Campus Digest

Visual Arts students’ works on show in Germany

11 Feb 2016

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One of the works illustrates the history of Kowloon Walled City.
The Visual Arts students develop their own exhibition, not only the artistic part but also the curatorial, financial, communicational and group tasks.
Professor John Aiken (back row), Director, and Dr Mariko Takagi (second from right), Assistant Professor of the Academy of Visual Arts, show their support to the students at the exhibition’s opening ceremony in Berlin.

 

The works produced by 17 Visual Arts students were showcased during the “from here to there” exhibition held in Berlin, Germany from 9 to 17 January.

 

The founder of International Art Moves conducted a week-long intensive workshop at HKBU in June 2015, during which 17 Visual Arts students learned the theoretical and practical aspects of curating a professional art exhibition overseas. The students made models, planned budgets and created time schedules. Eventually, five students were selected as representatives to curate the exhibition with International Art Moves in Berlin’s art centre Kunstquartier Bethanien. They were Year 4 students Annie Choi, Poon Mei-yee and Tsim Hui-laam as well as alumni Lam Wing-sze and Chan Pak-kin. They presented the works produced by the 17 HKBU artists to visitors from around the world.

 

The works expressed how the young artists perceive the world and their reflection on social issues.