Experimenta | Location | Power |

Our universe consist of billions of stars and galaxies; but if that takes your breath away, think about the space that contains them. What has to be the ultimate form of art and creation is housed in this intergalactic space which in itself is an even bigger wonder than all the planets that are in it. Is this space an entity, as argued by Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason, or merely elements of a systematic framework we use to structure our experience?

Experimenta is a three dimension space, of a measurement too insignificant for many to consider. It is nevertheless found a tiny universe in which time seems to stand still in the midst of a busy Central district of an international city called Hong Kong. The space is tucked behind a narrow back alley with a full glass door front. It is closed a lot of the time and remain opened only when there are events happening during the past 7 years between 2009 and 2016. Yet, the mere fact that the black rolling gates are closed is the main mentor of this defiant space. The gates are closed because the space is not open for everything or to maximise exposure. The events that did took place in there signifies a certain aspiration : an aspiration to subvert the status quo and to invent a new narrative. Anything less will not be included.

A kind neighbour had once suggested that Experimenta should be open every day and to start selling art for clients. To make the best use of the space. But it is because Experimenta does not want to do business that it could curate and act as a gatekeeper for a program that speaks an alternative language. So it's operational mode also has to be different.

Many artists consider being represented by a gallery and to have sold its artwork a measure of success. In many ways, it is success. For Experimenta, tiny as it may, it wants to show art and artists who has a potential to make history and to subvert even how the art world function. Experimenta does not look at the events that took place as exhibitions. The tiny entity considers each event as a revolution.