5 - Gallery EXIT and EXPERIMENTA - Nadim Abbas: Cataract

NADIM ABBAS: CATARACT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NADIM ABBAS
CATARACT
5 November - 11 December, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, 5 November, 6 - 8 pm

A two-part installation, to take place concurrently at:
EXPERIMENTA, 89 - 97 Hollywood Road Lower G/F, Central, Hong Kong
Gallery EXIT, 1 Shin Hing Street, Central, Hong Kong

Hours: Mon - Sat, 1100 - 1900

EXPERIMENTA and Gallery EXIT jointly present Nadim Abbas: Cataract. For his first one-man show in HK, Nadim Abbas will present a two-part installation, exploring his ongoing fascination with the psychological properties of water and the phenomenology of seeing. The title, Cataract then, denotes not only a waterfall, but also the ocular condition responsible for almost half of the world' s blindness. Just as rapidly moving water turns from transparent to white, a cataract of the eye is formed when the lens becomes progressively opaque. The theme of opacity here shifts back and forth from connotations of reflected light to the obstruction and extinguishing of light that leads to blindness.. Yet, as the Argentinean writer Borges once commented, "The world of the blind is not the night that people imagine." Conversely, one might conceive of a darkness that is formed of light, a kind of luminous night that persists in the world of appearances - it is this ambiguous aspect of the imaginary that Abbas seeks to locate.

Nadim Abbas (b.1980) is a HK based installation artist. His work explores the mechanics of seeing, often touching on the hidden violences and psychological traumas that permeate the seemingly innocuous facets of day-to-day life. He holds an MPhil in Comparative Literature from the University of Hong Kong and a BA in Fine Art (Sculpture) from Chelsea College of Art, London. Important exhibitions include Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation, 2009 at the Hong Kong Art Museum.

The artist will be present at the opening reception.

For further information and images, please contact Kenji Wong at 2541 1299, email to info@galleryexit.com, or visit website www.galleryexit.com.

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即時發佈

《CATARACT》 - 唐納天個展
2010年11月5日至12月11日

開幕酒會：11月5日(星期五)晚上6時至8時

地點:
香港中環善慶街1號Gallery EXIT安全口畫廊
香港中環荷李活道89-97號地下EXPERIMENTA

開放時間：星期一至六 1100-1900

EXPERIMENTA 和安全口畫廊合辦唐納天 (Nadim Abbas) 在香港的首次個展《Cataract》 (意譯：白內障)。展覽包括一個二重裝置，探索藝術家對水的心理性質和視覺的現象學的著迷。展覽主題《Cataract》指的不僅是瀑布，亦是世界半數瞎眼人的視覺狀況。正如快速流動的水從透明變成白色，白內障是眼睛晶狀體從透明漸變成涅白，這個主題的含意，游離於光的反射，阻礙與明滅之間。阿根廷作家博爾赫斯曾說：「盲人的世界並不等同人們想像的黑夜。」相反，我們可以設想為一種用光塑造成的黑暗，一個在表象世界持續發亮的黑夜，唐納天試圖探討的就是這想像的本質裡存在的曖昧性。

唐納天(b. 1980) ，活躍於香港的裝置藝術家。他的作品探索所見到的一切，往往涉及隱性暴力，及看似清白，但實質滲透著日常生活各方面的心理創傷。他擁有香港大學比較文學碩士學位，及倫敦 Chelsea College of Art 美術（雕塑）學士學位，重要展覽包括2009年在香港美術館的《路易威登：創意情感》。

藝術家將會出席開幕酒會。

查詢資料及圖片請致電Kenji Wong (2541 1299)，電郵至info@galleryexit.com 或瀏覽網頁www.galleryexit.com。

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