Imprints of Time is more than an exhibition—it is a living dialogue that transcends time, dissolving the boundaries between past and future to weave Hong Kong’s collective memory into an unfolding, flowing narrative. Featuring ten artists spanning from the post-80s generation to Gen-Z, this show explores the intimate resonance between personal identity and the city’s soul. Their works rise beyond individual expression to form a rich cultural polyphony—layered histories, constant reinventions, and the resilient core of selfhood amidst relentless change.

 

In this ever-shifting metropolis, transformation itself becomes the central theme. Each artwork acts as a temporal amber—preserving vanished moments and crystallizing fragile poetry that lingers before dissolution. Through varied media—drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation—the artists decode Hong Kong’s cultural alchemy, translating its hybrid heritage into a vivid visual poetry.

 

Ling Wai Shan’s meditative canvases pause the urban clamor, creating serene breathing spaces on each frame; Kwong Man Chun reinterprets cityscapes through classical East Asian aesthetics, bridging centuries-old brushwork with the steel lattice of contemporary skylines. The dialogue between Chow Chun Fai’s vanishing street corners and Lewis Lee’s cross-border urban reflections echoes the tension between preservation and innovation, whispering of nature’s subtle reclamation. Angela Yuen’s radiant light installations capture the city’s fleeting iridescence, while Kila Cheung’s bold sculptures joyfully defy artistic conventions. Diasporic voices emerge in Peter Hong-Tsun Chan and Jade Ching-yuk Ng’s surreal homages, shaped by transatlantic longing; Tam Kwan Yuen reflects the city through a warm lens of Singaporean cultural intimacy. Pak Sheung Chuen’s conceptual works choreograph serendipitous encounters with time itself, transforming everyday moments into cosmic theaters. His oeuvre tenderly excavates memory’s strata, revealing invisible tensions between concrete and sky, steel and soil.

 

To wander through Imprints of Time is to traverse a palimpsest of eras—a layered manuscript where images echo across decades. The exhibition composes a multi-voiced symphony, harmonizing Hong Kong’s past, present, and future. From hushed brushstrokes to pulsating installations, these works unravel the metaphysics of place—exploring how time sculpts identity and space nurtures belonging.

 

Each artwork functions as a cultural prism, reflecting not only the city’s transformations but inviting viewers to inscribe their own stories onto Hong Kong’s evolving canvas. These imprints are more than records; they are participatory rituals, urging us to trace the grooves of time with our fingertips and discover, amid constant flux, something enduringly our own.