Design Trust Grant Recipient | “Breaching Sanctum” exhibition featured

17. 6. 2022

Design Trust Feature Grant “Breaching Sanctum” is an exhibition of existing and newly commissioned art and design works alongside related research and reference materials, public programmes, and a publication in the form of a “reader”. The project delves into the work of a generation of Chinese female artists, designers, and architects born in the 1980s—on the cusp of the 1990s—and the influence of that era, alongside current developments, innovations, and pressures connected to urbanism, sustainability, and the built environment, on their work. The project also serves as a means of breaking down barriers that have often been in the path of female practitioners’ research and achievements. Curated by Design Trust Feature Grant recipient Ingrid Pui Yee Chu, the exhibition presents works from Leelee Chan, Tap Chan, Joyce Wang Studio, Ko Sin Tung, and Zhang Ruyi.

“Breaching Sanctum” at F Hall Studio Taikwun, image courtesy of Breaching Sanctum team
“Breaching Sanctum” poster, designed by Studio Hik
Exhibition View
Exhibition View
Exhibition View
Exhibition View

Alongside the exhibition, a panel discussion titled “Provisional Pedagogies” was held with researchers and practitioners Emily Verla Bovino, Pelin Tan, Sara Wong, and Ying Zhou on 24 May 2022. Artist Tap Chan and performer Ice Wong Kei Suet presented a site-specific performance “One Afternoon” at F Hall Studio on 28 May 2022, marking a successful finale of the exhibition.

Panel discussion “Provisional Pedagogies”, image courtesy of Breaching Sanctum team
Performance “One Afternoon”, image courtesy of Breaching Sanctum team