CARRIED BY THE WIND
10 - 26 JUNE 2022
SALON MONDIAL
BASEL/MÜNCHENSTEIN
SWITZERLAND

Vernissage: 10 June 2022 18-21h
Exhibition: 11 - 26 June 2022 
Fridays to Sundays: 12-18h
Special opening dates 13-16 June: 14-18h 
Art Basel VIP Programme: 14 June 18-20h 
RSVP: Team@PF25.org
Salon Mondial, Freilager-Platz 9, 4142 Münchenstein/Basel, Switzerland
(Tram No. 11 to Freilager)
 
A Group Exhibition of Hong Kong and Swiss artists:
Oscar Chan Yik Long (Hong Kong, Helsinki) 
Isaac Chong Wai (Hong Kong, Berlin) 
Andreas Marti (Zürich)
Kathrin Siegrist + Iva Wili (Basel)
Angela Su (Hong Kong)
 
Curated by Angelika Li (Hong Kong, Basel)
Co-presented by Atelier Mondial and PF25 cultural projects
Supported by Christoph Merian Stiftung


Introduction
 
The word ‘homeland’ evokes a physical and permanent form on the surface, yet when we dive a little deeper into our memories and emotions, the word urges us to reflect on its complex and shifting nature. The exhibition channels narratives of ‘homeland’: borders, boundaries, roots, diaspora, cultural identity, colonial ideologies and beyond.
 
Wind is a symbol of change: the vital breath, flow of life. This familiar element can be pleasant and gentle as a breeze or a vigorous air energy as ‘hei3’ (氣) in Cantonese, yet it can be devastating and destructive as a hurricane or an accelerator for fire causing catastrophic damage. Wind also inspires the movements of thoughts and this Homeland in Transit chapter ‘Carried by the Wind’ is indebted to the captivating works by Bob Dylan, Sanmo, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Hayao Miyasaki and Wong Kar Wai.
 
In our fast-expanding world of displacement and exile, the sense of homeland is being constantly questioned and reinterpreted. Does the nature of the wind change? How do we strike a balance and find harmony within? Does it carry our messages, dreams and hopes? In the exhibition, we will find out how the six artists from Hong Kong and Switzerland Oscar Chan Yik Long, Isaac Chong Wai, Andreas Marti, Kathrin Siegrist + Iva Wili and Angela Su perceive this powerful element of movement and how they represent it in their works in mediums ranging from ink paintings, videos, moving objects, to textile installations. 
 
Angelika Li
Spring, 2022

---> Curatorial Essay
---> Floor Plan
---> List of Work
---> Artists Biographies
---> Press Enquiry

Photos documentation by Maris Mezulis
Video and sound by Hedy Leung
Courtesy the artists and PF25 cultural projects




 

EXHIBITION
HEIMAT IM WANDEL
HOMELAND IN TRANSIT
5 - 22 MAY 2022
VILLA MEIER-SEVERINI
ZOLLIKON, SWITZERLAND

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HEIMAT im WANDEL / HOMELAND in TRANSIT

Sonam Dolma Brauen, Hung Fai, Lee Ka Sing, Leung Chi Wo, MAP Office, Lulu Ngie and Wai Pong Yu

Co-curated by Martin Brauen and Angelika Li

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Vernissage:  5 May 2022, 18-20h

Opening performance by Matthias Ziegler (Bassflöte, Kontrabassflöte)

Exhibition:  6 – 26 May, Thur-Fri 17-20h, Sat-Sun 11-17h

Finissage:  22 May, 18-20h

Venue: Villa Meier-Severini, Zollikerstrasse 86, 8702 Zollikon, CH  

Organised by Kulturkreis Zollikon

Press Preview:  5 May by appointment

Enquiries:    

Martin Brauen/ www.sonambrauen.net/

Angelika Li/ www.onkili.com/  

Photo documentation by Tashi Brauen

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Introduction

The word ‘homeland’ has complex meanings: a clearly defined place/space, a tradition/culture that you share with others, a common history, belonging to a certain community in which you feel at home - and thus also feelings such as security and trust. It evokes a permanent form on the surface, yet when we dive a little deeper into our memories and emotions, the word urges us to reflect on its shifting nature. The definition of ‘homeland’ fluctuates under socio-political pressures which can lead to alienation and discontent, and potential fragmentations in our societies.

Postponed since March 2020 due to the pandemic, the second exhibition has transformed into the seventh chapter in the Homeland in Transit series with the German title HEIMAT im WANDEL in which Martin Brauen, cultural anthropologist specialising in Tibet and the Himalayas and curator, and Hong Kong curator Angelika Li attempt to interweave respective perspectives and experiences of Swiss-Tibetan artist Sonam Dolma Brauen, and six Hong Kong artists Hung Fai, Lee Ka Sing, Leung Chi Wo, MAP Office, Lulu Ngie and Wai Pong Yu. Despite many differences, the two places share something in common: the sense of homeland of its inhabitants is constantly being questioned and reinterpreted. How do the artists perceive these transformations and how do they represent it in their art? 

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