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How does one define identity when life is lived between cultures? What becomes of national origins when experience and environment extend far beyond their borders?
Home is a Map emerges from these questions — from the interplay between Antoine’s French heritage and his perspective as a guest in Hong Kong, immersed in a complex and ever-evolving city.
Drawn to maps since childhood, he sees them as both aesthetic objects and instruments of understanding — tools through which one interprets and gradually claims a sense of place. Hong Kong maps became a natural medium for this exploration. After fifteen years, the city represents both familiarity and enduring foreignness.
An admirer of art for as long as he can recall, Antoine began creating almost by coincidence — after purchasing a set of whiteboard markers for his children in a Hong Kong market. What began as a simple experiment evolved into a personal language. The accessible nature of the medium, combined with his process of building concentric lines within negative space, enabled him to craft works that goes beyond technical skill and evoke quiet reflection.
Ultimately, Home is a Map is both a visual and emotional meditation on identity, home, and the fluid boundaries between the familiar and the foreign. Through each piece, we are invited to consider how we navigate our own maps of belonging — and how, in doing so, we continually redefine what “home” means.
ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER
Born and raised in France, Antoine de Saint Vaulry has spent the greater part of his life abroad. Over twenty years ago, he left Paris for London before eventually settling in Hong Kong, where he has lived with hisfamily since 2010. A life of expatriation has proven deeply enriching — a continual encounter with new cultures, perspectives, and friendships that have shaped both his personal and artistic identity. For Antoine, this experience has inspired a constant reflection on questions of cultural identity, belonging, and heritage.
