2024 PROGRAMME
EXHIBITION
Inner Alchemy
Hanison Lau Hok-shing
Julia Steiner
Inner Alchemy
Hanison Lau Hok-shing x Julia Steiner
curated by Angelika Li
Vernissage Friday 7 June, 6-8pm
PF25 cultural projects: entrance through Nadelberg 33 into Pfeffergässlein 25, Basel.
A site-specific video installation by Julia Steiner will be on view.
Exhibition 8 – 28 June 2024
Viewing by appointment only
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Special Summer Event
'Inner Alchemy Mixology Hours' by Traditional Chinese Medicine Dietician Modanzski. Her seasonal recipes, specially crafted for this exhibition, offers a blend of wellness and sensory indulgence, including sound and scents.
A site-specific video installation by Julia Steiner will be on view.
Please refer to the Art Basel VIP Program for details and registration.
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Link to Curator's Notes & Exhibition Map & Artists' Biographies
Introduction
Launched in 2019, the series delves into the narratives and imaginations of 'homeland' from Hong Kong perspectives. It intricately examines boundaries, roots, diaspora, cultural identity, colonial ideologies, displacement, and interweaves them with experiences and voices from other parts of the world. By metaphorically venturing into hydrological cycles—water, clouds, and wind—and reflecting on the concepts of disappearance, the series navigates challenging landscapes, contemplating human conditions and resilience.
In response to traumas and catastrophes, many questions arise: What can we do? How can we contribute? What steps can we take? How do we react when faced with states of fear, distress, powerlessness, and vulnerability? Instead of solely focusing on external observations, do we also take a moment to turn inward to our selves, replenishing our essence, reviving our vital energy, and nurturing spiritual qualities? Can we view the alchemists' pursuit of transmutation as a symbol of transforming inner turmoil into strength?
In the 11th chapter, 'Inner Alchemy,' the focus is on introspection towards our well-being and inner selves as a process of healing. Curated by Angelika Li, the exhibition brings together Hong Kong artist Hanison Lau Hok-shing and Swiss artist Julia Steiner to offer insights into the artists’ creative processes and their perspectives on inner alchemy as manifested through their artistic expressions.
Image: details from Julia Steiner, Into the blue IX, 2022 and from Hanison Lau Hok-shing, Classic of Mountains and Seas - chapter III, 2014. Courtesy of the artists.
Visual design: Donald Mak
Photos below by Maris Mezulis. Courtesy of the artists and PF25 cultural projects.