Hong Kong exhibition reimagines Luofu Mountain in contemporary art
A new exhibition at Oil Street Art Space in Hong Kong reinterprets Luofu Mountain through contemporary art, featuring works by three artists that blend traditional media with digital projections and interactive installations. The show opens on 11 November.
Oil Street Art Space (Oi!) in Hong Kong will open a new exhibition on 11 November that reimagines Luofu Mountain through contemporary visual art, the city's Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced on 10 November.
Titled "Reinventing Luofu" (羅浮香影), the show is the fourth edition of Oi!'s "Archaic Curator Series", which since 2022 has invited Chinese art historians and curators to collaborate with artists in creating dialogues between traditional Chinese art and contemporary expressions.
Three artists present works that reinterpret different aspects and cultural meanings of the mountain. Xu Peizhi combines calligraphy of the Taoist text Taishang Laojun Shuo Changqingjing with dynamic projections to create a meditative space. Zheng Danshan's triptych Cloud Sea Layered Mist unfolds layered green-blue mountain scenery alongside a water installation, inviting viewers to temporarily escape urban clamour.
Lin Zhenchou's immersive interactive installation Spirit Realm Window offers a virtual pilgrimage to the mountain, allowing audiences to experience shifting landscapes and the changing of natural phenomena.
The exhibition features works spanning traditional media and digital imagery, creating an immersive space where visitors can "lie down and travel through mountains and waters" (臥遊山水), experiencing the charm of ink art and finding tranquillity.
The exhibition will be held at the Oil Street Glass House at 12 Oil Street in North Point, with free admission. Further details about the exhibition and related public programmes are available on Oi!'s website and social media pages.
