Elah WONG Tsoi Wai: Unknown unknowns

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Gallery EXIT presents Elah WONG Tsoi Wai’s solo exhibition Unknown unknowns, featuring the artist’s latest series of works. The exhibition focuses on Wong’s creative approach centred on bodily movement, exploring it as a medium for self-expression.

Unknown (Nameless) points to an existence that requires no reference; unknowns (avidya) signifies an exploration that confronts the unknown. This new series embodies that very spirit. Except for‘To xxx’, all other works were created without predetermined themes, sketches, or reference materials. Guided entirely by instinct and bodily response in the moment, each stroke is an immediate reaction to the blank canvas—like an untitled dream whose form only emerges at the instant of its making.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Elah WONG Tsoi Wai (born in 1999, Hong Kong) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts from the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University in 2024. As a Generation Z artist who came of age in the digital era, she continuously explores humanity’s self-positioning in technological society. For Wong, painting is the core vehicle of human creativity—she seeks answers through the brush, revealing the absurdity of the modern world. Her practice employs multiple layers of paint to create thick textures, transforming flat paintings into three-dimensional constructions. She invites viewers to join her in redefining painting and challenging established perceptions with a humorous stance.