Artist LUK Mei-fei, Nutz exhibition：vA! Residency - Reimagining the Ordinary

Description

vA! is an art space fitted with well-equipped studios and an exhibition gallery for trained artists as well as amateur enthusiasts engaging in artistic creation, exhibitions and various art activities. vA! organises talks, workshops and one-year professional art courses, providing opportunities for the public to experience art with their hands and to talk about art. vA! is also devoted to nurturing art talents by inviting emerging artists to conduct cross-disciplinary art experiments, exploring the possibilities of applying technology and knowledge from other disciplines in the creation of art and identifying new directions in projects ranging from digital creation to site-specific and multimedia installations. vA! called for artist-in-residence and exhibition proposals in 2024. Following the review and selection process, artists Nutz LUK Mei-fei was invited to have a residency at vA!, create commissioned artworks, conduct public exchange activities and showcase the outcomes of her residency and creations to the public by organising on-site exhibitions.

Nutz observes and responds to life through ceramics. Her art practice begins with various objects we use every day, integrating the functional and artistic expression aspects of ceramics. By delving into life through reshaping these items, she connects the traces of life left behind in their historical and cultural contexts with her own experiences and those of the viewer, piecing together different interpretations of life across various contexts.

In this project, Nutz draws inspiration from the century-old building of vA!, which was formerly Cassels Block, married quarters for British military officers, using ceramics to transform a series of everyday objects representing the lifestyle of the last century. By bringing these reimagined objects back into this former living space, she invites viewers to explore their past and present, to read and reimagine them, and to envision different forms of life.