CORPORAL DREAM – curatorial
“The body seals and conceals a hidden language, and language forms a glorious body” [1]
I was very much impressed by the images of fragile wings in two of Lie Fhung’s exhibitions, spread across 2005 –2008 in two different venues in Jakarta. In the exhibition of “flight” (CP Artspace, Jakarta, 2005), the partially-glazed, tiny porcelain wings appeared as if in mid-flight. Before the dark background, these objects resembled a constellation of silent stars or twinkling fireflies that slowly moved away from sight.
Some of the times, the objects seemed to find themselves unlucky, “lost” in empty bottles that were hung upside-down, seemingly falling downward and swaying from the ceiling of the exhibition space. The wings were caught in spiraling steel wires that created an impression of complexity or distortion. The strong steel ties carried us downward to earth while the blackened background brought us to an unlimited horizon of adventure. Did the coupled wings represent the eternal soul of lovers?
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Lie Fhung: Corporal Dream
A solo show by Lie Fhung (an Indonesian artist currently living in Hong Kong) featuring her latest mixed-media works
Curated by Hendro Wiyanto:
Start Time: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:00pm
End Time: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8:00pm
Location: SIGIarts Gallery
Address: Jl. Mahakam I No. 11, Blok M (seberang Grand Mahakam Hotel) Jakarta, Indonesia