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Image courtesy of Yeo Workshop
Image courtesy of Yeo Workshop
Luke Heng
Rest now, Grace, 2026
Oil on linen
58 x 55 cm
Copyright The Artist
This cropped study of a monobloc chair investigates the periphery of leisure. As a ubiquitous “non-object,” the chair serves as a disposable, silent support for the architectures of luxury. Lingering...
This cropped study of a monobloc chair investigates the periphery of leisure. As a ubiquitous “non-object,” the chair serves as a disposable, silent support for the architectures of luxury. Lingering at the edges of swimming pools and sun-drenched estates, while remaining inherently fleeting. By transcoding this emblem of mass-production into a dense, physical object, the work subjects the chair’s weightless anonymity to the friction of a “slow burn.” The resulting surface uses high-key values and overexposure to record a state of material exhaustion. In this composition, the labor-intensive process of manual accretion transforms a repetitive piece of disposable utility into a site of structural failure. It reveals the fragility within the very systems designed to sustain our contemporary landscapes, capturing the moment where the "smooth" transparency of the screen gives way to a stubborn, physical residue.
Exhibitions
Pavilion Hong Kong 2026Join our mailing list
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