KANG CHUNHUI

The exhibition further explores the distinctive artistic language of Kang Chunhui, particularly her sustained investigation of mineral pigments and her practice of transforming earth into pigment and pigment into image. Within this practice, Kang expands the visual language of flower painting, using the fold as a central metaphor through which the forms of petals unfold into human figures and landscape. Kang’s work was first introduced in depth through her major solo exhibition at INKstudio in Beijing in 2024, and the present exhibition in Hong Kong brings her practice to a broader international audience.

In Kang Chunhui’s work, the fold functions not only as a visual structure but also as a way of thinking. In the Sumeru series, the folded form becomes a structural principle through which Kang explores the relationships between colour, form, light, scale, and boundary. In The Hidden Protagonist series, floral forms unfold into human figures drawn from both Eastern and Western mythologies, placing them within a shared pictorial space that invites comparison and dialogue. In The Hidden Protagonist: Mount Fuchun, the language of flower painting expands into landscape. Through the transformation of floral forms, Kang reinterprets the imagery of the Fuchun Mountains while continuing her exploration of surface and fold, extending this inquiry toward broader questions of time and space. The exhibition also includes one painting related to Kizilgaha Beacon. The work originates from Kang Chunhui’s Xinjiang Project, which took the form of a symbolic pilgrimage to the Western Regions inspired by the artist’s childhood dreams and imagination.