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Opening on Friday 21.10 17-20h
Spalenberg 30, 4051 Basel
Pop-up through Sunday 6.11
Opens Tue-Sun 11-19h
BASEL x HONG KONG
Art & Culture Outreach
Lucien Bricola
Bored Wolves
Hedy Leung
Oscar Chan Yik Long
Laura Sattin
Dorothee Sauter
Emilia Tanner
Project concept and Sogetsu Ikebana Workshop by Hedy Leung
Artistic & Design Direction by Angelika Li + Donald Mak
Presented by PF25 cultural projects
Supported by Christoph Merian Stiftung
Sogetsu Ikebana
Japanese Flower Arrangement Workshop
by Hedy Leung
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hands project mindmap
what do "hand" and "tactile experience" mean for your practice?
what do "hand" and "tactile experience mean for your daily life?
what do "hand" and "tactile experience mean for your daily life?
sogetsu ikebana workshop by Hedy Leung
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Hedy Leung (b. 1975 Hong Kong, lives and works in Hong Kong & London)
Ikebana gives life to the present moment.
Every moment counts,
not one moment repeats itself.
Ikebana is an encounter between humans and plants.
Flowers and stems are given a new life
when they are arranged in a vessel or a space.
Ikebana allows flowers and vessels,
which exist on their own, to become one.
A different harmonious beauty is created.
Ikebana is a tactile art.
Enjoying visual movement through our hands,
it allows us unique opportunities to experience the flower,
the vessel and space.
In this workshop on Ikebana, we will explore the flower’s rhythm flows in our imaginations and the inspiring energy between the organic vessels and the plant arrangements.
About the artist
Hedy Leung is a member of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association. She learnt under the tutelage of sensei Mr Ho Hin Shing (1st Riji) since 2017. In 2022, she received the Sogetsu Ikebana Teachers' Diploma 3rd Grade (Sankyu Shihan).
Hedy is also a certified senior Chinese medicated food dietician with the recognition of the International General Chinese Medicated Meal of Self Recovery Association as well as the Commercial Vocational Skill Certificate from The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, The People's Republic of China.
In 2020, she graduated with the Diploma Program in Practical Chinese Medicine (Chinese Medicine Nutritional Studies) at The University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education. She has a Bachelor degree of Social Science in Psychology Studies, Hong Kong Metropolitan University.
Hedy Leung (b. 1975 Hong Kong, lives and works in Hong Kong & London)
Ikebana gives life to the present moment.
Every moment counts,
not one moment repeats itself.
Ikebana is an encounter between humans and plants.
Flowers and stems are given a new life
when they are arranged in a vessel or a space.
Ikebana allows flowers and vessels,
which exist on their own, to become one.
A different harmonious beauty is created.
Ikebana is a tactile art.
Enjoying visual movement through our hands,
it allows us unique opportunities to experience the flower,
the vessel and space.
In this workshop on Ikebana, we will explore the flower’s rhythm flows in our imaginations and the inspiring energy between the organic vessels and the plant arrangements.
About the artist
Hedy Leung is a member of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association. She learnt under the tutelage of sensei Mr Ho Hin Shing (1st Riji) since 2017. In 2022, she received the Sogetsu Ikebana Teachers' Diploma 3rd Grade (Sankyu Shihan).
Hedy is also a certified senior Chinese medicated food dietician with the recognition of the International General Chinese Medicated Meal of Self Recovery Association as well as the Commercial Vocational Skill Certificate from The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, The People's Republic of China.
In 2020, she graduated with the Diploma Program in Practical Chinese Medicine (Chinese Medicine Nutritional Studies) at The University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education. She has a Bachelor degree of Social Science in Psychology Studies, Hong Kong Metropolitan University.
glasswork by Laura Sattin
Laura Sattin (b. 1989 Vicenza, lives and works in Basel)
This question made me think. It is uncommon to speak of 'hands' and tactile experience in relation to the material glass, as it is a material that is worked while hot and melted - at temperatures of over 1200 degrees centigrade.
In fact, the tactile experience with glass only occurs ‘a posteriori’, once the object has been made and is cold. It is a discovery and sometimes a surprise. Taking the made object in your hands, feeling its weight, understanding its texture and solidity, experiencing the surface finish...
For me, the tactile aspect in our relationship with objects is very important. When I design a new piece, I always reflect on its 'thickness', its weight, its solidity rather than fragility. It is not just about form, but about feel and 'message'.
About the artist
Since 2015, in parallel with her career as an architect, Laura has dedicated herself to the study of glassmaking techniques and the creation of glass objects, collaborating with expert artisans in Murano, Venezia and - since 2020 - also in Basel. Her works, characterised by a careful and innovative combination of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary aesthetics, have been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions around the world including DesignArt Tokyo, Collectible Fair Brussels and DesignMiami/Basel.
footage: Lisa Böffgen
video editing & sound: Hedy Leung
courtesy the artist & PF25 cultural projects
This question made me think. It is uncommon to speak of 'hands' and tactile experience in relation to the material glass, as it is a material that is worked while hot and melted - at temperatures of over 1200 degrees centigrade.
In fact, the tactile experience with glass only occurs ‘a posteriori’, once the object has been made and is cold. It is a discovery and sometimes a surprise. Taking the made object in your hands, feeling its weight, understanding its texture and solidity, experiencing the surface finish...
For me, the tactile aspect in our relationship with objects is very important. When I design a new piece, I always reflect on its 'thickness', its weight, its solidity rather than fragility. It is not just about form, but about feel and 'message'.
About the artist
Since 2015, in parallel with her career as an architect, Laura has dedicated herself to the study of glassmaking techniques and the creation of glass objects, collaborating with expert artisans in Murano, Venezia and - since 2020 - also in Basel. Her works, characterised by a careful and innovative combination of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary aesthetics, have been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions around the world including DesignArt Tokyo, Collectible Fair Brussels and DesignMiami/Basel.
footage: Lisa Böffgen
video editing & sound: Hedy Leung
courtesy the artist & PF25 cultural projects
ink paintings by Oscar Chan Yik Long
Oscar Chan Yik Long (b. Hong Kong, 1988, lives and works in Helsinki)
I splash ink on paper. Then I follow my hands, letting them do their thing. As I observe the result, my mind searches for a face. From the face I sense a creature. I develop this creature. Really I work with the splash. It’s already decided once the splash is done.
About the artist
Oscar's practice focuses on personal experience and explores the conditions of life, how individuals associate themselves with others, fear, mythologies and popular visual culture. He works with media such as painting and drawing, frequently as part of site-specific installations.
Oscar graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University in 2011. Selected solo exhibitions: ‘Don’t Leave the Dark Alone’ (Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong, 2021), ‘Soliquid’ (Things That Can Happen, Hong Kong, 2017) and ‘The Devil, Probably’ (Observation Society, Guangzhou, 2015). Selected group exhibitions: ‘hands project’ (PF25 cultural project, Basel 2022), ‘Homeland in Transit: Carried by the Wind’ (Atelier Mondial & PF25, Basel/Münchenstein, 2022), ‘First International Festival of Manuports’ (Kunsthalle Kohta, Helsinki, 2021), ‘Contagious Cities: Far Away, Too Close’ (Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, 2019), ‘Futur, ancien, fugitif – une scène française’ (Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2019), ‘Divided We Stand’ (Busan Biennale, Korea, 2018).
I splash ink on paper. Then I follow my hands, letting them do their thing. As I observe the result, my mind searches for a face. From the face I sense a creature. I develop this creature. Really I work with the splash. It’s already decided once the splash is done.
About the artist
Oscar's practice focuses on personal experience and explores the conditions of life, how individuals associate themselves with others, fear, mythologies and popular visual culture. He works with media such as painting and drawing, frequently as part of site-specific installations.
Oscar graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University in 2011. Selected solo exhibitions: ‘Don’t Leave the Dark Alone’ (Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong, 2021), ‘Soliquid’ (Things That Can Happen, Hong Kong, 2017) and ‘The Devil, Probably’ (Observation Society, Guangzhou, 2015). Selected group exhibitions: ‘hands project’ (PF25 cultural project, Basel 2022), ‘Homeland in Transit: Carried by the Wind’ (Atelier Mondial & PF25, Basel/Münchenstein, 2022), ‘First International Festival of Manuports’ (Kunsthalle Kohta, Helsinki, 2021), ‘Contagious Cities: Far Away, Too Close’ (Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, 2019), ‘Futur, ancien, fugitif – une scène française’ (Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2019), ‘Divided We Stand’ (Busan Biennale, Korea, 2018).
knitwork by Lucien Bricola
Lucien Bricola (b. 1998 Basel, lives and works in Basel)
When I create my work I’m mostly envisioning something. I try to shape everything in my head until it looks perfect. When it comes to the realisation I keep on believing that my hands can just copy my ideas. That’s the most interesting part in my eyes because with the tactile experience of doing something everything changes again.
About the artist
Lucien Bricola studied fashion design at the FHNW Academy of Arts and Design Basel. During his studies he started experimenting with big silhouettes and rather sculptural designs than so-called wearable fashion. His works are exploring the boundaries between fashion and art with knitwear as a reoccurring element throughout.
footage: Leon Bricola
video & sound: Hedy Leung
courtesy the artist and PF25 cultural projects
When I create my work I’m mostly envisioning something. I try to shape everything in my head until it looks perfect. When it comes to the realisation I keep on believing that my hands can just copy my ideas. That’s the most interesting part in my eyes because with the tactile experience of doing something everything changes again.
About the artist
Lucien Bricola studied fashion design at the FHNW Academy of Arts and Design Basel. During his studies he started experimenting with big silhouettes and rather sculptural designs than so-called wearable fashion. His works are exploring the boundaries between fashion and art with knitwear as a reoccurring element throughout.
footage: Leon Bricola
video & sound: Hedy Leung
courtesy the artist and PF25 cultural projects
silkscreen printing by Emilia Tanner
Emilia Tanner (b. 1990 Finland, lives and works in Helsinki)
I often work with paper and have my background in printmaking. Artists’ books and books in general are close to my practice and I’m interested in the act of browsing, the two-sidedness of a page and the marks, like fingerprints, they carry. These objects are also touched and carried to different places by different people who might never meet otherwise but have shared something together. Marks from our fingers (always unique) are almost invisible, but will stay on the surface of the paper.
About the artist
Emilia Tanner is a visual artist working and living in Helsinki. In her work Tanner often uses paper as a raw material to explore ideas of time, temporality and perception. She approaches paper as a three-dimensional material that can be sculpted, transformed, manipulated and altered.
Tanner received her MFA in printmaking from The Academy of Fine Arts in 2021. Her work has been exhibited in Finland and internationally. Recently Tanner’s works have been on display in group exhibitions at Forum Box Gallery (2020), Jyväskylä Art Museum (2019) and at Galleria G (2018). Tanner has been awarded with The Young Artist Award from Finnish Art Society (2020), Stina Krooks Stiftelse stipend (2019) and was one of the nominees for the Queen Sonja Print Award in 2020.
I often work with paper and have my background in printmaking. Artists’ books and books in general are close to my practice and I’m interested in the act of browsing, the two-sidedness of a page and the marks, like fingerprints, they carry. These objects are also touched and carried to different places by different people who might never meet otherwise but have shared something together. Marks from our fingers (always unique) are almost invisible, but will stay on the surface of the paper.
About the artist
Emilia Tanner is a visual artist working and living in Helsinki. In her work Tanner often uses paper as a raw material to explore ideas of time, temporality and perception. She approaches paper as a three-dimensional material that can be sculpted, transformed, manipulated and altered.
Tanner received her MFA in printmaking from The Academy of Fine Arts in 2021. Her work has been exhibited in Finland and internationally. Recently Tanner’s works have been on display in group exhibitions at Forum Box Gallery (2020), Jyväskylä Art Museum (2019) and at Galleria G (2018). Tanner has been awarded with The Young Artist Award from Finnish Art Society (2020), Stina Krooks Stiftelse stipend (2019) and was one of the nominees for the Queen Sonja Print Award in 2020.
a list of books curated by Art and Culture Outreach, Hong Kong
i wanna READ...
i wanna WRITE
video by May Fung
About ACO
ACO Books is an independent bookshop with a strong belief in freedom of expression and sharing of knowledge. They offer choices for alternative art & cultural readings and encourage originality in publication. Besides selling books from local and overseas, ACO also has its own publications, including Chinese books as well as bilingual books like Dreams of a Toad, Memories in a Tin Box and Just Painting. ACO is also a space for connecting art practitioners, cultivating humanity and sensibility through art and cultural collaboration activities.
i wanna WRITE
video by May Fung
About ACO
ACO Books is an independent bookshop with a strong belief in freedom of expression and sharing of knowledge. They offer choices for alternative art & cultural readings and encourage originality in publication. Besides selling books from local and overseas, ACO also has its own publications, including Chinese books as well as bilingual books like Dreams of a Toad, Memories in a Tin Box and Just Painting. ACO is also a space for connecting art practitioners, cultivating humanity and sensibility through art and cultural collaboration activities.
books & zines by Bored Wolves
Four Bored Wolves books for the "hands project":
Oscar CHAN Yik Long, Melted Stars
Zine of astral choreographies in which, guided by haptic intuition, the Hong Kong artist splashed ink on paper and let his mind find mythical creatures lurking in the shadows, his hand then rapidly drawing them out into the spectacular light.
Maike Hemmers, Light grey blue folds me open like a book
The artist’s practice of “mental body scans” initiates a process leading toward pastel drawings. She then notes down “felt” colors in each body limb and their associations. Designed with scissors in hand by Yin Yin Wong, Light grey blue is a haptic-somatic exploration of the human body as reservoir of elemental awareness.
Katy Bentall, Greenwriting
In a narrative originally written out by hand, the poet-artist, an immigrant living in a Polish village near the Ukrainian border, establishes an enduring connection to the community by observing the language of gestures as she seeks to preserve a “fragment of a pre-plastic world that was still full of cloth bundles stuffed with herbs, hay, and dried peas and beans.”
Alina Asan & Anita Sezgener, She Threw the Rope & Pulled the Lake
A weave of two-year-old Alina’s observations and her mother’s spontaneously flowing ink drawings. Anita’s line carries the reader across the page and over the arch of a day, encompassing daily rituals and the physical bond between mother and child.
About Bored Wolves
Bored Wolves is a publisher run by Stefan Lorenzutti and Joanna Osiewicz-Lorenzutti out of a cabin in the Polish Highlands. The press is dedicated to publishing poetry books, artist’s books, zines, and comix, with many of its titles blending and overlapping these categories. Working with authors, artists, and graphic designers across borders and languages, mediums and disciplines, Bored Wolves is committed to the individuality of each title, and curious about the patterns and echoes that emerge between them.
Oscar CHAN Yik Long, Melted Stars
Zine of astral choreographies in which, guided by haptic intuition, the Hong Kong artist splashed ink on paper and let his mind find mythical creatures lurking in the shadows, his hand then rapidly drawing them out into the spectacular light.
Maike Hemmers, Light grey blue folds me open like a book
The artist’s practice of “mental body scans” initiates a process leading toward pastel drawings. She then notes down “felt” colors in each body limb and their associations. Designed with scissors in hand by Yin Yin Wong, Light grey blue is a haptic-somatic exploration of the human body as reservoir of elemental awareness.
Katy Bentall, Greenwriting
In a narrative originally written out by hand, the poet-artist, an immigrant living in a Polish village near the Ukrainian border, establishes an enduring connection to the community by observing the language of gestures as she seeks to preserve a “fragment of a pre-plastic world that was still full of cloth bundles stuffed with herbs, hay, and dried peas and beans.”
Alina Asan & Anita Sezgener, She Threw the Rope & Pulled the Lake
A weave of two-year-old Alina’s observations and her mother’s spontaneously flowing ink drawings. Anita’s line carries the reader across the page and over the arch of a day, encompassing daily rituals and the physical bond between mother and child.
About Bored Wolves
Bored Wolves is a publisher run by Stefan Lorenzutti and Joanna Osiewicz-Lorenzutti out of a cabin in the Polish Highlands. The press is dedicated to publishing poetry books, artist’s books, zines, and comix, with many of its titles blending and overlapping these categories. Working with authors, artists, and graphic designers across borders and languages, mediums and disciplines, Bored Wolves is committed to the individuality of each title, and curious about the patterns and echoes that emerge between them.
vessels by Dorothee Sauter
Dorothee Sauter (b. 1956 Aarau, lives and works in Basel)
Clay is full of sculptural possibilities – with its malleability and its ambivalence between permanence and transition, its reflection of nature and existence, especially of life cycles. Pottery is an ancient craft that explores these qualities directly with the use of hands and fingers.
While working with the wet material, repetitively poking, hitting, squeezing, in a process that connects the living and the dead, I let the hands guide me.
Physical this process, top-heavy intellectual approaches strike me as uncanny, something like recurring ruins.
The answers of the hand are self-guided.
About the artist
Dorothee Sauter is a sculptor whose question is “What is the origin of life?” Intrinsically scientific and humanistic, her thinking processes imagine the times before human existence. The primal living substance – earth – has become Sauter’s main source and medium in her quest. Sauter describes her working method as ‘thinking with the hands’. For her, the working process with clay is a balancing act between control and letting go, giving freedom to the material to work with, sculpting her emotions. Throughout the act of morphing, her hands leave marks on the material that constitute memories, both tangible and intangible; sealed and irreversible.
Dorothee's recent exhibitions includes her solo 'Geology, Cooking Heart, Curious and other stories', (Basel, 2021) and in group 'Homeland in Transit: Through the Clouds' (Basel, 2021); 'The Grantees' (Calvinhaus, Bern, 2021) and 'Shangri-la' Kunstforum Solothurn (Solothurn, 2021-22).
Clay is full of sculptural possibilities – with its malleability and its ambivalence between permanence and transition, its reflection of nature and existence, especially of life cycles. Pottery is an ancient craft that explores these qualities directly with the use of hands and fingers.
While working with the wet material, repetitively poking, hitting, squeezing, in a process that connects the living and the dead, I let the hands guide me.
Physical this process, top-heavy intellectual approaches strike me as uncanny, something like recurring ruins.
The answers of the hand are self-guided.
About the artist
Dorothee Sauter is a sculptor whose question is “What is the origin of life?” Intrinsically scientific and humanistic, her thinking processes imagine the times before human existence. The primal living substance – earth – has become Sauter’s main source and medium in her quest. Sauter describes her working method as ‘thinking with the hands’. For her, the working process with clay is a balancing act between control and letting go, giving freedom to the material to work with, sculpting her emotions. Throughout the act of morphing, her hands leave marks on the material that constitute memories, both tangible and intangible; sealed and irreversible.
Dorothee's recent exhibitions includes her solo 'Geology, Cooking Heart, Curious and other stories', (Basel, 2021) and in group 'Homeland in Transit: Through the Clouds' (Basel, 2021); 'The Grantees' (Calvinhaus, Bern, 2021) and 'Shangri-la' Kunstforum Solothurn (Solothurn, 2021-22).
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