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THE VIEWING ROOM SHOWCASES SZELIT CHEUNG’S INGENUITY ON THE THEME OF “VOID”. HIS WORK EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPACE, CHIAROSCURO, AND HUES THROUGH A MINIMAL SETTING, REFLECTING ON THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ONE'S SELF AND ENVIRONMENT.
THROUGH HIS DELICATE PRESENTATION, CHEUNG IS ABLE TO PROVIDE NEW MEANING TO INCONSPICUOUS MOMENTS AND OBJECTS, OFFERING THE AUDIENCE ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE TO APPROACHING THEIR DAILY LIVES.
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Szelit Cheung 張施烈
Ash 灰燼, 2019REMNANTS FROM COPPER PLATE
FALLING DISSIPATES
LINGERING
LEAVES CERTAIN WARMTH IN PLACE
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Szelit Cheung 張施烈
Touch 觸碰, 2019INSTANT CONTACT
WAS ONCE PERMANENCE
CONFINES IN STILLNESS OF AIR
YET NOTHING STOPS
THOUGHT STILL HAUNTS
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Szelit Cheung 張施烈
Pine 松, 2019ILLUMINATION ENTWINES AND UNWINDS
SEEK ŚŪNYATĀ THROUGH SMOG
FRAGMENTS OF FORM
FRAGMENTS OF COLOR
TRUTH UNVEILS NO LIE
WHAT OVERLAPS ETERNAL
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"VOID IS A PART OF THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS BECAUSE OUR BRAIN FILLS IN THE MISSING PIECES. IN OTHER WORDS, COMMUNICATION AND IDEAS ARE BORN OUT OF EMPTINESS."
- KENYA HARA IN SHIRO
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IN ZEN BUDDHISM, IT IS BELIEVED THAT ALL THINGS COME FROM ŚŪNYATĀ. "VOID" IS NOT A CONCEPT, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS UNDERSTOOD THROUGH EXPERIENCE. THE FORMER IS THE SOURCE FROM WHICH IMAGINATION IS BORN, THE LATTER IS THE INSIGHTS GAINED.
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Szelit Cheung 張施烈
Display 展示, 2019HIDE AND SEEK IN THAT FLAUNTING SPACE
HOW REAL CAN IT BE
PERFORMS IN DREAM OR REALITY
AUTHENTICITY SHUNS
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"TO ME, 'VOID' IS A TRANSITIONAL STATE BETWEEN THE MOMENT OF LOOKING AT THE EMPTINESS AND THE MOMENT BEFORE RECKONING AND FEELING IT."
– SZELIT CHEUNG
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SZELIT CHEUNG IS A HONG KONG - BASED ARTIST, ENGAGES IN A CROSS - DISCIPLINARY PRACTICE INCLUDING PAINTING, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHY. HIS CURRENT PRACTICE RESEMBLES THE ESSENCE OF VOID, EXPLORES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PRESENCE AND EMPTINESS BY UTILIZING SIMPLE FORMS, LIGHT AND COLORS AS A MEANS TO ECHO AND AMPLIFY THE INTANGIBLE YET POWERFUL FEELINGS AND EXPRESSIONS.
AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY (RMIT) IN 2012, HE WORKS SORELY AS AN ARTIST AND CONTINUE PURSUING HIS PASSION FOR ART. HIS WORK HAS BEEN WIDELY EXHIBITION IN DIFFERENT PLACES , I NCLUDE AMERICA , FRANCE , TAIWAN, CHINA, HONG KONG ... HE HAS HELD SOLO EXHIBITIONS THAT INCLUDE SUBSTANCE, DELICATE, SOMETHING IN BETWEEN ( YIRI ARTS , TAIWAN , 2017) AND STAND II ( AM SPACE , HONG KONG , 201 5 ) . GROUP EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION IN CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART ( O NE THOUSAND MUSEUM , MIAMI , AMERICA , 2019) , CHARMING TASTES AND FRAGRANCE: LITERATURE AND VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION ( PAO GA LLERISE, HONG KONG ART CENTRE , HONG KONG , 2018 ) , HAS - BEEN - THERE ( PEARL LAM GALLERIES HONG KONG SOHO , HONG KONG , 2017 ) AND CRITICAL POINT ( CRANE GALLERY , TAIWAN , 2015)
Atelier – Szelit Cheung
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