract sense, in terms of the ideology, history, culture and national identity of a group of people.

In the current exhibition, young artist Wenda YIU, uses an extremely local way to explain what ‘micro- local’ means to her. Her artistic maps and anthropomorphic illustrations of the ‘micro-local’ Hong Kong incorporate her reinterpretations of the names of different Hong Kong places, ancient and contemporary maps, historical stories, oral histories, mythical stories and even local stories widespread online.

Venue address: 3/F, 222 Sai Yeung Choi St South, Prince Edward, Kowloon,