Hou Jianan /
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow /
Nov 30, 2024 – Jan 25, 2025 /
DE SARTHE
26/F, M Place
54 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Hong Kong
+852 2167 8896
Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 7pm
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow by Chongqing-based artistHou Jianan is now open at DE SARTHE Hong Kong. The exhibition features a new body of works on canvas that allude to the illusion of fulfillment that manifests in the cross-breeze of consumerist society and digital gratification.
Sweet and plump yet empty and fragile, Hou Jianan’s manipulation of imagery alludes to the way in which our perception of goods is enhanced by technology, resulting in the expanded desire to consume and indulge in materialism. As we are constantly distracted, or arguably numbed, by temptations and entertainment, we fall into a false sense of security as Hou suggests through his portrayal of home environments and domestic objects. With an emphasis on artificiality, the imagery speaks to the illusion of fulfillment constructed and exacerbated by instant digital gratifications.
