Irregular Plurals: Dwelling

The ‘Irregular Plurals’ exhibition series progresses from ‘Habitat’ to ‘Dwelling’, as we shift our focus from the residing creatures, to the spaces they call home. Through various modes of perception and exploring the intricacies of everyday life, we delve deep into the details and stories that bind humanity to their places of residence.

【Irregular Plurals: Habitat】A Night walk with artists Lo Lai Lai Natalie and Matthew Kwan

With Pat Heung farmer-artist Lo Lai Lai Natalie and founder of Project CROW Matthew Kwan, you will go on a moonlight journey to Pat Heung’s Tsing Tam Reservoirs where you will be able to observe their creative processes and discover their source of inspirations.

Irregular Plurals: Habitat

To expand upon the narrative of ‘cohabitation’ coined by Hannah Arendt, we must first contemplate: who exactly are we referring to as a ‘collective’? The inaugural exhibition of the ‘Irregular Plurals’ series, ‘Habitat’, seeks to emancipate viewers from the conventional anthropocentric perspective by Lo Lai Lai Natalie and Yuen Nga Chi’s work. It invites them to explore the subjectivity not only of humans but also of the cohabiting animals, plants, microorganisms, and even the inherent essence of sunlight and air. 

Irregular Plurals

Taking place between August and December, Irregular Plurals is the first exhibition series under the WMA biennial theme “Home”. We invite three pairs of image-makers to bring forth their works and art practices for dialogues surrounding the nature, cityscapes and communities in Hong Kong, seeking the various possibilities for connection and cohabitation. 

‘Overriding the Light of Day’

“In the post-truth era, how do we critically engage with the flood of messages, and the intentions behind them?”

Hitch a Ride on Water: Frank Fischbeck Collection

Victoria Harbour undoubtedly changed the fate of the small island that is Hong Kong. 

WMA’s New Identity, New Strategy

In today’s digital era, images are pervasive while image making has become our everyday medium of expression. As a response to the immediacy of the digital landscape, WMA will recast its direction to bring together cross-generational and cross-geographical discourses on Hong Kong through lens-based art. 

WMA INTRODUCES THEME OF 2022/24 CYCLE – HOME

Since the end of 2019, the pandemic has spread across Hong Kong and the world, bringing the lives of many people to a halt or forcing them to part with their loved ones. WMA’s annual thematic programme has also been rescheduled subsequently. Looking ahead at the new normal after two years into the pandemic, WMA remodeled its thematic programme to a biennial basis and announced its next theme for the cycle of 2022/2024 as ‘Home’.

WMA Commision 2022/24 – HOME Recipients Announced

WMA is pleased to announce the two recipients for its 2022/24 cycle of WMA Commission are CHAN Hau Chun and Sheung YIU. The two artistic and research proposals, titled Heatroom Project and Everything is A Projection (tentative title), commissioned by WMA and to be realised in 2023 and 2024, explores the meaning of ‘home’ in the contemporary context of Hong Kong in a very different way.

WMA Commision 2022/24 – HOME Recipients Announced

WMA is pleased to announce the two recipients for its 2022/24 cycle of WMA Commission are CHAN Hau Chun and Sheung YIU. The two artistic and research proposals, titled Heatroom Project and Everything is A Projection (tentative title), commissioned by WMA and to be realised in 2023 and 2024, explores the meaning of ‘home’ in the contemporary context of Hong Kong in a very different way.

Irregular Plurals: Dwelling

The ‘Irregular Plurals’ exhibition series progresses from ‘Habitat’ to ‘Dwelling’, as we shift our focus from the residing creatures, to the spaces they call home. Through various modes of perception and exploring the intricacies of everyday life, we delve deep into the details and stories that bind humanity to their places of residence.


Events

28SepThu, Sep 28 - Oct 29, 2023Exhibition Period
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Irregular Plurals: Dwelling
2023-09-28
24AugThu, Aug 24 - Sep 21, 2023Exhibition Period
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Irregular Plurals: Habitat
2023-08-24
25MayThu, May 25 - Jul 16, 2023Exhibition Period
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‘Overriding the Light of Day’
2023-05-25
28SepThu, Sep 28 - Oct 29, 2023Exhibition Period
Home ‧
Irregular Plurals: Dwelling
2023-09-28
24AugThu, Aug 24 - Sep 21, 2023Exhibition Period
Home ‧
Irregular Plurals: Habitat
2023-08-24
25MayThu, May 25 - Jul 16, 2023Exhibition Period
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‘Overriding the Light of Day’
2023-05-25

News

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Irregular Plurals
2023-08-16
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WMA INTRODUCES THEME OF 2022/24 CYCLE – HOME
2022-12-16
‧ ‧ Commission
WMA Commision 2022/24 – HOME Recipients Announced
2022-12-16
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WMA’s New Identity, New Strategy
2022-12-12
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The Call of a Fallen Leaf: A Solo Exhibition by Wenda Yiu
2022-11-02
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Peer to Peer: UK/HK 2022
2022-09-16
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Island
2022-07-12
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WOMEN 我們 : From Her to Here
2022-01-21
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Wei Leng Tay Solo Exhibition ‘Abridge’
2021-10-22
Home ‧
Irregular Plurals
2023-08-16
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WMA INTRODUCES THEME OF 2022/24 CYCLE – HOME
2022-12-16
‧ ‧ Commission
WMA Commision 2022/24 – HOME Recipients Announced
2022-12-16
‧ ‧
WMA’s New Identity, New Strategy
2022-12-12
‧ ‧
The Call of a Fallen Leaf: A Solo Exhibition by Wenda Yiu
2022-11-02
‧ ‧
Peer to Peer: UK/HK 2022
2022-09-16
‧ ‧
Island
2022-07-12
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WOMEN 我們 : From Her to Here
2022-01-21
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Wei Leng Tay Solo Exhibition ‘Abridge’
2021-10-22

Articles

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‘Hitch a Ride on Water’: Artwork Image Captions
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Curatorial Statement — ‘Hitch a Ride on Water: Frank Fischbeck Collection’
Frank Lam
2023-02-17
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When Urban Studies Fall in Love with Peng Chau – On ‘Borrowing the Shoreline’ Workshops by Islanders Space
Anthony Leung Po Shan
2022-12-29
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‘Hitch a Ride on Water’: Artwork Image Captions
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Curatorial Statement — ‘Hitch a Ride on Water: Frank Fischbeck Collection’
Frank Lam
2023-02-17
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When Urban Studies Fall in Love with Peng Chau – On ‘Borrowing the Shoreline’ Workshops by Islanders Space
Anthony Leung Po Shan
2022-12-29

Video

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Sampson Wong | My Question about Home Is…?
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Jamie Blue | My Question about Home Is…
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Natalie Lo Lai Lai | My Question about Home Is…?
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Gordon Matthews | My Question about Home is…
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Lam Sum | My Question About Home Is…
Wenda Yiu: The Call of a Fallen Leaf
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Symposium | Artist, Power and Place
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Artist Talk: ‘Queer Futurity’
Talk #3 | Making sense, making images: Michelle WT Wong and Wei Leng Tay in conversation
Home ‧
Sampson Wong | My Question about Home Is…?
Home ‧
Jamie Blue | My Question about Home Is…
Home ‧
Natalie Lo Lai Lai | My Question about Home Is…?
Home ‧
Gordon Matthews | My Question about Home is…
Home ‧
Lam Sum | My Question About Home Is…
Wenda Yiu: The Call of a Fallen Leaf
‧ ‧
Symposium | Artist, Power and Place
‧ ‧
Artist Talk: ‘Queer Futurity’
Talk #3 | Making sense, making images: Michelle WT Wong and Wei Leng Tay in conversation