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EVENT DESCRIPTION
Wyndham Social gladly presents Bubble Reveries, a site-specific installation by Hong Kong artist Mandy MA Wing Man. Inspired by the movements of passers-by in Central, Ma weaves dreamcatcher-like nets to explore the splendour of dreams with the audience.
Day and night intersect in the bustling Central district. From the commercial buildings teeming with people during the day, to the inebriated, sleepless streets when the lights are low, people are constantly busy, endlessly searching for the dreams in their hearts. Dreams are as ephemeral as bubbles—short-lived but enticing yet destined to dissipate. They oscillate between the transient and the eternal, the separated and the belonging, just like the hurried pedestrians in Central, always contemplating the relationship between the individual and the collective, the ideal and the reality, in modern urban life.
Bubble Reveries stems from the artist’s reflection on the dynamic flows and movements in Central. Wyndham Social, the exhibition venue, is located at the top of Lan Kwai Fong, connecting major streets like Wyndham Street and D’Aguilar Street, with a constant stream of passers-by. Taking this as the starting point, the artist, like a catcher, aims to capture the always-in-a-hurry pedestrians using woven webs inspired by dreamcatchers, hoping to retain their good dreams and ward off their negative emotions and nightmares.
This piece of work is created with weaving technique of dreamcatchers, first filling in each hollow circle to establish independent web-like structures. The artist then carefully connects these isolated, dispersed circular elements resembling lonely individuals, forming bubble-like collectives. They support each other mutually, both isolated and interdependent, striving to absorb every ray of light in their fragile forms, faintly glowing, forming a stacked dreamscape and network. Each lonely dream, relying on one another, is stacked up to form a sturdy protective net, capturing all the more beautiful moments.
Ma has always used weaving as her primary creative medium. For her, weaving is a process of self-discovery, and it also gives her the courage to connect with others. In Bubble Reveries she deliberately chooses to use iridescent threads that flash on and off in different lighting, like the occasional glimpse of spider webs in the sunlight. In the alternation of day and night, the changes in lighting can bring more facets to the work, with the lines glimmering in a rainbow of colours under the light, like a world wrapped in bubbles.
The installation will continue to grow and accumulate during the exhibition period. There are 4 workshops scheduled, where the audience can participate at specific times. The artist will guide the participants to weave small dreamcatchers and build structures with others’ works. The completed works will be placed in the exhibition space as part of the exhibition and can be collected as souvenirs upon the dismantling of the exhibition.
Artist Sharing
(conducted in Cantonese)
Artist Mandy Ma Wing Man will share the creative process of Bubble Reveries with the audience, as well as her reflections on using weaving to connect with others and the community.
19 Jul 2024 (Fri) 6:30-7:30pm
Weaving Workshop
The artist will guide the participants to weave small dreamcatchers and build structures with others’ works. The completed works will be placed in the exhibition space as part of the exhibition and can be collected as souvenirs upon the dismantling of the exhibition.
13 Jul 2024 (Sat) 2:00-3:30pm
13 Jul 2024 (Sat) 4:30-6:00pm
20 Jul 2024 (Sat) 2:00-3:30pm
20 Jul 2024 (Sat) 4:30-6:00pm
ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER
Born in Hong Kong, MA Wing Man is interested in creating space and experience to explore the fluidity of her works with people, often involving the participation of the audience. Specialising in knitting, her works attempt to transform the relationship between objects and people and strengthen interpersonal connections by collecting, dismantling and reconstructing found objects.Ma actively engages with communities of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to exchange through art creation. She has been invited by various organisations, corporations, and schools to curate art programs and exhibitions. Ma obtained her Bachelor of Art in Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University in 2019 and underwent an exchange programme at Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland in 2018.
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