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HKBU CIE Associate of Arts (Visual Arts) Graduation Show 2024 – Yes, but….

16 Aug, 2024
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The theme of the show is “Yes, but…”, displaying a total of 48 pieces of artwork from 32 graduates which demonstrated their dedication to perfection in the creation process.
The theme of the show is “Yes, but…”, displaying a total of 48 pieces of artwork from 32 graduates which demonstrated their dedication to perfection in the creation process.

The opening ceremony of the HKBU CIE Associate of Arts (Visual Arts) Graduation Show 2024 was successfully held on HKBU Kai Tak Campus on 9 August. Representatives from the Academy of Visual Arts, including Dr. WANG Ling Jean Sunny, Associate Professor and Academic Coordinator of Associate of Arts (Visual Arts), Mr. Chan See Kwong Ray, Assistant Professor, Mr. Brandon Chan and Mr. Reds Cheung, curators and teachers-in-charge, attended the ceremony with fellow graduates to share a moment.

The theme of the show this year is “Yes, but…”, displaying a total of 48 pieces of artwork from 32 graduates across various media such as photography, paintings, sculptures, installation, and embroidery. The show is inspired by the shape of an egg, from the father of geometry, Euclid who studied the beauty of precise and complex geometric structures to Robert Dickson’s precise analysis of the egg’s shape by using rulers, providing a more delicate way to draw the shape of an egg. People also have their different ways of drawing eggs. “Yes, but…” reveals the self-doubt in students’ process of learning and creating, who want to achieve perfection in hesitancy like they are hovering on the ellipse. The exhibition demonstrates graduates’ observations and feelings in daily life, as well as their concerns about social issues. A total of 4 awards, namely the WMA Graduate Award (Lens-based media) sponsored by WMA who always fosters local visual creations, and three more awards selected and presented by artist Mr. Law Man Lok and the Academy of Visual Arts, were presented to students who participated in the graduation show.

“Students are able to turn elements in daily life into their inspirations of creation by making good use of artistic techniques and realising their thoughts with a tight budget. This is a valuable opportunity for all the graduates to learn about curation, starting from theme preparation, design, printing of materials and communicating with their peers and guests, which they never learnt from classes. We can tell how they managed to cope with different challenges and grow up during the process. We also admire the endeavor of all the participating students, especially the committee members who treat this show seriously. The spirit of the graduation show is for students to discover and unleash their strengths which we hope it will be passed on,” said Mr. Brandon Chan and Mr. Reds Cheung.

 “We only have 2 months to organise the whole exhibition that I always feel like 24 hours in a day is never enough. Serving as a committee, we have to manage both internal and external tasks, including communication with instructors and classmates on space arrangement, light adjustment, and artistic presentation. For instance, we have to follow the policy of the exhibition venue when deciding how to place our works. We are not allowed to hang things from the ceiling. However, a student would like to have his work hung on the ceiling for display. After several discussions, we arranged a corner for the student to place a stainless-steel rod between two walls to hang up his work which we tried our best to keep his original idea. Although we encountered many difficulties, we compromised and worked together to successfully launch the exhibition. It was a valuable learning opportunity,” said Chu Hiu-tung, President of the Organising Committee.

Wong Siu Hin’s artwork entitled “Ah Ah Sha Sa Ma Ha” was awarded the Best Exhibitor Award. She collected dust and papermaking assignments from her home and folded them into the Lotus of Liberation Mantra, hoping to purify the human minds by understanding the “six dusts” and “six roots” in Buddhist thoughts.
Wong Siu Hin’s artwork entitled “Ah Ah Sha Sa Ma Ha” was awarded the Best Exhibitor Award. She collected dust and papermaking assignments from her home and folded them into the Lotus of Liberation Mantra, hoping to purify the human minds by understanding the “six dusts” and “six roots” in Buddhist thoughts.
Ko Oi To’s award winning work “% slack fill” was created by evacuating the photo chips packaging bought in supermarket and filling the vacuumed space with transparent materials. By observing the actual size of the product, Ko thought about the tussle between consumers and manufacturers.
Ko Oi To’s award winning work “% slack fill” was created by evacuating the photo chips packaging bought in supermarket and filling the vacuumed space with transparent materials. By observing the actual size of the product, Ko thought about the tussle between consumers and manufacturers.
The photo series “Additional Chair” was filmed by Chu Hiu Tung who lives in the New Territories. From her observations, people bring unwanted chairs from their homes to bus stops for passengers to sit while waiting. By taking pictures of the chairs she has seen from different villages in the neighbourhood, Chu reflected upon the potential social matters when people tend to take home goods to public areas.
The photo series “Additional Chair” was filmed by Chu Hiu Tung who lives in the New Territories. From her observations, people bring unwanted chairs from their homes to bus stops for passengers to sit while waiting. By taking pictures of the chairs she has seen from different villages in the neighbourhood, Chu reflected upon the potential social matters when people tend to take home goods to public areas.
Tsang Hui Yi recreated the scene of family dinner at home and reflected that people should never take family meal time for granted.
Tsang Hui Yi recreated the scene of family dinner at home and reflected that people should never take family meal time for granted.