Semordnilap: Hong Kong Art School / RMIT University Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Graduate Exhibition 2026

EVENT DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Graduate Exhibition 2026 of Hong Kong Art School, co-presented with RMIT University, will be held from 4-20 July at Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre and showcase the works of 34 graduating students specialising in ceramics, painting, photography and sculpture.

A semordnilap is a linguistic phenomenon: a word that, when spelled or read in reverse, becomes an entirely different word. This reversal of meaning is a pivot. ‘Stressed’ turns into ‘desserts’, and ‘reviled’ becomes ‘deliver’. This year’s graduation exhibition, Semordnilap, invites you to step into that gap. Come and encounter works that linger in a state of transition. Pause at the threshold where one reality draws to a close and another has yet to begin. In the inversion of perspective and the transformation of meaning, we search for the force of change, so that every ending may kick-start a new departure.

This exhibition will feature 50 outstanding works from 34 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) graduates, including 8 ceramic pieces, 27 paintings, 7 photography series and 8 sculptures.