Issue April 2024
Where Nostalgic Glints Assemble
Angela Yuen
Angela Yuen (L3-01) graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University. In 2016, she was an artist-in-resident at Red Gate Gallery, Beijing. She was finalist of Sovereign Asian Art Prize and Ping Yao International Sculpture Festival in 2019, and the 26th ifva awards (Media Art Category) in 2021. Her works have been shown in Hong Kong, Beijing, New York, London and Australia, and are in the collections of Hong Kong Henderson Land Group, Hotel Stage Hong Kong, IFC Isola, LRC Hong Kong, The Middle House Shanghai, Niagara Gallery Australia as well as various private collectors. Yuen’s art practice focuses on urban culture and the theme of “neighbourhood”, highlighting the symbolic meaning of found objects and their transformation into her own artistic language. Under rapid urban development, people in Hong Kong experience an ever-evolving physical and social environment. Through collecting manufactured objects, Yuen rediscovers the human warmth she once knew as a child growing up in this city. “Neighbourhood” is not only the theme of her practice but something deeply embedded in her creative process.