GAROME泇弄誠意呈獻【Echoes of Space - 群展】。是次展覽與三位香港藝術家們合作，當中包括：攝影師Laurence Lai、水墨藝術家Lop Yan和藝術家TTS (the tiny smile)。三位藝術家分別來自不同的世代和藝術背景，他們將各自呈現一系列探索抽象和空間重要性的作品，邀請觀眾沉浸在藝術語言的永恒流動中。

「在攝影藝術創作中，黑白可以表達出不同的情感和意象。當中不可忽視的是灰色，不同的灰階過渡，帶出今次黑白巴黎攝影作品的靈魂。」

於香港出生和長大，自學成才的風景和紀實攝影師Laurence Lai的創作之旅已長達34年。他的攝影作品探索並記錄了風景的戲劇性和寧靜性。Laurence憑直覺拍照，並創作出具有自發性的作品。在此次展覽，Laurence精心挑選並將首次展出他最近於巴黎的一系列攝影作品。背著Leica M4， Hasselblad 500cm菲林相機，數十卷ISO400度黑白菲林和一台 Leica M10P 數碼相機，他在這個浪漫都市探索光影邊界，感受黑白攝影世界中的平静與魅力。

「空間的留白就是為了讓生活留出值得期待的［餘地］。在作品留出相應的空白能產生遐想，從而去理解作品，讓人有想象之之餘地，所謂［此處無物勝有物］。讓作品帶出簡單，含蓄，謙卑，輕柔的藝術美感。」

寓建築師的理性於藝術家的感性，香港藝術家Lop Yan交織成獨樹一幟的個人美學風格。於1992在香港文化中心舉行首屆個人作品展覽，Lop Yan初期以塑膠彩畫為主，融合當代藝術將古代宋瓷碎片與塑膠彩混合媒體創作，用另一角度去欣賞陶瓷文化。至2011年，Lop Yan專注水墨書畫及盆景藝術，更以混合媒體水墨盆景創作。同時，他喜歡用抽象的表達方法表達中國書法生動的韻律活力組合。在2021年，Lop Yan被《今日中國》雜誌評為年度「最傑出人物」之一。

「空是可見的，空是不可見的。探索空的變化、生滅；恆常清淨，無際無限。」

香港出生並於倫敦長大，藝術家TTS以藝術作為自己直面情感的媒介，用畫筆如實紀錄所有情緒的生滅過程，以古樸深沉的色彩展現其對情感與虛實的探索。在社交場合總是經歷焦慮，繪畫已經成為TTS一次次的冥想和儀式之旅。在作品中，她利用了單色和雙色、比例和重複的力量，從而探討存在的意義與本質。     

受中國古代單色釉瓷和凹刻凸雕花紋的技藝所啟發，TTS的畫作揉合古代美學和現代符號。在勻淨的單色畫面上，她以堆疊的技法使畫布表面產生凸起的情緒紋樣，營造出特殊的視覺與觸感效果。通過重複漢字「笑」以及其經典微笑標誌，藝術家的原創微笑圖案喚起了維度廣泛的情感體驗，引導觀眾思考幸福，儘管波動，在生活中的重要性和意義。

GAROME 泇弄 is proud to present Echoes of Space, a group exhibition showcasing diverse works of three Hong Kong artists - photographer Laurence Lai, ink artist Lop Yan and painter TTS (the tiny smile), on view from 26 April to 12 May 2024. Coming from different generations and artistic backgrounds, each of these artists presents a selection of works that explore the importance of abstraction and space, inviting the spectator to immerse into the eternal fluidity of artistic languages. 

Born and raised in Hong Kong, self-taught landscape and documentary photographer Laurence has embarked on a creative journey for over three decades. His photography explores and documents the landscape's capacity for both drama and serenity. Laurence often photographs with intuition and creates work with a sense of spontaneity.

At the upcoming exhibition, Laurence will be showcasing a series of carefully selected photography works from his recent Paris trip for the first time. With a Leica M4, a Hasselblad 500cm film camera, 40 rolls of ISO 400 black and white film, and a Leica M10P digital camera in his bag, Laurence indulged himself in the art of black and white photography and explored the borderlines of light and shadow in Paris.

As an architect by profession, Lop Yan integrates his professional principles with his love of art, creating his own unique art form that combines architectural discipline and artistic expression. 

He interprets Chinese traditional landscape painting, taking nature as the inspiration for their contemporary forms. Lop Yan's artistic mission is to preserve traditional Chinese art and culture, and to express the vivid rhythmic vitality combination of Chinese calligraphy with abstract expression methods. In 2021, Lop Yan was named one of the year’s “Most Outstanding Persons” by Today’s Chinese Journal. 

Born in Hong Kong and grew up in London, TTS is an artist exploring the emotional depth and contrasts experienced with the arising and ceasing of feelings – “fictionality and trueness”. Having always experienced anxiety in social situations, painting has become a meditative and ritualistic journey to TTS. In her artworks, she harnesses the power of monochrome and duocolour, scale and repetition which calls for self-analysis and questioning on our own existence. 

Inspired by the techniques of ancient Chinese monochrome glazed porcelain and embossed patterns, TTS integrates ancient aesthetics with contemporary motifs on canvases of simple yet profound colours. Using repetitive layering techniques to build up an array of emotionally driven tactile elements, TTS transforms the canvases into contemplative spaces with quiet yet dynamic energy. By repeating the Chinese character 「笑」(Smile) to create an original pattern, or her signature upward-downward smiley motif, TTS vividly brings a modern twist to traditional Chinese artistic techniques, guiding viewers to reflect on the importance and significance of the emotion of happiness in life despite its frequent fluctuations.