Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist has created a new oasis in the middle of Hong Kong. Her first solo exhibition in the city opens with her famous video, light and sound installation, "Pixel Forest." It's one of nearly 50 works on show through November 27. Scroll through the gallery to see more of her mesmerizing art installations.
Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist has created a new oasis in the middle of Hong Kong. Her first solo exhibition in the city opens with her famous video, light and sound installation, "Pixel Forest." It's one of nearly 50 works on show through November 27. Scroll through the gallery to see more of her mesmerizing art installations.
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"Pixel Forest" (2016-2022) comprises 3,000 LED lights, hanging on cables that have a vine-like appearance. Rist said she wanted to make the pixels look "organic and chaotic," despite the uniformity and sequence of the larger display.
"Pixel Forest" (2016-2022) comprises 3,000 LED lights, hanging on cables that have a vine-like appearance. Rist said she wanted to make the pixels look "organic and chaotic," despite the uniformity and sequence of the larger display.
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Old and new works sit side-by-side at the exhibition, including the famous "Ever Is Over All" (1997), in which a carefree Rist, clad in red heels and a blue dress, skips down a street swinging a long-stemmed red flower. Some believe Beyoncé's 2016 music video, "Hold Up," may have taken inspiration from the work.
Old and new works sit side-by-side at the exhibition, including the famous "Ever Is Over All" (1997), in which a carefree Rist, clad in red heels and a blue dress, skips down a street swinging a long-stemmed red flower. Some believe Beyoncé's 2016 music video, "Hold Up," may have taken inspiration from the work.
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"Sip My Ocean" (1996) is a two-channel video that uses mirrored reflections to create a kaleidoscopic effect. A bikini-clad woman swims underwater, as everyday objects -- a teacup, a grater -- fall to the ocean floor, spliced with closeups of lips, skin and eyes. The artist's own renditions of Chris Isaac's song "Wicked Game" play -- one lilting and melodic, the other shrieking and frantic.
"Sip My Ocean" (1996) is a two-channel video that uses mirrored reflections to create a kaleidoscopic effect. A bikini-clad woman swims underwater, as everyday objects -- a teacup, a grater -- fall to the ocean floor, spliced with closeups of lips, skin and eyes. The artist's own renditions of Chris Isaac's song "Wicked Game" play -- one lilting and melodic, the other shrieking and frantic.
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"Digesting Impressions" (1993/2013) features a looping video played on a television inside a swimsuit. Viewers have to squat to watch the video, peering into the leg holes of the swimsuit.
"Digesting Impressions" (1993/2013) features a looping video played on a television inside a swimsuit. Viewers have to squat to watch the video, peering into the leg holes of the swimsuit.
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New works include "Big Skin," which ties together the exhibition's central metaphor of facades and membranes. In the same room, the "Central Hong Kong Chandelier" (2021) takes inspiration from the idiom, "to not air one's dirty laundry."
New works include "Big Skin," which ties together the exhibition's central metaphor of facades and membranes. In the same room, the "Central Hong Kong Chandelier" (2021) takes inspiration from the idiom, "to not air one's dirty laundry."
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"Water Tiger Colour Balm" (2022) is an outdoor video installation, created for the space outside the JC Contemporary Gallery in Tai Kwun, Hong Kong.
"Water Tiger Colour Balm" (2022) is an outdoor video installation, created for the space outside the JC Contemporary Gallery in Tai Kwun, Hong Kong.
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Only visible from dusk to late in the evening, Rist's "Water Tiger Colour Balm" (2022) is intended to be a "glade in the city" where passersby can pause and gather with friends.
Only visible from dusk to late in the evening, Rist's "Water Tiger Colour Balm" (2022) is intended to be a "glade in the city" where passersby can pause and gather with friends.
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Rist plays with perceptions of light, and many of the exhibits sources of natural light, such as "Welcome in Any Sense" (2022), which uses scarves in a colorful patchwork quilt across the window.
Rist plays with perceptions of light, and many of the exhibits sources of natural light, such as "Welcome in Any Sense" (2022), which uses scarves in a colorful patchwork quilt across the window.
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In the lobby, "The Innocent Collection" uses plastic bottles (which Rist calls "instant diamonds") to decorate the entrance doors and windows, questioning perceptions of waste and environmental issues.
In the lobby, "The Innocent Collection" uses plastic bottles (which Rist calls "instant diamonds") to decorate the entrance doors and windows, questioning perceptions of waste and environmental issues.
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"Soul Lights" (2022) is an installation of colored windows, that transforms the second floor at JC Contemporary into a vibrant, high-energy space. Visitors should look out for the video installation "Selbstlos im Lavabad" (Selfless in The Bath Of Lava) embedded in the floor of this room, featuring a screaming woman trapped in a fiery purgatory.
"Soul Lights" (2022) is an installation of colored windows, that transforms the second floor at JC Contemporary into a vibrant, high-energy space. Visitors should look out for the video installation "Selbstlos im Lavabad" (Selfless in The Bath Of Lava) embedded in the floor of this room, featuring a screaming woman trapped in a fiery purgatory.
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The final room in the exhibition, "The Apartment" (2022) echoes the setup of a home, with a dining table and chairs, a sofa and sideboard, and a day bed, surrounded by the clutter of homey trinkets.
The final room in the exhibition, "The Apartment" (2022) echoes the setup of a home, with a dining table and chairs, a sofa and sideboard, and a day bed, surrounded by the clutter of homey trinkets.
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