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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
藝術家簡介

Tse Ka Yan lives in Hong Kong and is currently studying for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Visual Arts at the Hong Kong Baptist University. During her studies, she was awarded the Creativity Award by the School of Creative Arts of the Hong Kong Baptist University.

 

Tse specializes in conceptual art, drawing inspiration from everyday life and childhood memories. Her artistic mediums include painting, installation, video etc. In her creation, she excels at utilizing the characteristics of different mediums to enhance the expression of her ideas. The mediums she selects resonate with the content of her works, and she leverages their features and limitations to enrich the meaning of her pieces. By extracting commonalities between real-life and the chosen medium, she employs metaphors and symbolism to provoke deep contemplation on societal issues, identity, and memory among viewers. Her keen observation skills and unique ability to deconstruct allow her to present the ambiguous elements of daily life in her artworks, guiding the audience toward introspection.

謝嘉恩現居於香港,目前在香港浸會大學修讀視覺藝術文學士(榮譽)課程。在校期間,曾獲得香港浸會大學創意藝術學院的創意獎。

 

謝專注於概念藝術,其創作靈感來源於日常生活和童年記憶。她的創作媒介包括繪畫、裝置和影像等。在創作中,謝氏善於運用媒介的特點來加強對議題的表達。她選擇的媒介與創作內容互相呼應,並利用媒介的特性和限制來豐富作品的象徵意義。她以抽取現實生活事件與媒介之間的共同點為考量,運用隱喻和象徵的手法,引發觀眾對社會、身份和記憶等議題的深入思考。其敏銳的觀察和獨特的解構能力,將日常生活中充滿曖昧的元素呈現在作品中,引導觀眾進行反思。

HONOURS PROJECT
畢業作品
Rumination 反芻

Lenticular printing

光柵印刷

 

344cm x 122 cm

344 厘米 x 122 厘米

 

"Rumination" is the process of overindulging in certain negative emotions and ruminating on the past. In this work, Tse explores this topic with lenticular cards. The work consists of two lenticular cards. One of the cards shows the change from "LOADING" to "ERROR404", symbolising the loss and disturbance of the rumination. The other card shows a photo of the artist’s memories during the rumination. By using lenticular printing, the artist tries to capture and express the fragmentation of emotions and thoughts. As long as the viewer is still looking at the artwork, the card will keep on changing and cycling, just like the process of rumination.

 

Photo Story: 1. I had an embarrassing experience during my exchange programme at Tsinghua University. As the campus is very large, I needed to ride a bicycle to save time and move around. However, I was not familiar with cycling, which led to an embarrassing situation. One day, I was riding my bike in the campus when a group of people suddenly appeared in front of me. I was trying to avoid them, but I accidentally hit a row of parked bikes. I panicked and wanted to get away from the scene as soon as possible. However, as I am not very familiar with cycling, I could not get on the bike quickly enough and the cyclist behind me almost hit me.

 

2. My high school teacher asked me what I wanted to do after graduation. She thought I would be a good teacher and sent me a lot of job postings for visual arts teachers, and this photo was one of them. I didn’t know if I had the ability and qualifications to be a visual arts teacher. This uncertainty made me feel stressed and anxious.

 

3. I had a previous interview on Zoom, so I have been reflecting on my answers or behaviour and regretting my performance in that interview. I feel that I should have done better.

 

4. I had to attend an awards ceremony where the presenter was actively encouraging us to interact with others, but I was there “standing there like a nobody”, and even though I tried to communicate with strangers, the conversations were often dead air, and all I could do was smile awkwardly.

 

5. In one of the exhibitions, our group’s works needed to interact with the audience, and we needed someone to guide the audience in front of them. At that time, everyone was already gathered in front of our work, but my group members stood behind me neatly, so I became the person to guide the audience. When I asked the audience if anyone was willing to participate, no one responded. Fortunately, there were teachers there, so I asked them if they were willing to participate, and only after they were willing to participate did anyone else respond.

 

6. I have taken a screenshot of the Government’s webpage on applying for the Civil Service Examination. Many people around me had applied for the examination. Peer pressure made me feel uneasy and directionless, and triggered my stress and anxiety.

 

「反芻思考」是指過度沉溺於某些負面情緒,並反覆 思考過去的事情。在這件作品中,謝嘉恩以光柵卡探 索該議題。 作品由兩款光柵卡片組成。其中一款卡 片展示了從「LOADING」到「ERROR404」的變 化,象徵著反芻思考中思緒的流失和困擾。另一款卡 片展示了藝術家在反芻思考時相關回憶的照片。藝術 家利用光柵印刷的特點,試圖捕捉和表達這種情緒和 思維碎片化的特徵。作品會隨著觀眾觀看角度的變化 而產生不同的效果,只要仍然注視著作品,卡片便無 時無刻、永無休止地變化循環,如同反芻思考的過 程。

 

照片的故事: 1. 我在清華大學交流期間遇到了一個尷尬的經 歷。由於校園非常大,我需要騎自行車來節省時間和方便移動。然而,我對騎自行車不太熟悉,這導致了一次尷尬的情況。有一天,我在校園內騎著自行車,前方突然出現了一群人,我希望避開他們,卻不小心撞到了停在那裡的一排自行車。這一瞬間,我感到非常慌張,希望儘快離開現場。然而,由於我不太熟悉騎自行車,無法迅速上車,這讓後面騎車的人差點撞到我。

 

2. 我的中學老師問我畢業後想做什麼。她覺得我很適合當老師,給我發了很多視覺藝術老師的招聘啟事,這張照片就是其中之一。我不知道自己是否有能力和資格勝任視覺藝術教師的職位。這種不確定性讓我感到壓力和焦慮。

 

3. 我之前在 zoom上參加過一次面試,所以我一直在反思自己的回答或行為,並對自己在那次面試中的表現感到後悔。我覺得自己應該做得更好。

 

4. 當時我需要出席一個頒獎典禮,主持人積極的鼓勵我們與別人交流,但是我在那裏「站著如嘍囉」,即使我嘗試與陌生人溝通,但是對話中經常冷場,我只能尷尬地微笑。

 

5. 在一次展覽中,我們組的作品最後要與觀衆進行互動,因此需要有一個人在指導觀衆。當時,大家已經聚集在我們的作品面前,我的組員卻整齊的站在了我的後面,於是我就成爲了指導觀衆的人。而我 向觀衆詢問有沒有人願意參與時,没有人回應。幸好當時有老師在現場,於是我便問他們願不願意參與, 他們願意參與之後才有其他人回應。

 

6. 我截圖了政府關於報考公務員的網頁。周圍 很多人都報考了,朋輩壓力讓我感到不安和沒有方 向,也引發了我的壓力和焦慮。

PREVIOUS WORK
過往作品
Below 25 dB: We want to be accepted

2023

 

Mixed media

 

75cm x 120cm

 

Text from someone who is hearing impaired.

New Madman’s Diary

2023

 

Mixed media

 

Size variable

It’s For Your Own Good

2023

 

Temperature sensitive pigment on canvas

 

65cm x 79.5cm

 

The relationship between parents and children is complex and cannot be easily summarised in a few words. However, there is a phrase that often reflects a common situation in Chinese families: “for your own good.” This phrase is used by parents when certain actions may not initially be understood or appreciated by their children. It is like heat-responsive work where your actions have a direct impact on the outcome. Just as using your hands to provide warmth can sometimes result in losing colour, a parent's attempt to provide warmth to their child can sometimes have unintended consequences.