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“Destination Berlin” at 1a space, Hong Kong


Jacqueline Kooter, Walled in., 2009 – Revision 2011. Video. 3:59min. Courtesy the artist and 1a space.

Destination Berlin
21 September – 23 December 2012
at 1a space, Hong Kong
Artists: Jacqueline Kooter (Amsterdam), Shirley Wiebe (Canada), Susana López F. (Spain), Thea Jentjens(Amsterdam), Wai Kit Lam (Hong Kong), Wai Yi Lai (Hong Kong)
Curated by Susana Lopez Fernandez

In November 2009, when the city of Berlin was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a twist of the fate brought together six international artists: Jacqueline Kooter, Shirley Wiebe, Susana López F., Thea Jentjens, Wai Kit Lam, Wai Yi Lai.

Destination Berlin is a group exhibition about the search for individual and collective identity through the work that was created during their shared art residency in the city of Berlin.
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Focus: East Asia – China (Hong Kong)

South Ho Siu Nam “Into Light XIV” (2011) Courtesy of the artist and Blindspot Gallery

Art Hong Kong 2011 has succeeded its extravaganza and now closed triumphantly, as the world anticipated. The fair demonstrated an increase in achievements beyond the mercantile with special events to engage and reflect on the Asian region. Asia One for instance provided a platform for emerging talents of the widely diverse Asian terrain. Many talks and discussions were also programmed such as the ‘Backroom Conversations” by Asia Arts Archive, ‘Guerrilla Talk’ by ArtAsiaPacific and ‘New Media Archaeology’ by Videotage, in order to disseminate art from Asia to a wider audience.

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