Are You Home? | Beth Wong & Chao Huang
About this activity.
During the months of September and October, Beth Wong & Chao Huang are working as guest artists at the Bierumer School. On Saturday, October 26 is the presentation of their working period and after that the exhibition will continue until Saturday, November 30.
Beth Wong from Hong Kong, is a graduate of the Frank Mohr Institute in Groningen and the University of Hong Kong. Her work is a collection of poetic fragments and impressions from her immediate surroundings. She is particularly attracted to stories and materials from the urban outskirts. Combining painting with different media, she translates what she perceives to suggest an alternative interpretation of reality.
Chao Huang is an artist from Taiwan and now lives in Groningen. He uses mixed media as a material to create visuals, using personal experience and connection to the environment as the basis for creating different projects. Graduated from the Frank Mohr Institute, Shih Chein University and National Chen Kung University.
Are You Home? is a collective work that interweaves their personal story with themes of belonging and identity. During their time in the Netherlands, they noticed significant differences between their social lives here and at home. As artists from Taiwan and Hong Kong, these experiences inspired them to reflect on colonial history, cultural fusion and the ongoing challenges of settling far from home. Their project explores the experience of moving and settling in an unfamiliar environment. To this end, they have developed two fictional characters. These characters represent newcomers trying to navigate and adapt to their new surroundings.
The opening of the exhibition Are You Home? will take place on Saturday, October 26, from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. That afternoon, Paula Biemans will talk with Beth Wong & Chao Huang about their work at the Bierumer School.
Bierumer School offers artists space for production and presentation and is open to the public every Friday and Saturday from 2:00 - 5:00 pm. Bierumer School, Hereweg 12, 9906 PE Bierum www.bierumerschool.nl.
Bierumer School.
Bierumer School biedt kunstenaars ruimte voor productie en presentatie.
Location.
Bierumer School
Hereweg 12
9906PE Bierum
www.bierumerschool.nl/