澳門藝術家霍凱盛在凱倫韋伯畫廊開辦了他的個展「來者扎記」。
一件名為「2047.40」的特出藝術品展示了蒙面的維多利亞女皇，這是對香港當前局勢的尖鋭反映。 11月2日，數十名防暴警察不知何故地衝進了擺放着維多利亞女皇雕像的維多利亞公園，發射了多發催淚彈，中斷了和平的區議會選舉集會。 3名候選人被捕。
霍凱盛說，他把這個面具作為附加件，因為他希望將來當香港回復和平時，可以將它脱下。
感受霍凱盛的畫作時，最大的驚喜莫過於他能把不同歷史時期的畫面合併在一幅畫作中。在霍氏於畫廊的第二次個展中，他嘗試想像香港和澳門的未來之餘，也繼續他過往喜愛的創作題材，例如大航海時代，殖民地化和全球化時代。
展覽時間：2019年11月8日至12月7日。
Eric Fok, a Macau-based artist, kicks off ‘Notes On the Future’, his solo exhibition at Karen Weber Gallery.
A striking art piece titled ‘2047.40’ shows a masked Queen Victoria, a poignant reflection of the current situation in Hong Kong. On 2 November, dozens of riot police rushed into Victoria Park, where a statue of Queen Victoria sits, firing rounds of tear gas to disrupt peaceful district council election campaign meetings for no apparent reason. 3 candidates were arrested.
Fok says he made the mask an add-on piece as he hope that it can be removed in the future when peace returns to Hong Kong.
The greatest surprise in experiencing Eric Fok’s paintings lies in the way various historical eras amalgamate into a single work. In Fok’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, the artist attempts to envisage the future of Hong Kong and Macau, whilst retaining his strong engagement with previous favourite themes such as the Age of Exploration, colonization and globalization.
Exhibition period: 8 November to 7 December 2019.
