Folklore and fantasy can tell us a lot about reality.
A highlight of Hong Kong’s art week, Hart Haus is hosting two new exhibitions by queer female artists who use escapist themes to offer their grounded reflections on modern society.
Folklore and fantasy can tell us a lot about reality.
A highlight of Hong Kong’s art week, Hart Haus is hosting two new exhibitions by queer female artists who use escapist themes to offer their grounded reflections on modern society.
On the third floor exhibition space at 12P Smithfield Road in Kennedy Town, Florence Lee Yuk-ki’s exhibition “Double Blue: An Altered Fairy Tale of Hong Kong (I)” is divided into “sky” and “sea” chapters. It is not a traditional happily ever after but a loose narrative of emotions and memories, with an open-ended conclusion.
The entrance is dominated by Where Sight Sinks into Starlit Eyes (2025), a life-size replica of a section of an aircraft cabin with a six-channel, illustrated animation visible through the oval windows.

From a passenger’s perspective, the Hong Kong skyline gives way to clouds before unfamiliar landscapes emerge. Fragments of the “Flying Chess” board game – a pre-smartphone staple for the city’s families – interrupt the journey on occasion, turning a childhood pastime into a metaphor for how arbitrary dice rolls can determine life paths.
French-Canadian Mathieu Bedard is CEO of Camden, a global boutique communications agency; he established its Hong Kong office in 2020. He spoke to Andrew Sun….
Looking to take off into a new era after nearly two decades under the charismatic Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced on May 26…
Nine Chinese photographers have triumphed in the annual World Food Photography Awards, with 12 finalist images and one category winner chosen from a competitive pool…
History often revolves around grand, overarching narratives focusing on wars and treaties. What can get lost is the everyday texture – the street-level hustle, the…
In October 2025, United States President Donald Trump initiated the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make way for a grand…