Pak Sheung
Chuen
Born in 1977 in Fujian, lives and works in Hong Kong
Introduction of Pak's artwork:
Pak Sheung Chuen’s playful work slyly
alters the experience of everyday life. He explores, on the one hand, the
mental and social “space” between everything that is structured, routine, and
stable in our world, and on the other, he investigates coincidence, chance
encounters, the arbitrary, and the imaginative. In so doing, he reveals
artistic moments in everyday life and brings to the fore the interwoven nature
of reality and the imaginary. He prefers to use himself and his writings as a
medium, conceiving his works as actions or subtle manipulations of the regular
course of events. In most cases these performative actions have no audience;
rather, they consist of journeys and self-experiments that engage with ever-changing
environments.
In an earlier work called “Waiting for a
Friend (without Appointment)”, Pak went to the Kowloon Tong MTR station waiting
area and waited until someone he knew walked out. He has also created a large
permanent installation in the New York Public Library. In this project, the
artist folded page twenty-two of every second book in the library. Another work
consisted of a five-day trip to Malaysia, during which he kept his eyes closed
the whole time; he took pictures so he could discover the country after he
returned home. A similar project in Tokyo called “Valley’s Trip” (2007), for
which the artist travelled from southern to northern Tokyo by walking only in
the areas corresponding to the middle folds of his map. For his project “Going
Home” for the Taipei Biennial 2010, Pak looked for people in the museum lobby
who would allow him to accompany them to their homes.
Biography:
Pak Sheung Chuen was born in 1977 in Fujian
(China) and immigrated to Hong Kong in 1984, Pak Sheung Chuen currently lives
and works in Hong Kong. He obtained his B.A. degree in Fine Arts and Theology
from Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2002. One of the most promising
conceptual and performance artists working today, Pak’s practice often deals
with and reflects upon the contradicting absurdness and ordinariness of
everyday life in a poetic and humorous nature, thus creating a critical yet
poignant sentiment for its viewers. His works was published in a local
newspaper Ming Pao almost weekly 2003-07. Pak was awarded the
Overseas Exchange Prize (Chinese Performance Art) by the Macao Museum of Art in
2005 and 2008 respectively, the Lee Hysan Foundation Fellowship by the Asian
Cultural Council in 2006. Pak authored ODD ONE IN: Hong Kong Diary, ODD ONE IN
II: Invisible Travel, and See Walk What on 1 July.
Pak has participated in numerous international
exhibitions, including Taipei Biennial (2010 and 2012),
Biennale Cuvee 10 (2010), 3rd Yokohama Triennial (2008), 3rd Guangzhou
Triennial (2008), China Power Station: Part 2 (2007) and 6th Busan Biennale
(2006). His solo exhibition Page 22 is permanently installed in New York’s 58th
Street Branch Library. His artworks were collected by
Tate Modern Museum, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art etc. He is the core
member of 2nd Floor 5 Sons Studio. He represented Hong Kong in 2009, the 53rd
Venice Biennale. In Almanac 2011, Art Asia Pacific selected Pak as one of 5
Outstanding Artists and Promising Figure for 2011. In 2012, his exhibition Left
& Right, Blue & Sky got the best stand prize in Frieze London. At the
same year, he got the Best Artist Award in the Chinese Contemporary Art Awards
(CCAA) 2012. He got the Best Artist Award in Hong Kong by the HKADC in 2013.
Personal website: www.oneeyeman.com
Email: tozerpak@gmail.com
CV:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/49622862/Portfolio/PakCV2012.xls
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白雙全
1977年福建出生，香港生活及創作
創作簡介
白雙全以帶著戲謔的創作，巧妙地改變了日常生活經驗，他一方面探索介於我們所身處世界中規律和穩定的事物之間的精神與社會「空間」，另一方面檢視著巧合、機遇、多變和想像，藉此揭示在日常生活中的藝術時刻，並帶出了現實與想像交織的本質。他偏好運用自己和書寫作為媒材，將創作視為是行動，或是對事件常規的巧妙介入和操作。在多數情況下，這些表演行動都沒有觀眾，它們是旅程和自我實驗，探討著這個不斷在改變的環境。
在早期作品《等一個朋友》中，他沒有約定任何人，在九龍塘地鐵站等候一個朋友走出來。另一件大型的常設裝置作品則位於紐約公共圖書館：藝術家在圖書館架上每兩本書就抽出一本，並在書中的第二十二頁摺了個小角。還有一件作品則是一趟五天的馬來西亞之旅，在整段旅途中他都閉著眼睛，並用這個狀態拍照，直到回家之後才觀賞，以此認識馬來西亞。另一件類似的作品是在2007年東京的《谷之旅》，藝術家從東京的南方走向北方，但只走地圖中，左右頁折線上指出的路徑。在2010年台北雙年展的《回家計劃》中，白雙全在美術館的大廳尋找願意讓他跟著回家的人。
個人簡介
白雙全1977年生於中國福建，1984年移居香港。2002年畢業於香港中文大學藝術系，副修神學。從事攝影、繪畫及概念藝術創作，作品關於人與人與城市和自然之間的感通。喜歡豐子愷的漫畫，陳百強的歌，喜歡旅行。他的作品多發表於星期日《明報》的專欄(2003-2007)。他曾出版《單身看II：與視覺無關的旅行》、《單身看：香港生活雜記》和《七一孖你遊香港》。2005年及2008年他獲澳門藝術博物館頒發「行為藝術獎」，2006年獲亞洲文化協會頒發「利希慎基金」赴紐約創作一年。
他曾參與「台北雙年展2010」、「Cuvee雙年展2010」、「橫濱三年展2008」、「廣州三年展2008」、「釜山雙年展2006」、「中國電站II」等重要展覽。他的個展「第22頁」是一件永久收藏在紐約58街公共圖書館的作品。他的作品獲國際美術館如Tate Modern和Astrup
Fearnley Museum等收藏。他是二樓五仔工作室核心成員。2009年他代表香港參加第53屆威尼斯雙年展。他在Art Asian Pacific的《2011年鑑》被選5 名年度最傑出及有展望的亞太藝術家之一。2012年他憑展覽「左與右／藍與天」獲得Frieze London的全場最佳展位，同年獲得中國當代藝術獎(CCAA)2012的最佳藝術家獎，獲香港藝術發展獎2012年度香港最佳藝術家獎。個人
網站：www.oneeyeman.com
電郵：tozerpak@gmail.com