Dirty Paper: Yesterday’s
Visual Arts
Description
Description
Dirty Paper draw upon their past experiences and create works that speak in the language
of nostalgia, reminiscence and collective memories. The two members of the group display
works that illustrate their individual pasts alongside their collaborative works. Lap finds
inspiration from his high school years; he was initially fascinated by school uniforms: a
antiquated social device that has lost its relevance, yet nevertheless prevalent in post-colonial
Hong Kong. Lap also revisits dogmas and lessons in discipline we all have encountered in
high school, questioning the effectiveness of these indoctrinating decrees from a sarcastic
perspective. Keung suffered the loss of his beloved pet cat, and when event took a turn for
the worse he lost his digital photo library to an unexpected hard disk failure, resulting in the
lost of many of his cat’s picture. Keung attempts to reverse the effect of his amnesiac mishap,
and in the process questions the objectivity and validity of one’s own memories.
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2013" published by Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Info
Indoor