Artists with intellectual disabilities display works at Art Basel
發佈日期: 2026-03-28 22:32
TVB News
Apart from showcasing top international artists' work, Art Basel is also hosting Hong Chi Association students' artwork. The association hopes to show visitors the daily life of their students through their art pieces.
The international art show runs between Friday and Sunday at Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Does this booth give off a vintage, cosy vibe?
This is the exhibition of the Hong Chi Association at Art Basel. While it's Hong Chi's third appearance at the international art event, this is the first year that the association has set up a booth.
Themed under "Whispers of Form," the exhibition displays artwork of 15 Hong Chi students and members.
Under the guidance of a local artist, Stephen Wong, the young people with intellectual disabilities chose to present visitors with sketches of landscapes that are most familiar to them, the surroundings of Pinehill Village, home to the association.
Tsz-ching, who always enjoys drawing, produced this jackfruit artwork during an outdoor sketching session with Wong.
Asked her reasons for drawing the tree, Tsz-ching said she was curious why some trees would bear fruit and others wouldn't.
While she felt nervous for showing her art piece to the public, the artist said it's also her honour.
The association said the exhibition acts as a new platform allowing Hong Chi artists to show themselves.
Edward Yau, chairman of the Hong Chi Association's Council of Management, said: "This also gives the opportunity where we see art through the unique lens or pens of our artists. We might have a different, unique background but certainly, this is what they do well instead of what they are being described as disabled."
An interactive section is set up in the booth, allowing visitors to put stamps on postcards to experience a collage of artwork.
Curator Stephanie Poon said: "We hope that people who come into the booth aren't just looking at the artworks. We hope they can also interact, so we've turned some of their drawings into stamps. And guests can come in and create their own houses through the stamp. And that would leave them with the memory and also a way to rethink and reposition what home is to them."
Here at the booth, visitors can also learn more about the history of the Hong Chi Association through the old photos in this photo album.
