Every picture tells a story. Melodrama is the second phase of the project Atlas of Being which was launched in 2012. Focusing on the physiological and psychological pseudo of individuals in our city, 9 Hong Kong Art School alumni and current students interpret the morbid state of contemporary society through a series of dramatic illustrations. Depicting the strange yet interesting daily human behaviours, the featured illustrators stage a psychodrama of absurd through different exaggerating and bizarre scenes, thus leading us into a deeper understanding of one’s sincerity and sham.

Participating artists: Chan Man-Sing, Fiona Chan Wing-Yan, Mouse Chung Wai-Ki, Lee Ching-Mui, Bo Law Ho-Kwong, Lam Hei-Tung, Goby Lo Hiu-Fung, San Chiu-Yan and Wong Ka-Sing