鄺嘉敏 / Kwong Ka Man-NANCY
夾木板和超細纖維布料 Wood and Microfiber Fabric 125cm H x 156cm W x 60cm D 2012
銅 Bronze 20cm H x 13cm W x 5.5cm D 2011
長法包 Baquettes 12cm H x 6cm W x 6cm D (each) 2011
Artist Statement:
治療櫃是一個專給自己治療心靈及只屬於自己的空間。自小我便能夠看見靈體或是鬼怪的存在,而令我一直很怕自己一個在一個地方,不論在外、家,甚至在自己的房間也缺乏安全感,感覺“他們”是無處不在盯著自己。
治療櫃是一個密閉空間,它是由一個在我房間用了很久的衣櫃改造出來,只可容納我自己一人,完成後照樣地放在房間裡。每當感覺到不安、恐懼的時候,它可以充當著我的避難所,躲進去做我日常的活動,如上網、看書等等, 從而得到被隔離的安全感 。
Personally, I do not like subjects related to memorizations and facts. Thus, during my high school years I became more enthusiastic in basically anything related to arts, either it be painting or sculptures. In 2009, I participated in Hong Kong Youth Cultural and Arts Competitions in poster design competition and grabbed the champion. This prize as a kind of recognition triggered my passion deeper into the arts.
During these 3 years in HKAS, I have learnt and accomplished many artworks and most of them have meanings that are very close to me. My goal is relatively simple, that is of developing an artwork which give the audiences via the very first impression the thought of mine, I like to create art that symbolizes my inner self and do what art can do while other form of languages are not able to. As I am majoring in sculpture, I have been using metals, and also tried on using clay produce my artwork.
Honestly, I am one who lacks love and warmth. Currently, the art project that I am working on is talking about a kind of obstacle or so called barrier that lock myself up in a safe and small place because I can see “supernatural vision” that earthlings cannot. In this project, I have chosen a closet as my artwork setting installation simply because to me a room is unsafe and bigger than a typical closet. Through this project, it is not only an artwork but as a self-therapy as well. Besides that, this closet ought to fit only me and no one else. The reason being is because most of the time I am in my bedroom and whenever I start to have those symptoms again, I will go inside the closet. Basically, the difference is just shifting my daily activities like browsing through the internet, playing my mobile phones, etc., in my bedroom into the closet, which can tell me that everything is going to be safe and sound.
Email: nancy_1127@hotmail.com