HONGKONG DIARY
This series explores female presence within Hong Kong’s urban landscape, where neon light, architecture and movement shape visibility and isolation.
Figures appear suspended between performance and withdrawal, embedded in streets that amplify desire, routine and emotional distance. The city functions not as a backdrop, but as an active force shaping perception and identity.
YAU MA TEI
Monumental scale compresses intimacy and exposure into a single form.
Color and density merge physical presence with the atmosphere of the street. Desire, routine and vulnerability coexist without hierarchy.
Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 180 cm
AT DUSK
Neon light fractures the evening space as silhouettes emerge without clear boundaries. Figures appear suspended between intimacy and exposure, absorbed into the city’s rhythm. Visibility becomes a fragile condition shaped by light, distance and constant motion.
Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 180 cm
CANTON ROAD
Fashion, performance and observation collide along one of the city’s most exposed streets. The figure merges with storefront light and reflective surfaces, turning the act of being seen into a form of pressure. Public space becomes a stage where desire and detachment exist side by side.
Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 180 cm
GIRL WITH DOTS
A stylized portrait emerges from fields of color and artificial light. Partial concealment emphasizes anonymity and the tension between presence and disappearance. Graphic patterns and neon tones merge with the face, reinforcing psychological distance within visual excess.
Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm
KIMBERLY
Dense color fields compress figure and environment into a single visual structure. The distinction between body and background dissolves, reflecting a fragile sense of identity. Urban atmosphere becomes an extension of the figure’s emotional state.
Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm
PAK HOI STREET
Stillness confronts confinement within a charged urban setting. Gesture and posture suggest proximity, while architectural elements enforce separation. Desire is visible, yet physically unreachable.
Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm
SHANTUNG STREET
Framed by color and shadow, the figure occupies the space with controlled presence.Movement is reduced to stance, transforming waiting into authority. Visibility is deliberate rather than accidental.
Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm
TEMPLE STREET
Motion cuts through a field of constant stimulation. Color, rhythm and repetition dissolve clear boundaries between subject and environment. The figure becomes part of the city’s circulation, shaped by intensity and desire.
Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm
WAN CHAI
Saturated color and artificial light dominate the urban space. Rather than offering connection, visibility intensifies isolation and distance. Loneliness and intensity remain inseparable, unresolved.
Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 180 cm