Hazel WONG Mei Yin: Receding Scenery
黃美諺《後退風景》
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21 March – 25 April 2026
3/F, Gallery EXIT Gallery EXIT presents 'Receding Scenery', an exhibition by Hazel WONG Mei Yin featuring a new body of work focused on movement and transition. The title describes a familiar physical experience: as a vehicle moves forward, the scenery outside appears to drift backward. Rather than nostalgia, Wong’s works grow from this shifting perspective, reflecting the uncertainty, thoughts, and emotions of being in transit. Wong’s practice is shaped by her recent life between Sapporo and Hong Kong. Long hours spent travelling—as both passenger and driver—have turned the interior of the vehicle into a space for quiet observation. Frequent relocation has made movement central to her work. While the landscapes she paints refer to real places, they also carry personal memory and feeling, revealing her ongoing interest in distance, time, and human connection. This exhibition marks a new phase in Wong’s practice. Compared to her earlier work, these paintings place greater emphasis on the relationship between outer landscapes and inner states of mind. Working with acrylic on carefully prepared wooden panels, she builds and then sands the layers of paint to create soft, restrained surfaces with emotional depth. Images of snowfall, night scenes, and open skies capture fleeting moments and the passage of time. Alongside the paintings, Wong presents recent experiments in printmaking, particularly mezzotint. Drawn to its rich blacks and subtle tonal shifts, she finds the depth of the medium closely aligns with the sensibility of her paintings. 'Receding Scenery' unfolds as a quiet journey of presence. Viewers are invited to move through the exhibition at their own pace, encountering introspective landscapes shaped by movement and uncertainty. Hazel WONG Mei Yin (b. 1992, Hong Kong) graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University. She works primarily in painting and printmaking. Drawing inspiration from everyday scenes experienced while living between two places, her practice reflects on the emotions and reflections that emerge from this duality. Through intricate details and narrative compositions, her works explore the connections and distances between self and surroundings. Wong has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, her solo exhibitions include ‘Watermelon can grow in your belly’ (1999 Art Space, Hong Kong, 2024), ‘The river and the sea’ (DOMO, Ebetsu, 2022); Other recent group exhibitions include ‘VOCA 2026’ (The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, 2026), ‘From Here’ (Kuroimori Museum, Hokkaido, 2025), and ‘Fine Art Asia 2024’ (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, 2024). Wong currently lives and works between Sapporo and Hong Kong. |
