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Para Site 藝術空間十分榮幸於2024年巴塞爾藝術展香
港展會，與香港藝術家楊小芳合作呈獻其個展「探」。
楊氏近年開始涉足行為藝術，並多次於公開及私人場 合進行現場演出。她視身體為媒介和載體，藉其探索 肉身的物理性與內在自我意識之間的關係。透過不斷
推進人體極限，楊氏試圖以其創作顛覆「完整」、「健康」 或「人類」身體的理想型態，從中誘發觀眾觀察、感受
並思考更多元的體感經驗。
於是次展覽楊氏首度將行為表演轉置於裝置作品之呈 現內，配合混合媒介繪畫和物件展現。 2021 年，楊氏 經診斷後發現體內腫瘤，一系列自傳式畫作亦由此衍 生。作品既表現了藝術家的思考並重新定義身分的過 程，亦省思藝術家與其身體間不斷變化的關係。該系 列的畫作以冥想為導向，披露出身體內錯綜複雜的神 經網絡與內在運作。繁複的黑白線條勾勒出的形狀與 質感，強調身體的脆弱性及其流動性如何影響各器官 及系統的功能。楊氏將人體視為蛻變的場域，藉此挑 戰常規下的人類屬性。
一個由糾纏不清的塑膠管構成的裝置讓人聯想到血管、 通道和能量路徑。楊氏以此作隱喻，進一步深入內在 世界並試圖與我們存在之內的隱藏維度建立聯繫。纏 繞不休的管道彷彿通往體內，鼓勵觀眾去斟酌深藏於 每個人內在的未知。裝置運用紅色為主調營造出肉體 的內在景觀，邀請觀眾進入展覽的「心臟」。多重感官 的展示旨在質疑現代社會對於疾病的投射與認知，並 提倡以更包容的角度理解身體。藝術家透過提高身體 的敏感度以及擴展其極限，對體能主義中視疾病或異 常為障礙或無助狀態的觀點發出挑釁。與之相反，楊 氏強調疾病的經歷為不可或缺的人生體驗，藉此揭示 從這個過程中浮現出的潛力與韌性。
Para Site is delighted to collaborate with Hong Kong artist Yeung Siu Fong to present her solo exhibition ‘Questscape’ at Art Basel Hong Kong 2024. Yeung recently expanded her artistic practice to include live performance to engage with various private and public settings. She considers her body as both a medium and a vessel, exploring relationships between its physicality and her inner self. Through pushing the limits of her body, Yeung’s work subverts the idealistic notion of a body as something ‘complete’, ‘healthy’, or ‘human’, and prompts the audience to see, feel, and think about a multitude of bodily experiences together.
For this presentation, Yeung’s performance is transposed for the first time into an installation setting, combining mixed media paintings and objects. The series of autobiographical paintings emerged after Yeung’s diagnosis of a tumour in 2021, reflecting on her personal journey to redefine her identity and reshape her relationship and feelings towards her body. As meditative studies, the paintings reveal a complex network of nerves and inner workings of the body. The audience’s gaze is directed towards the intricate monochromatic web of lines, forms, and textures, accentuating the physical vulnerability and its fluidity and impact across different parts and functions of the body. Yeung’s work situates our bodies as sites of transformation to challenge normative conventions.
Through a structure of entangled PVC tubes evocative of veins, channels, and energy pathways, Yeung expands her exploration to access our inner realms and establish connections with the uncharted dimensions of our existence. The intricate network of tubes in her artwork serves as a metaphorical conduit of the hidden aspects of our being, inviting viewers to contemplate the mysteries that lie within. The predominant use of red in this inner landscape fosters a corporeal dialogue, inviting the audience to embark on a journey into the ‘heart’ of the presentation. The multisensory presentation questions the projections and perceptions of illness in modern society and encourages a more inclusive understanding of the body. By heightening the sensitivity and pushing the limits of her own body, the artist challenges the ableist notion that illness or abnormality should be viewed as an obstacle to be feared or seen as a helpless condition. Instead, Yeung foregrounds the experience of illness as a constitutive part of the human condition and reveals the strength and resilience that can emerge from this process.
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On Friday, 29 March 2024 at 3 pm, the artist will stage a live performance at the Para Site booth.
於 2024 年 3 月 29 日星期五下午 3 時，
藝術家將於 Para Site 展位帶來一場 現場行為表演。
22/F + 10B, Wing Wah Industrial Building 677 King’s Road, Quarry Bay Hong Kong
香港鰂魚涌英皇道 677號 榮華工業大廈 22 樓及 10 樓 B室
+852 2517 4620 info@para-site.art
Wednesday to Sunday, 12–7 pm
Closed on Mon, Tue, and Public Holidays 星期三至星期日下 午12 時至晚上 7時 星期 一、 星期二與公眾假期休息
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Since Art Basel Hong Kong’s inaugural edition in 2013, Para Site has maintained the tradition of highlighting the work of emerging Hong Kong artists at the annual fair. Alumni of the Para Site booth at Art Basel Hong Kong include IV Chan (2023), To Kai On Benny (2022), Chan Ka Kiu (2019), Law Yuk Mui (2018), Lau Wai and Wong Wing Sang (2017), Andio Lai (2016), Sarah Lai Cheuk Wah (2015), Lee Kai Chung (2014), and Ho Sin Tung (2013).
Para Site is Hong Kong’s leading contemporary art centre and one of the oldest and most active independent art institutions in Asia. It produces exhibitions, publications, discursive, and educational projects aimed at forging a critical understanding of local and international phenomena in art and society. Founded in early 1996 as an artist-run space, Para Site was Hong Kong’s first exhibition-making institution of contemporary art and a crucial self-organised structure within the city’s civil society, during the uncertain period preceding the handover. Throughout the years, Para Site has grown into a contemporary art centre, engaged in a wide array of activities and collaborations with other art institutions, museums, and academic structures in Hong Kong and the international landscape.
自 2013年第一屆巴塞爾藝術展香港展會，Para Site 藝術空間 便貫徹栽培本地新晉藝術家的宗旨。曾於巴塞爾藝術展香港展 會 Para Site 展位展出的藝術家包括陳子雯（ 2023年）、 陶啟安 （ 2022 年）、陳嘉翹（ 2019 年）、羅玉梅（ 2018 年）、劉衛與黃永生 （ 2017 年）、黎仲民（ 2016 年）、黎卓華（ 2015 年）、李繼忠（ 2014 年）以及何倩彤（2013年）。
Para Site 藝術空間 為香港首屈一指的當代藝術中心，亦是亞 洲歷史最悠久、最活躍的獨立藝術機構之一。成立宗旨在透過 展覽、出版刊物及教育項目等活動，促進在地與國際間的對 話，希冀打造一個對當代藝術，社會現象提出批判性論述及 理解的平台。Para Site 藝術空間 1996年由一群香港藝術家成 立，時值香港回歸之際，空間的創立成了第一個展覽策劃的當 代藝術機構。 隨着時代變遷，Para Site 藝術空間晉身為一當 代藝術中心，透過各種活動和合作，連結香港與其他國際藝術 機構、美術館、雙年展及學術單位間的交流。
The exhibition is generously supported by Etcetera Limited, and Ada Loi & Vineet Mitera
Para Site Art Space is financially supported by the Art Development Matching Grants Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the exhibition only, but does not otherwise take part in it Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in the materials/ activities ( or by members of the Para Site team) are those of the organiser( s) of the exhibition only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
是次展覽由 Etcetera Limited 以及呂卓玲與 Vineet Mitera 伉儷慷慨支持。
Para Site 藝術空間獲香港特別行政區政府「藝術發展配對資助計劃」的資助。 香港特別行政區政府僅為該展覽提供撥款資助，並無參與其中。在刊物/活動內 (或 Para Site 轄下計劃小組成員) 表達的任何意見、研究成果、結論或建議，純 屬該展覽的推行機構的觀點，並不代表香港特別行政區政府的觀點。
Graphic design: Jian Yang 平面設計 : 楊
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