
Rearrange, Reconstruct, Reform
Exhibition Period: 26 October – 15 November 2024
Opening Ceremony: 26 October, 4 - 8 P.M. (Saturday)
We create order and chaos in nature.
Pruning plants can be seen as an act of dominance or kindness by humans towards nature, or as an act of destruction. Human beings' desire to control the 'Nature' is based on our perception of 'Beauty', but do we truly understand 'Plants' and do we care the will of the nature?
Alleging ourselves the 'Gardeners', assuming ourselves the masters of the laws of nature, human beings neglect the autonomy of nature, denying its ability to repair and reproduce. Nature's growth has been distorted and its image has been manipulated to fit in human aesthetics. Such manipulation can be interpreted as for the good of the nature, but meanwhile taking advantage of its beauty to restructure and suit one's own aesthetics. Picking the flowers, squeezing out all the finest, and extracting all the essence, the defloration is selfish and greedy.
Yrellag Gallery present “Rearrange, Reconstruct, Reform”, a solo exhibition by Yau Wing Leung Thomas. Dismantling and demolition are taken as a starting point, to redress the nature-to-human relationship and human-to-human relationship. The exhibition opening will be held on Saturday, 26 October 2024 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and will be on view from 26 October 2024 until 15 November 2024. The artist will be present during the opening.
我們在自然中創造秩序,也創造混亂。
修剪植物,可解讀為人類對自然的霸道或善意行為,又可解讀為破壞。人類對「自然」的控制慾,偏執於他們所理解的「美」,但是否真正了解「植物」,在控制當中又是否有順從對方的意願?
我們在世界自詡為「園丁」,以為掌握了自然的規律,卻忽略了自然的自主性,拒絕其修復和繁衍能力。自然的生長狀態被扭曲,形象也被干預,將它們塑造成符合人類審美觀的模樣。在人類的語言中,以上的操控可詮釋為輔助自然的生存,同時也是借用自然之美,重新編排,迎合個人美學。摘下花朵,擠壓最美麗的部分,把可取之物都採盡,自私而貪婪。
Yrellag Gallery呈獻藝術家邱永亮個人展覽《操縱與美(學)》,以拆解和破壞為起點,重新思考自然和人類, 以至人類之間的關係。本展將於 2024 年 10 月 26 日(星期六)下午 4 時至晚上 8 時舉行開幕酒會,屆時藝術家將親臨現場,展期由 2024 年 10 月 26 日至 2024 年 11 月 15 日。