Web Content Display
Web Content Display
Web Content Display
Web Content Display
Where The Hearts Meet
Artist: Gretchen So
Artwork Location: Scattered in the Gardens
"The
Gardens
are
easily
accessible
and
offer
a
lot
for
the
public
to
enjoy.
The
more
you
explore
the
more
surprises
you
find,
and
the
more
you
love
it
there.
Like
a
grandparents'
house,
the
Gardens
provide
all
that
is
needed
to
connect
our
hearts."
With
her
acute
sensibility
as
a
street
photographer,
Gretchen
So
often
unearths
captivating
visual
elements
in
seemingly
ordinary
urban
landscapes
that
can
stimulate
the
audience's
imagination.
For
this
public
art
project
she
spent
a
year
creating
a
series
of
images,
entitled
Where
The
Hearts
Meet,
a
tribute
to
the
century-old
Gardens.
By
capturing
interesting
moments
of
visitors'
activities,
she
strives
to
reinstate
the
Gardens'
uniqueness
and
existential
value.
Her
photographs
are
mainly
displayed
on
both
sides
of
the
steps
leading
to
the
Bronze
Statue
of
King
George
VI,
creating
a
spectacular
outdoor
gallery.
The
remaining
works
are
nested
in
different
trails
where
the
landscape
of
the
photos
intertwines
with
that
of
the
surrounding
environment,
allowing
visitors
to
roam
freely
between
the
imagery
and
reality
during
their
leisurely
strolls.
Web Content Display
Artist Biography
So holds a MA degree from Yale School of Art and attended a MA programme in Arts Administration at Columbia University. She has received various awards for her academic studies, including the Reader's Digest Scholarship and Yale Scholarships. She worked as an arts administrator in New York and Hong Kong, where she also taught at several higher education institutions since the mid-1990s. Her photographic work on the fast-growing and ever-changing cityscape of Hong Kong has been awarded numerous publication and exhibition grants from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. She was a finalist for the "Asian Art Prize" multiple times. So struggled with chronic insomnia and severe anemia for many years, and that experience heightened her sensibility towards the cityscape of Hong Kong at night. Her latest portfolio Nights in Suspense is a triumphant milestone in her artistic career.
Web Content Display
Exhibition Highlights