Exhibition makes trunk call to times past

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She bookended her works with two photographs that she took of the forests around her home in Tai Mo Shan that are placed opposite antique mirrors that reflect and expand the images. "I live in a village house and it was the first time I used the countryside around my home as a subject for my art," she says.

A series of acrylic landscape paintings follow, dreamy and pastoral yet depicting a clock face with no hands and distorted numbers to play upon the time traveler concept. Au then uses a mattress as a canvas, with four pieces representing the four seasons.

"The strings, fabrics and pins I used for each piece all relate to the season," Au explains.

"Spring includes yellow and pale green leaves, while summer has more flowers and brighter colors. A mattress is a great canvas. It is soft and things can easily be moved or changed on it. It's a welcoming and comforting background."

"The space in Hong Kong is different from Paris or Tokyo," says Wong-Kwok, explaining that each exhibition is curated independently and tends to be unique to each site. "Omotesando's gallery is on one floor and surrounded by glass, which makes it better for installations as there are few walls for hanging."