Blindspot Gallery is proud to present “Memory and Fiction”, featuring
Wong Wo Bik, one of Hong Kong’s most accomplished photographers, as
well as one of a small number of female photographers active in the
territory. The retrospective exhibition will feature selected works of
Wong dated from the 1980s, including photographs of Hong Kong's
historical and notable landmarks, such as Lai Yuen Amusement Park and
the Eu family mansions that were now demolished, and the Main Building
of the University of Hong Kong.

Since the 1980s, Wong took all possibilities to photograph historical
architecture threatened by demolition in Hong Kong. “I paid particular
attention to landmarks or buildings that were not considered 'built
heritage', but carried historical significance or were once frequented
by locals. Because their demolition was inevitable, the only thing I
could do was to document them photographically. It was for me of
paramount importance to capsulate them in the photographic space1,”
Wong says. Yet Wong’s photographs of these architectures are not
merely documentary of history, they are also the artist’s subjective
narrative of her personal experiences at these sites, as well as
depiction of traces left behind by others.

Wong Wo Bik
Memory and Fiction
11 January - 4 February 2012
at Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong

Opening Reception: Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Artist will be present.

Blindspot Gallery
24-26A, Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong
Tel.: +852 2517 6238
Opening hours: Tue - Sat, 11am - 7pm
Closed on public holidays

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