Ambitious eco-feminist art exhibition in Hong Kong pulls no punches as it suggests alternative ways to tackle world’s environmental crises
- ‘Green Snake: Women-centred Ecologies’ at Tai Kwun explores the connection between ecology and feminism in the context of the global environmental emergency
- The show contains over 60 works from artists and collectives from 20 countries, including Nepal, Ecuador, Colombia, South Africa, China and Hong Kong
A major art exhibition in Hong Kong pulls no punches in highlighting the relationship between exploitative global economics and the world’s environmental crises.
To survive, “Green Snake: Women-centred Ecologies”, at Tai Kwun Contemporary in Central, suggests alternative ways of living and caring for the environment based on indigenous knowledge and, as the title suggests, women’s experiences and perspectives.
It is an ambitious show, with over 60 works from artists and collectives from 20 countries, including 16 new commissions.
“At every end of the year we stage an exhibition that looks into some of the most urgent issues humankind faces at the moment,” says Pi Li, head of art at Tai Kwun.
Given the focus on alternative views, many of the artists hail from countries and cultures less visible in art history and mainstream media, including Nepal, Ecuador, Colombia and South Africa, as well as from China and Hong Kong (represented by Jaffa Lam’s new work evoking the powers of Tin Hau, goddess of the sea).