SHUM Kwan-yi
沈君怡

 

Based in Hong Kong, SHUM Kwan Yi, Sim attained her Master of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts at The Hong Kong Baptist University. During her studies, she spent a semester to study at Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design, Japan through a university exchange programme.

Shum specialises in ink art. Her practice narrows down the gap between traditional aesthetics and daily-life experience in seek of the covert meanings embedded in landscape painting and the new definitions of the shanshui motifs in the context of our society.

沈君怡在畢業於香港浸會大學碩士研究以及視覺藝術學士課程，期間曾赴名古屋造形大學交流半年。
她專注於水墨創作，作品嘗試拉近傳統實踐與日常經驗之間的距離，並嘗試尋找風景以及山水符號在現今社會下的意義。

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Selected Joint Exhibitions

Collection

Ashmolean Museum, The University of Oxford
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Selected Works

Cave No.9

  • SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡
    Cave no.9 第9窟
    2023
    Ink, colour, copper & silver leaf on paper
    A set of 3: 144 x 240cm (144 x 80 cm each)

  • "Cave" series visually presents the landscapes inside and outside the caves from a first-person perspective. By deconstructing the conventional visual and traditional landscape patterns, it reconstructs a crowded yet solitary alternate space. This expresses resistance towards the external world while seeking solace for the spirit.

    「窟」系列以第一人稱的視覺展示了洞內外的風景，通過解構日常的視覺和傳統山水的模式與圖象，重新建構一個擠擁且孤獨的異空間，借以表達對外部世界的抗拒，並尋求著心靈上的安慰。

Cave No.2

  • SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡
    Cave no.2 第2窟
    2023
    Ink, colour & copper leaf on paper
    77 x 142 cm

  • "Cave" series visually presents the landscapes inside and outside the caves from a first-person perspective. By deconstructing the conventional visual and traditional landscape patterns, it reconstructs a crowded yet solitary alternate space. This expresses resistance towards the external world while seeking solace for the spirit.

    「窟」系列以第一人稱的視覺展示了洞內外的風景，通過解構日常的視覺和傳統山水的模式與圖象，重新建構一個擠擁且孤獨的異空間，借以表達對外部世界的抗拒，並尋求著心靈上的安慰。

Landscape Model Accessories No. 9

  • SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡
    Landscape Model Accessories no.9 景觀模型 9
    2024
    Ink and copper leaf on paper
    61.5 x 38 cm

  • "Landscape Model Accessories" series deconstructs the landscapes, presenting them through architectural model accessories. It reveals the fictional and assembled nature behind the creative process, inviting the audience to collectively imagine and "construct" their own caves.

    「景觀模型」系列解拆景觀，以建築模型配件的方式呈現，揭示創作背後的虛構性和堆砌性，邀請觀眾共同想像並「建構」屬於自己的洞穴。

Publication

Dust and Cicada Chirping 塵雜與蟬鳴

  • The term "Dust" translates to "mundane and miscellaneous matters." It originated from a line in Tao Yuanming's poem Returning to the Fields, which goes, "At gate and courtyard—no murmur of the World's dust: In the empty rooms—leisure and deep stillness." The phrase "Dust and Cicada Chirping" conveys the idea of being unable to escape mundane and miscellaneous matters but finding solace and introspection through the murmurs of mountains and waters. Despite a lack of eloquence in words, I (the Cicada) hope to bring comfort and resonance through their artworks. In addition to the works featured in this exhibition, this book also documents my three periods (2019-2024) separately, capturing observations of nature and expressions of social issues through the chapters "City Wanderer," "The Unbearable Lightness," and "Landscape of Haven.”

    「塵雜」一詞解作塵俗雜事，源自於陶淵明《歸園田居．其一》中的一句「戶庭無塵雜，虛室有餘閒。」《塵雜與蟬​​嗚》意思是無法脫離塵俗雜事卻通過山與水喃喃自語；不善言辭卻希望以作品帶來安慰與共鳴。除了是次展覽中的作品外，本書更分別以「城市遊者」、「不能承受的輕」與「石窟遊樂園」紀錄了三個時期 (2019-2024) 的作品：由對自然的觀察到社會性的抒發。


    Co-published by Shum Kwan Yi 沈君怡 and Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 嘉圖現代藝術
    Foreword: Henry Au-yeung 歐陽憲 and Dr Vivian Ting Wing Yan 丁穎茵博士
    Year: 2024
    Format: 190 x 255 mm, 215 colour pages, ​​Exposed Smyth binding
    Design:for&st
    Language: Chinese and English

Clouds Say, " 雲霧說：「

  • This book is published in conjunction with the solo exhibition “Cloud Says”.

    本書配合個展《雲霧說》同步出版。


    Published by Grotto Fine Art Ltd. 嘉圖現代藝術
    Foreword: Henry Au-yeung 歐陽憲 and Dr. Koon Wai-bong 管偉邦博士
    Year: 2019
    Format: 225 × 225 mm, 96 colour pages, ​​Exposed Smyth binding
    Language: Chinese and English

News

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    Date: May 4, 2025
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  • EXHIBITION | Paperscape 紙象

    Date: Apr 9 - 20, 2025
    Location: Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, HKBU, Hong Kong
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