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Art Projects Gallery7 - 26 July 2015

Unit S510, 5/F, Block A, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen StreetCentral, Hong Kong

Opening Daily: 1pm to 8pm

藝途畫廊 2015年7月7日至26日

香港中環鴨巴甸街35號 元創方A座5樓S510 室每天開放：下午1時至下午8時

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變·化 biàn huà

事物在形態上或本質上產生新的狀況。

transformationtrans·for·ma·tionA marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better.

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Preface - 序 -------------------------------------------------------------- 6 - 7 Artist Statement · 藝術家自述 ---------------------------------------- 8

Artworks - 作品Transformation X ---------------------------------------------------------- 9Transformation I ----------------------------------------------------------- 10Transformation II ---------------------------------------------------------- 11Transformation III --------------------------------------------------------- 11Transformation IV --------------------------------------------------------- 12Transformation V ---------------------------------------------------------- 13Transformation VI --------------------------------------------------------- 13Transformation VII -------------------------------------------------------- 14Transformation VIII ------------------------------------------------------- 15Transformation IX --------------------------------------------------------- 15Transformation Zodiac - Aquarius ------------------------------------ 16Transformation Zodiac - Pisces --------------------------------------- 17Transformation Zodiac - Aries ----------------------------------------- 18Transformation Zodiac - Taurus -------------------------------------- 19Transformation Zodiac - Gemini -------------------------------------- 20Transformation Zodiac - Cancer -------------------------------------- 21Transformation Zodiac - Leo ------------------------------------------- 22Transformation Zodiac - Virgo ----------------------------------------- 23Transformation Zodiac - Libra ----------------------------------------- 24Transformation Zodiac - Scorpio ------------------------------------- 25Transformation Zodiac - Sagittarius --------------------------------- 26Transformation Zodiac - Capricorn ---------------------------------- 27

Biography - 履歷 Peony Yip · 葉莎沙 ----------------------------------------------------- 28 - 29

Contents 目録

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Art Projects Gallery is delighted to present Hong Kong artist Peony Yip’s debut solo exhibition titled “Trnsformation”.

Peony is inspired by the notion of continuous change - fascinated not only by the end result of metamorphosis but also in the process of the transformation. In this solo exhibition, she explores the relationship between humans and nature and puts forward her vision of the transformation from former to the latter.

Imagining a world where human goes through an evolutionary process to finally become a part of nature, Peony’s

“Transformation” series portray the different stages of a girl’s transformation back to nature as a butterfly, symbolic of people being reborn and at one with nature again.

In the “Transformation Zodiac” series, Peony portrays insects (as a representation of nature) transformed into the twelve Zodiac beings, all fully evolved with their ubiquitous physical attributes and characteristics.

Peony Yip was born in Jamaica in 1990 where she lived for 14 years before moving back to Hong Kong in 2005. She graduated from the Hong Kong Design Institute with a Higher Diploma in Graphic Information Design in 2010 and has participated in various group exhibitions since 2012 before her current debut solo exhibition at Art Projects Gallery.

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藝途畫廊呈獻香港藝術家葉莎沙的首度個展《變·化》。

葉莎沙從大自然的不斷變化獲得啟發－－不僅對變化的最終形態

所著迷，也對變化的過程所吸引。在這次個展，她試圖探索人類

與大自然之間的關係，展示她對人類變化為自然的想像。

幻想一個世界，由人類通過進化過程，最終成為大自然的一部分，

莎沙的《變．化》系列作品描繪了一個少女變形成為蝴蝶回歸大

自然的不同階段，有如人類重生的象徵，與大自然融為一體。

在《變．化－－星座》系列作品中，莎沙試圖描繪昆蟲（作為大

自然的象徵）轉化成十二星座，充分體現昆蟲的外在特徵和個性，

完美進化成十二星座的化身。

葉莎沙於1990年出生於牙買加，於當地生活了14年，直至2005

年返回香港定居。於2010年畢業於香港知專設計學院獲得視覺

咨詢設計高級文憑，並在此次藝途畫廊個展之前，自2012年以

來參加過各個連展。

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Artist’s StatementThe series portrays the inevitability of change. Humanity’s idea of death is simply another part of the process that we call life. Death is no more to be feared than Birth, Love or Growth. Although the fear of Death has been at the root of all of our great discoveries and accomplishments, what is sometimes forgotten is that discovery itself is not as important as what is done with what is discovered. Through discoveries I believe we humans have taken greatly from what belongs to the Earth and I would love to live a world where we can be rebirthed back into nature itself.

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藝術家自述

這一系列作品描繪变化的必然性。人類對死亡的概念，必然反映

著人生的另一個过程，我們稱之為生命。死亡未必比出生、愛或

成長來的可怕。雖然死亡的恐懼一直是我們偉大發現和成就的根

源，然而常常被人們所忽略的是發現事後，人們是怎麼處理此發

現的。我相信人們在發現的過程中，正大大的剝削著屬於地球的

資源；因此，我希望可以生活在一個能讓我重生，回歸大自然本

身的世界裏。

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Transformation X2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

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Transformation I2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

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Transformation II2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

Transformation III2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

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Transformation IV2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

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Transformation V2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

Transformation VI2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

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Transformation VII2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

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Transformation VIII2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

Transformation IX2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

59 x 42 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Aquarius2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Pisces2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Aries2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Taurus2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Gemini2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Cancer2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Leo2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Virgo2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Libra2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Scorpio2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Sagittarius2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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Transformation Zodiac - Capricorn2015, Gold Ink & Ballpoint Pen on Paper

42 x 30 cm

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PEONY YIP

1990 Born in Jamaica, currently resides in Hong Kong

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND2010 Higher Diploma in Graphic Information Design, Hong Kong Design Institute

SOLO EXHIBITION2015 “Transformation”, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS2014 “Allow Me To Introduce Myself...”, Gallery1988 (East), United States “Out Of Body”, Gauntlet Gallery, United States “Twice Told Tales”, Flower Pepper Gallery, United States “Art Projects Gallery x 1600 Panda World Tour”, Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong2012 “Girls: Fact or Fiction”, Light Grey Art Lab, United States

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葉莎沙

1990 出生於牙買加，現於香港生活及工作

學術背景2010 視覺傳意高級文憑，香港知專設計學院

個展2015 變·化，藝途畫廊，香港

聯展2014 容許我自我介紹．．．，畫廊1988（東），美國 靈魂出竅，Gauntlet Gallery，美國 故事重述，Flower Pepper Gallery，美國 藝途畫廊 x 1600 Pandas HK，藝途畫廊，香港2012 女性：事實或故事， Light Grey Art Lab，美國

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“Transformation” by Peony Yip《變·化》 · 葉莎沙

First published in 2015by Art Projects Gallery

This book was published for the occasion of the exhibition “Transformation” by Peony Yip

at Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong, 7 - 26 July 2015

Curated by Ray Vees Goh, Anng TanDesigned by Art Projects Gallery

© 2015 Art Projects Gallery and Peony YipAll rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the

prior written permission of the publisher.

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