A Book Act 2

「有書」第一幕（Act 1）迎來了眾多參觀者，於上星期剛成功落幕，凱倫偉伯畫廊很興奮將在1月21日開展接續的「有書」第二幕（Act 12）。

今次換上另外十位香港藝術家在第二幕（Act 12）展出。雖然有些作品仍以藝術家的書為形式，但其創作實踐卻大不同。這裏將會有剪紙、紡織作品、聲效物件（Sound Object）及擴增實境（Augmented Reality）。

李繼忠的藝術創作通常由研究來驅動，他在本展覽呈獻一個模仿微縮膠片閱讀機運作機制的錄像裝置，引用豪爾赫．路易斯．波赫士（Jorge Luis Borges 1899 – 1986）的見解，視書籍為一物理及隱喻上的迷宮，這亦和應著他曾處理大量檔案庫資料的個人經驗。陳子雯則用布料製作了一個非常有趣的閃示卡圖書給孩子，「F」代表「Fat」肥胖、「I」代表「Incest」亂倫，它審視了各種各樣對女性的標籤。與此同時，歐陽嘉琪以其中一本她最不喜歡的書來創製作品。廣受歡迎的日本漫畫人物哆啦A夢擁有很多法寶，其中一件是「記憶麵包」，歐陽嘉琪夢想她可以藉吃下書本來消化整本書的內容。智海的《How to Read》系列是一組描繪了可能或不可能裝訂方式的畫作，這些裝訂方式或支配或開啟了閱讀的途徑。Go Hung製作了一本試圖探索廣告商如何操弄消費者的著色簿。倫裕智的擴增實境動畫，則以其標誌性的瘋狂與搞笑方式來檢視中國諺語「書中自有黃金屋」。

As the first phase of ‘A Book Act’ is drawing to a close, Karin Weber Gallery is excited to announce ‘A Book Act 2’ opening on 21st January 2023.

Where Act 1 featured mechanical installations, prints, and paintings, Act 2 focuses on a broader interpretation of the book theme through sound installations, augmented reality and three-dimensional objects.

Lee Kai Chung, whose art practice is mostly research driven, presents a video installation which resembles the mechanism of a microfilm reader. For Lee, a book is a physical and metaphorical labyrinth, which echoes his personal experience of dealing with dozens of archives. IV Chan has created a challenging flashcard book, allegedly for children, which explores female stereotyping. Kate Ouyang has developed a work using one of her least favourite books, fused with the ‘memory bread’ gadget owed by the popular manga character Doraemon. The How to Read Series by Chihoi is a set of drawings of possible or impossible ways of bookbinding, which dictate or open up different ways of reading. Go Hung’s contribution is a colouring book, trying to illustrate different ways in which advertisers manipulate consumers. An augmented reality animation by Eugene Lun engages with the Chinese proverb “a book holds a house of gold” in his signature offbeat, humorous style.

Books capture and ignite the imagination of their creator and their readers. ‘A Book Act,’ with its distinct Acts 1 and 2, celebrates books finding new expressions as art forms in their own right.