Everyday Objects Reimagined Through Contemporary Art
Presented by Contemporary by Angela Li and curated by Shirky Chan, Still a-Life offers a contemporary look at the still-life tradition. The exhibition brings together six artists who use everyday objects as a starting point for stories about memory, emotion, identity, and urban life. Instead of treating still life as a fixed genre, the show opens it up. A candle, a flower, an open book, a piece of scrap wood, or a familiar household item becomes more than something to look at. In these works, ordinary objects hold traces of personal experience and social change. Six Artists, Six Approaches Eastman Chang works with sewing, weaving, and embroidery to create soft sculptures inspired by everyday items. Her textile-based practice connects objects with memory, values, and the cultural history of Hong Kong. David Ho Lok Chung uses scrap wood and recycled metal to build sculptural works that explore contrast and coexistence. His pieces consider ideas such as real and artificial, clear and unclear, and how different states can exist at the same time. Kong Chun Nga Kitty moves still life into the city. Through acrylic and mixed media, she captures quiet moments within busy urban settings, showing how stillness can appear even in public spaces. Lau Sze Man approaches still life through abstraction. Her paintings focus on emotion, intuition, and interpretation, allowing objects to become starting points for feelings that are not easily put into words. Joey Leung uses traditional Chinese fine brush painting to create scenes that move between observation and imagination. Everyday objects appear alongside dreamlike details, giving her work a quiet sense of storytelling. Vickie Li brings movement and energy into still-life painting through bold lines, figures, and unexpected object pairings. Her works suggest fleeting moments where stillness and action overlap. A New Look at Still Life Still a-Life shows how contemporary artists can use ordinary objects to explore larger ideas.…