Lace Pleated Calligraphy "My Company" (伴)

Curator

Luke Chapman

What's particularly striking is how HONG has transformed this traditionally feminine medium into a meditation on contemporary materiality. The work oscillates between decoration and deconstruction, between the domestic and the divine. Within the context of contemporary Asian art practices, this piece positions itself at the intersection of traditional craftsmanship and conceptual innovation. The black lace, traditionally associated with both mourning and sensuality in Western contexts, takes on new resonance through HONG's Eastern philosophical lens. This is not merely a hanging textile – it's a spatial intervention that demands contemplation of the void, of the spaces between threads, of the dialogue between light and darkness. The work demonstrates how negative space can be as eloquent as physical form.