ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
藝術家簡介
Ho Ling Sum is an artist working across sculpture, mixed media, and community art. Beginning with a love of drawing and illustration during childhood, she once saw art chiefly as a vehicle for beauty. Formal study broadened that view: for Ho, art is also a prompt for thought, a spark for creativity, and a way to sharpen how we perceive the world.
Guided by the belief that each idea asks for its own form, Ho experiments with materials and processes — using site-sourced clays, wires, and other everyday objects alongside traditional techniques. This openness toward materials allows concepts to find their most resonant expression.
Her interests span from environmental awareness and social phenomena to intimate, lived experience. Attentive to the overlooked textures of daily life, Ho's works surface small, often unnoticed realities and invite the audience to pause, reflect, and reimagine the familiar. Rather than chasing pure realism, her works value process, dialogue, and the capacity of art to connect people with their surroundings and with one another.
何靈心以雕塑、混合媒材與社群藝術為創作軸線。自幼喜愛繪畫與插圖，曾視藝術僅為美感；經學習後，理解藝術亦能啟發思考、激發創造力，並拓寬感知。其以「依意選材」為準則，常以就地泥土、金屬線與日常物件結合傳統工序，使作品更貼切表述。創作關注環境意識、社會現象與個人經驗，並從日常觀察出發，呈現被忽略的細節，邀請觀者停下反思、重想熟悉之物。
HONOURS PROJECT
畢業作品
Epoxy Resin, plastic tubing, LED strip lights, and a smartphone
環氧樹脂、塑膠管、LED 燈帶、智慧型手機
280 x 200 x 280 cm
Seduction and unease coincide: the glow rewards our finger even as it narrows our focus. Rapid, superficial intake crowds out sustained critical thought and steers us toward the comfort of the herd. Are we operating the circuit, or is it operating us? When the pathway lights up, will you step out of the flock, or keep moving with it?
誘惑與不安同時發生：光芒獎勵著手指，卻也收縮了視野。快速而淺層的資訊攝取擠壓了持續的批判思考，將我們引向群體的安逸。我們是在操控迴路，還是被迴路操控？當路徑被點亮時，你會離開羊群，抑或繼續隨波而行？
PREVIOUS WORK
過往作品
2023
Community art, mixed media, sketch books, ropes, paper, pens
Dimensions variable
In this community art project, I aim to investigate the interaction between park facilities and their users. I have provided art supplies and jump ropes in the park, offering both static and dynamic activities that are enjoyable and accessible to most children, whether individually or in groups. This setup not only fosters interaction among children of different races but also encourages adults to join in with children. The provided tools and park facilities empower children to unleash boundless creativity and imagination.
2023
Mixed media, cement, lime, mud, leaves, branches, iron sheets, picture frames, clothes, cotton, wooden boards, film, ceramic dishes, rubber
30 x 30 x 3 cm (1 piece), 30 x 25 x 1.5 cm (2 pieces)
In my childhood, I lived on the outskirts of Tai Tong. Now, I reside in the city, a completely different environment. Tai Tong is filled with my childhood memories, and I cherish them deeply. To honour these memories, I have collected objects from my old house and the Tai Tong suburbs and created a collage to commemorate my childhood memories. The textures of these materials evoke memories tangibly. I collected mud, leaves, and items from the old house, assembling them into collages that depict the Tai Tong landscape, the living room of my former home, and my childhood room.
2023
Performance art, video projection
1'7"
The inspiration for this artwork comes from my campus life. While working on an art assignment, even though it was an individual task, I received help and support from a close classmate. Through this piece, I aim to portray the emotional connection between us by blending elements of reality and imagination. I plan to use projection technology to showcase our working environment and enhance the sense of presence within the artwork.