Woodcut Portraits 2020-2021: This too shall (not) pass – Jay Lau Ka-chun’s solo exhibition
Visual Arts
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We are living in times of constant change. There is no fixed trajectory for change, as not everything follows the logic of transition from old to new. Old and new have always been relative: what is old eventually becomes new again. Throughout the course of history, woodblock printing has always been used as a tool to facilitate cultural communication and social reform. Jay Lau Ka-chun will exhibit his woodblock portraits carved and printed over the past year—the faces of his friends encapsulating the zeitgeist of present Hong Kong. By casting his wooden plate in concrete, Lau attempts to abandon the traditional form of print on paper and explore more possibilities of displaying prints. Through this, he hopes to construct a unique visual language of woodcut which responds to changes in the society.
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