介紹
亞洲動力 創意澎湃．藝術無疆界
亞洲動力是一個史無前例的當代澳洲藝術展，匯聚澳洲最大膽創新的亞裔藝術家。 是次國際巡迴舉行的展覽，呈獻一系列精彩的錄像、攝影、雕塑和裝置藝術。香港 為巡迴展覽的第七站。
亞洲動力的一大特色，是加入巡迴展覽城市的本地藝術家，體現創意交流這重要概 念。在香港舉行的展覽網羅了十位來自四個不同民族背景的本地及澳洲亞裔藝術家 的作品。
亞洲動力代表著一條文化交流的高速公路，讓藝術創作先驅走向一個無分疆域的世 界。他們踏上奇妙的創作旅程，開拓嶄新的藝術領域、探索多采多姿亞洲藝術形 式、及其與當代澳洲文化所併發出的火花。
亞洲動力由澳洲駐香港總領事館及位於悉尼之亞洲-澳洲藝術中心合辦，把澳洲定 位為跨文化對話促進者。展覽由亞洲-澳洲藝術中心前總監皇甫秉惠及香港 Para/Site 藝術空間助理策展李綺敏統籌。
Introduction
Asian Traffic A superhighway across borders Asian Traffic is an unprecedented contemporary Australian art exhibition featuring the most innovative and daring Asian artists from Australia. The international touring exhibition presents an exciting array of video, photography, sculpture and installation works. Hong Kong is the show’s seventh venue. A dynamic component of Asian Traffic is the inclusion of local artists from the exhibiting city – a vital concept for the exchange of creative ideas. The exhibition in Hong Kong stages the stunning works of ten local and Australian-Asian artists from four ethnic backgrounds. Asian Traffic represents a cultural superhighway taking pioneering artists to a world without boundaries. They embark on a journey to explore new ground, mapping out the diverse nature of Asian art forms and its intersection with contemporary Australian culture. Asian Traffic is co-presented by the Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong and the Asia-Australia Arts Centre in Sydney. It positions Australia as an instigator of cross-cultural dialogue. The exhibition is co-curated by Binghui Huangfu, former Director of the Asia-Australia Arts Centre and Christina Li, Assistant Curator of Para/Site Art Space in Hong Kong.
展品介紹 Owen Leong Second Skin, 數碼錄像, 2004 AUTOevacuation, 數碼錄像, 2005 Owen Leong 的跨領域藝術創作觸及混合的種族與性別身份問題。他的雕塑、攝影 及裝置藝術受到從科幻電影、酷兒理論(queer theory)到亞洲身份交易者等不同方 面的影響。Leong 畢業於新南威爾斯大學，於 2002 年以一級榮譽取得藝術學士學 位。這位澳洲華裔藝術家目前以悉尼為基地。
Sangeeta Sandrasegar I’m Half Sick of Shadows, 剪紙、閃光、玻璃珠, 2004 Sangeeta Sandrasegar 精細靈巧的剪紙作品，把不同文化有關性愛的神話傳說娓 娓道來。Sandrasegar 巧妙地從日本的枕邊禁書和印度《愛經》(kama sutra) 擷 取靈感，創作她的剪紙故事。Sandrasegar 在布里斯本出生，現居於墨爾本。 2004 年，她獲選參與悉尼當代藝術博物館的 Primavera 展覽會。 Renee So The Palace Walls Are Strewn With Tapestries, 針織羊毛、塑膠彩, 裝置藝術, 2004 Renee So 以其雕塑式針織作品，繼續開發針織的創作可能性。她利用十七及十八 世紀「中國熱」(Chinoiserie) 的設計傳統，探討亞洲以外地區的人們對亞洲和中 國的觀感和想像。Renee So 生於香港，在澳洲長大，作品反映她對複雜的澳洲亞 裔身份的探索。她於 1997 年取得 RMIT University 美術學士學位。
Mahmoud Yekta Uncommon Sense, 錄像裝置, 2004 Mahmoud Yekta 相信人文主義的真正崩潰造成一個空間，當中的事物、觀念、感 覺和情緒將得到全新的意義。他的作品嘗試探討投入這空間的必要性。Yekta 是一 位勞動者、作家和電影製作人。擁有一副中東面孔的他於 1988 年來到澳洲。他的 電影曾在德國、西班牙和土耳其上映。
Koky Saly Look The Other Way, Lambda Print, 2004 在一個以性掛帥的文化裡，難怪在同志圈子中外觀是人最重要的本錢。Look the Other Way 以同志圈子對性的著迷作為焦點，並探討這迷思如何造就出一個基於種 族的性階級系統。Koky Saly 是位年青澳洲藝術家，亦是墨爾本 Lacuna Artist Run Space 創辦人之一。
梁美萍
Cherubic Island, 裝置藝術: 畫上圖畫的餐巾及錄音, 2004 梁美萍製作了一段一分鐘的錄音，主角是由西方父母收養的失明中國女孩。女孩的 最大興趣是亞洲其他地區的麥當勞，於是梁氏開始在麥當勞收集曾被用過、並由移 民孩子塗鴉的餐巾。梁美萍在香港出生，2003 年被 ARTAsiaPacific 譽為「當代最 重要亞洲藝術家」(“Leading Contemporary Asian Artist”)。
關尚智
凱旋門, 數碼合成照片能達輸出燈片，燈箱, 2005 凱旋門：Flâneur 浪跡天涯獨立屋，開放式洋房，面積 2,970 平方厘米。只為尊貴的 您獨個享有，可摺疊式設計方便隨身攜帶，跟您遨遊世界，與星月和蒼穹為伴，加 上選擇繁多的花園和公共泳池，絕對是最高質素的最高享受，或許，您的界限只會 是地平線上的天空…關尚智於 2003 年畢業於香港中文大學藝術系，2004 年起成為 上班族於中環上班。
黃頌恩
系列名稱: 對唱: 香港日常食品 香港聲譜系列：維他奶荳奶樽裝 維他奶荳奶樽裝樽蓋，膠貼，聲音 2006 黃頌恩將香港日常飲品及食品的包裝上的資料編成聲音文本。快餐和汽水已成為香 港市民生活節奏的一部份。這系列聲音文本正正反映香港人的日常生活節奏。黃頌 恩於2005年 獲芝加哥藝術學院藝術碩士學位。去年夏天獲頒發Hayward Prize 前往 奧地利薩爾茲堡國際夏季學院跟艾未未等藝術家一同學習。
白雙全
熟悉的數字，陌生的電話, 相片，錄音，2005 白雙全從事混合媒介及繪畫創作，以視覺藝術方式捕捉人與人、人與自然之間的感 通。在作品《熟悉的數字，陌生的電話》中，他在巴士站看見一串數字：91, 91M, 92, 96R，之後打了一個電話：9191-9296。白雙全 1977 年出生，他是星期日明報 《單身看》專欄創作人，曾得獎項：澳門藝術博物館舉辦「以身觀身─中國行爲藝 術文獻展」(2005)海外交流獎。
Art descriptions Owen Leong Second Skin, Digital video, 2004 AUTOevacuation, Digital video, 2005 Owen Leong’s interdisciplinary art practice critically engages with issues of hybrid racial and gender identities. His sculptural, photographic and installation works encompass a diverse range of influences, from science fiction films, queer theory to Asian identity traders. A graduate of the University of New South Wales, Leong completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts with First Class Honours in 2002. The Australian-Chinese artist is based in Sydney.
Sangeeta Sandrasegar I’m Half Sick of Shadows, Paper cut-out panels, glitter, glass beads, 2004 Sangeeta Sandrasegar’s intricate works cut from paper elaborate mythic tales of erotic play and adventure. Gently negotiating erotica in diverse cultures Sandrasegar draws upon material ranging from Japanese pillowbooks to the Indian kama sutra to create fragile shadow-land stories. Sandrasegar was born in Brisbane and currently lives in Melbourne. In 2004, she was selected to participate in Primavera at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Renee So The Palace Walls Are Strewn With Tapestries, Knitted wool, acrylic paint, installation, 2004 Renee So’s sculptural knitted works continue her exploration of the creative possibility of knitting. Using the 17th and 18th century design tradition of Chinoiserie, So explores the ways in which Asia and China have been perceived and imagined from beyond Asia. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Australia, So explores the complex Australian-Asian identity. She graduated as a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the RMIT University in 1997.
Mahmoud Yekta Uncommon Sense, Video installation, 2004 Mahmoud Yekta believes a genuine collapse of humanist structures creates a void where things, ideas, sensations and emotions will begin to take on racially new meanings. His work tries to argue the necessity of plunging into this void. Yekta is a labourer, writer and filmmaker of Middle-Eastern appearance who arrived in Australia in 1988. His films have been screened internationally in Germany, Spain and Turkey.
Koky Saly Look The Other Way, Lambda Print, 2004 In a culture that is defined by sexuality it is not surprising that in the gay community the most important commodity is the way you look. Look the Other Way focuses on the gay community’s obsession with sex and how this cultivated a sexual class system based on race. Koky Saly is a young Australian artist who co-founded the Lacuna Artist Run Space, Melbourne. Leung Mee Ping Cherubic Island, Installation: Napkins with drawings and audio record, 2004 Leung Mee Ping made a one-minute recording of a Chinese blind girl adopted by western parents. The girl’s primary interests were about McDonalds in other parts of Asia. Then Leung began collecting used napkins at McDonalds with graffiti by immigrant children. Born in Hong Kong, Leung was named the “Leading Contemporary Asian Artist” by ARTAsiaPacific in 2003. Kwan Sheung Chi The Arch, Digital collage photography lambda output on film, light box, 2005 “The Arch: Flaneur the vagrant’s home. Open-style house, 2,920 square centimetres. Built only for your serenity. Easy-to-carry, foldable design makes it your perfect company to travel around the world with stars and the moon. Perhaps only the sky above the horizon can limit you.” Hong Kong-born Kwan Sheung-shi graduated from the Fine Arts Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2004, he became a nine-to-fiver in Central.
Magdalen Wong Series Title: DUETS: HK Diets Hong Kong Sound Score Series: Vitasoy original Vitasoy original flavour bottle cap, vinyl, sound 2006 Food products symbolic of Hong Kong are translated into sound narratives, employing their packaging and design as the score. This project examines the daily fast food rhythm through the characteristics of food products reminiscient of Hong Kong. Magdalen Wong obtained a Master of Fine Arts in 2005 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was granted the Hayward Prize to attend the Salzburg Summer Academy, and studied with artists including Ai Wei Wei. Pak Sheung Chuen Familiar numbers, unknown telephone, Photos, sound record, 2005 Pak Sheung Chuen is a multimedia artist and painter who traces communion between people, and between humans and nature. He saw a chain of numbers at a bus stop: 91, 91M, 92, 96R. Then he made a call: 9191 9296. Born in 1977, the Hong Kong artist is a visual art columnist for Ming Pao Daily. He won the Overseas Exchange Prize of the “Inward Gazes-Documentaries of Chinese Performance Arts� in 2005 from the Macao Museum of Art.