Hilarie HON: Shaping Surface into Light
韓幸霖《Shaping Surface into Light》
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30 August - 27 September 2025
Gallery EXIT is pleased to present 'Shaping Surface into Light' by Hilarie HON, featuring her latest paintings from 2025. Part of her Sunlight Murmur series, this body of work continues her exploration of the sea as a metaphor for her inner world. Growing up by the coast, Hon developed a deep connection to the ocean, inspired by its shifting light and rhythmic movements. Her seascapes reflect personal emotions and offer reflections on the passage of time, transcending traditional landscapes. Following a personal experience last year, Hon returned to the ocean, finding renewed inspiration in its light and motion. This led to a series of calmer, more introspective works. Her recent paintings depict tranquil seas in vibrant yet soft tones, capturing the interplay of light and movement. Sunset scenes, with their blurred reflections and shifting hues, evoke fleeting beauty and quiet contemplation. Light has always been central to Hon’s art. The Sunlight Murmur series reflects her fascination with how light dances on the ocean’s surface, softening and blurring into an almost audible "murmur". In her works, light appears as radiant sources or gentle reflections, drawing viewers into a contemplative experience where familiar scenes become luminous and resonant. Hilarie HON (b.1994, Hong Kong) graduated with a BA (Hons) in Visual Arts from the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University in 2016. Specializing in oil painting, she approaches her work with deep personal introspection. Her paintings often depict intense and surreally unsettling scenes, reflecting her inner world while evoking emotions and a profound sense of alienation. Hon has participated in both solo and group exhibitions organized by Gallery EXIT in Hong Kong. Her solo exhibitions include ‘Sunlight Murmur’ (2023), ‘Yesterday's Brightness’ (2020), ‘The Daily Disappearance of the Sun’ (2018), and ‘BLOOMY GLOOMY BOOM’ (2017). Group exhibitions with the gallery include ‘Art Brussels’ (2025), ‘Art Collaboration Kyoto 2021’ (Gallery EXIT / Satoko Oe Contemporary, Japan, 2021) and ‘Shek-O Sublime’ (2019). Other recent group exhibitions include ‘The Rule of Three, otherthings’ (The Shophouse, 2025), ‘31 Women Artists Hong Kong I’ (10 Chancery Lane, Hong Kong, 2022), ‘In Search of Absence’ (Korean Cultural Center Hong Kong, 2021), and ‘Stories We Tell To Scare Ourselves With’ (MOCA Taipei, Taiwan, 2019). The artist currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
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