AIR Exhibition
Kampung Logeen Stranded in Kampung Group Exhibition
The word “Village” could refer to the meaning of a settlement or an assembly of a commonwealth whether directly or indirectly. Kampung Logeen refers to three artists who were concentrated in their field without working together before. They gathered and form into an aggregate in the smallest unit, linger and stay in different places in Kuala Lumpur within this 29 days and trying to collage and piece up this city with their observation and both familiar and unfamiliar feelings towards the city.
Fang Wei Wen chooses the word “Kampung” as the keyword for his artwork. He uses the abstract concept of “settlement”, to show out the different unit and spaces of a Kampung (Village). This Kampung doesn’t refer to anything figurative but tended to direct to the aggregate and restricting of different level of spaces in the world. He uses his observation of the extend and transformation of Malaysian Chinese culture and his experience of living in Petaling Street area, transform the text into one of the elements to create site specific installation and works on paper.
Hsiu Hui came out a story draft, the embryo of the script has three acts, the main character is a “walking monument”, the details of the story require participants of audience to continue and finish it. According to the story, the monument meets the audience during its trip, the cross dimension meets up add variable into the story.
Jia Xin keeps her live flowing in recent years. She born in Tainan, Taiwan, she often self-occupied as a southerner. But while she came to Kuala Lumpur – a more southern place, she felt anxious and confused during her adjustment process but found out another daily routine and balance during her residency period. She found out that plant is a group that witnessed the changes of human culture and history and they are the easiest local that we can get close to. Therefore she chooses plants as her element, attempt to do some exercise and collage with her feelings and impression during her residency period.
Bio
Fang Wei Wen (b. 1970, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei) was a first generation migrant from Kinmen. A Fujian descendant, he went to Chung Hwa Middle School and started to become interested in drawing during middle school due to the influence of Hong Kong comics. After finishing high school, he decided to go to Taiwan for undergraduate studies in art. Enrolled in TUNGHAI University, Fine Arts Department in 1988 he decided to take on a career in art after graduation in 1993, where he stayed and worked in Taichung for four years. He then moved to Tainan in 1997 for a graduate programme at Tainan National University of the Arts, and has been living and worked in Tainan since.
Liao Hsiu Hui graduated from National Cheng Kung University Institute of Arts Studies. After finishing her master degree, she worked in an alternative space called Absolute Space for the Arts for about a year. She is now working as a film producer of Your Bros Filmmaking Group. She is also an independent curator and a freelancer in Tainan.
Chen Jia Xin was born in Tainan, Taiwan. Graduated from Tainan National University of the Arts. Major in Art History. She has great interest in the relationship between body and space. She now works as an exhibition project specialist and is researching artworks and artists. She also likes milk tea and her pencils sharpened.
Lostgens’ Artist Residency Project 2020
Date of Exhibition
9th Feb – 1st Mar 2020
Opening
9th Feb 2020 ,5.00pm
Venue
Lostgens’ Contemporary Art Space
