「外鄉人」是陳珮熹、沈學翹與阮麗怡的三人聯展，記錄藝術家對於地方、距離及與人之間關係的思考。三位藝術家皆成長於香港，現分別定居於不同國家。不論是遠赴異地抑或留在原來的地方，她們都正在面對需要重新適應周遭環境的處境。陳氏以鳥瞰視角凝望地平線，重新詮釋異地文化；沈氏以水的意象，連結現居之地與其他地方之間的距離；阮氏則重新編排記憶與當下陌生感之間的散落片段，反思她現正生活的土地。展覽展出不同尺幅的繪畫作品，邀請觀眾一同踏上藝術家的離散旅程，觀察地方如何塑造觀看世界的方式，並重新連結那些零碎而遙遠的關係。
Foreigners
外鄉人
Exhibition of Chan Pui Hei Karen, Shum Hok Kiu and Yuen Lai Yi,
"Foreigners" is an exhibition by Karen Chan, Cindy Shum, and Queenie Yuen, recording the artists’ thoughts on place, distance, and the linkage between people. While all were raised in Hong Kong, the three artists are now based in different countries. The three shared a new circumstance to adapt to the surrounding environment, whether in a foreign land or remaining in their original place. While Chan translates the foreign culture from a bird's-eye view on the horizon, Shum bridges the gap between the place where she relocated to and the other places with symbols of water in her works, and Yuen rearranges the scattered fragments between her memories and the unfamiliarity of the present, to re-contemplate the land where she’s living. The show comprises paintings of various scales, inviting viewers to follow the artists’ diasporic journey, observe how place shapes our ways of seeing and revisit scattered connections.
是次展出作品如同日記本一般記錄著這個舊社區的興衰與阮氏對人與人之間的連結之反思。當中描繪之物均來自兒時生活及長大的地方——翠屏邨附近的一個公園。阮麗怡大約六歲才來到香港，與祖父母、父母和兩個妹妹住在只有二百多尺的單位裏，附近唯一可以放空的地方就是這個公園。記得有次被嫲嫲責駡，阮氏「離家出走」到這個公園；每年中秋的嘉年華，家家戶戶都會到公園慶祝，十分熱鬧……對阮氏而言，這個公園是充滿回憶的場所。〈栽種的人〉系列由2022年開始創作。阮氏每每見到公園那滑梯都有不同形態：有次夜晚經過看見後面離奇有個奇怪的包袱；滑梯解體後又被修理好，後來有解體了……. 回過頭看，阮氏覺得一切發生在這個舊社區好像見怪不怪，是該寧靜而詭秘，又暗示了衰落與重生。
Those displayed works are the pages of her diary recording the rise and fall of this old neighbourhood and her reflections on relationship within it. The subjects depicted among Queenie Yuen’s paintings at this exhibition are all drawn from her childhood experiences and the area where she grew up — Tsui Ping Estate and a nearby park close to her home. Yuen moved to Hong Kong at around 6-year-old, living with her grandparents, parents, and two younger sisters in a unit around 200-square-feet. The park nearby was the only place where she could find some peace of mind. On one occasion, after being scolded by her grandmother, Yuen ran away from home to this very park. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, there was a carnival there, with families gathering to appreciate the moon, solve lantern riddles, wave glow sticks, and enjoy popcorn — a lively and bustling scene. For Yuen, this park is truly filled with cherished memories. The series of “People who Grow Plant” began creation in 2022. Since moving away from Tsui Ping Estate, Yuen has returned to this place on several occasions by chance, only to find everything changed. The community that once was no longer exists. The nearby park has gradually fallen into disrepair. The slide, seen every time, takes on different status: one night after passing behind it, there appeared a strange bundle; the slide seems being dismantles and then underwent a brief period of repair. To Yuen, she feels that such experiences are commonplace in old communities, embodying the unique quietness, mystery, and even decline of the district.