ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
藝術家簡介
Kwan Athena is a Hong Kong visual artist who works across diverse media to explore the intersections of daily life, imagination, and emotion. Everyday subjects form the foundation of her practice, serving as entry points through which she investigates subtle connections between the body and space. Most of her works carry a desaturated tone, evoking detachment and quiet reflection. By deliberately avoiding the direct depiction of human figures, Kwan shifts attention toward traces and marks, which become indirect yet powerful descriptions of human presence under her interpretation. Through this approach, Kwan establishes a dialogue between absence and presence, reduction and intensification, inviting viewers to consider how ordinary materials and spaces hold emotional resonance.
關凱藍是一位香港藝術家，她通過不同的媒介探索日常生活、想象和情感的交叉點。日常主題構成了她實踐的基礎，以及作為研究身體和空間之間的微妙聯系的切入點。她的大部分作品都帶有低飽和的色調，唤起超然和安静的反思。她故意避免直接描繪人物形象，將注意力轉移到痕跡上，在她的演譯下，這些痕跡和標記成為對「人」存在的間接描述。通過這種方式，她建立了缺席與在場、减少與強化之間的對話，邀請觀眾思考普通的材料和空間之間如何產生情感共嗚。
HONOURS PROJECT
畢業作品
Mixed media
混合媒介
Size variable
尺寸可變
During the boring times, I just turned the daily life activity into the game format.
在無聊的時光，我把日常生活的活動遊戲化。
The Fragile Stack
脆弱的堆疊
Mixed Media: dishes, bowls, utensils & dish rack display on the table
混合媒介：碗、碟、餐具與晾碗架放置於桌上
168 x 34.6 x 30 cm
I had a bad displaying skill after wash the dishes, they seems like easy to fall down, but actually they would not.
我有糟糕的疊碗技巧，它們像要倒下，卻又屹立不倒。
Tap & Tape
點與黏
Mixed media: masking tapes, beads & broom display on the wall
混合媒介: 皺紋膠紙、珠子與掃把 展示於牆上
Size variable
尺寸可變
During the humid weather, the mould and bugs also came. The reaction game is start, the mission is hunt the bugs.
潮濕天氣下蟲不斷湧現。反應遊戲開始，目標是狩獵所有蟲子。
Order of touch
手感的秩序
Mixed Media: ceramic toilet roll holders with toilet paper rolls
陶瓷廁紙架與廁紙筒
40 x 79.5 x 6.5 cm
The sensational of slapping the things is make me feel satisfied.
拍打物體，僅僅為了聽到那清脆的聲音，就能帶來感官上的滿足感。
(Please handle fragile items with care. 請小心輕拍易碎品）
The Moebius Bag
莫比烏斯的口袋
Mixed media: tote bag ,coin machine part &coins.
混合媒介：帆布袋、硬幣 與投幣機零件
60 x 30 x 5 cm
Game rules:
Step 1: Search the bottom and the inner pocket of the bag for loose change, find all of them.
Step 2: Group the coins together and admire the haul.
Step 3: Put them all back into the same bag.
Step 4: Forget they exist and enter the loop.
遊戲規則：
第一步：仔細檢查包包底是否有零錢，把它們找岀來。
步驟二：將硬幣集中在一起，欣賞你的收穫。
步驟 3：將它們全部放回同一個袋子裡。
第四步：忘記它們的存在，進入循環。
https://youtu.be/t7H0Abq3L88?si=KjmR_vGCkKA8SoHc
PREVIOUS WORK
過往作品
2025
Mixed media, ink on paper, chairs, slippers
30 x 200 cm
包裝得差的長卷紙還有那連綿不斷的摺痕，是壓斷我理智的導火線，我把我的怨氣全都發洩於該紙上。
2026
Quartz sand, acrylic on canvas
34.9 x 64.5 cm
下班時間，MTR車廂內的人如岩石般，擁擠而堅硬 .
2025
Performance, nails, nails clipper, and sandpaper on woodboard
117 x 90.5 cm, around 1 hour
痕跡中，減少與增加的關係。