The subjects of Au Hoi Lam's metaphorical and autobiographical work come from trivial but profound, minute details of mundane living. Au regards her art objects as ways of "the Care of the Self"-memorandum, keepsakes, symbols, prayers or contemplative media. The exhibition will feature paintings and installations that Au Hoi Lam made in remembrance of her late father, as well as new works produced during her residency at Osage Shanghai. Through the transformation of the artist's father's bunk bed, the exhibition will showcase a narrative that the artist recalls and mourns, and acts as a way to heal her own wounds.

Au's work spans various media, including painting, installation, video, sound and text. Her work is nevertheless commonly base on her own personal experiences; Au thus ruminates over her life experiences through her art. Such experiences are often universally shared and intersect with the audience's. While contemporary art focuses on the public domain and critique, Au's work is contrastively focused on the humanity and the universality of sentiment. She closely observes the banality of the everyday and molds it into an emblem of human emotions.

-Osage Gallery Shanghai

Image: © Au Hoi Lam 
Courtesy of the artist and Osage Gallery Shanghai