ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
藝術家簡介
Lee Ki Him (b. 2003, Hong Kong)
Graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University. Lee focuses on contemporary ink creation, covering landscapes, freehand characters and ink splashing experiments. Based on daily observation and deep reflection, its creation keenly captures the lurking fear in the social state and transforms it into a visual vocabulary. The work inherits the “vivid charm” of the traditional landscape, builds a sensory space that is both close and abnormal through the blending of pen and ink, and guides the audience to explore thepsychological landscape of contemporary survival between virtual reality.
利其謙 (b. 2003, 香港)
畢業於香港浸會大學視覺藝術院。利氏專注於當代水墨創作，範疇涵蓋山水、寫意人物及潑墨實驗。其創作立足於日常觀察與深刻反思，敏銳地捕捉社會狀態中潛伏的恐懼，並將之轉化為視覺語彙。作品承襲傳統山水的「氣韻生動」，在筆墨交融間構築出一個既親近又異常的感官空間，引導觀眾在虛實之間探索當代生存的心理地景。
HONOURS PROJECT
畢業作品
Colour & ink on paper
水墨設色紙本
Set of 4: 100 x 36 cm each
一組四幅：每幅100 x 36 cm
These four ink paintings are named ‘The Shadow of the Mountain Demon', like a magic mirror that shines the abyss of the underworld, forcibly dragging the viewer into a latitude full of inscribable horror and absolute silence.
Creating an atmosphere with traditional hemp-fiber texture stroke and terrifying mountains and rocks with the monster elements of ribbons, ghost fire, lanterns and hair: the bondage of family and social responsibility; the spiritual consumption of overtime culture and labor; the anxiety of instability; the spread of emotions and pathology. This is not only an alien landscape, but also an irony of the collective spiritual breakdown and psychological alienation of urban people in the current high-pressure state of Hong Kong society.
這四幅聯屏的水墨畫《山魈窒影》，如同一面影射出幽冥深淵的魔鏡，將觀者強行拖入充滿不可名狀之怖與絕對寂靜的緯度。
以傳統披麻皴與恐怖怪異的山石營造氛圍配合絲帶、鬼火、燈籠和頭髮的妖怪元素：家庭和社會責任的束縛；加班文化勞動的精神消耗；不穩定性的焦慮；情緒和病態的蔓延。這不僅是異界山水，更是對當下香港社會高壓狀態下，都市人集體精神潰散與心理異化的冷峻諷刺。
PREVIOUS WORK
過往作品
2025
Colour and Ink on paper
138 x 69 cm
The hunting and survival struggles faced by monsters and people in the old era are embodiments of the workplace in our modern society. Through these monsters, I express the psychological and spiritual direction of the current city people.
妖怪和族人在舊時代面對的捕獵、謀生，這些動作行為放在我們現代社會就是職場的化身。透過妖怪，作品表達現在城市人們的心理和精神的方向。
2025
Colour and ink on paper
69 x 46 cm
Japanese monsters are not only the legend of the strange power, but also a mirror, reflecting the human heart, the plight of society, and the imagination and fear of the unknown world. Lan Kwai Fong is a place with chaotic crowds and heavy 'Yin' energy, so it’s a gathering place for monsters. This time, the main object is painting Japanese monsters. I want to express the dark side of the human heart, using the characteristics and metaphors of different monsters to reflect the demons of human beings. Monsters can be said to be the masters of model harm, which is projected on various evils of modern society.
日本妖怪不僅是怪力亂神的傳說，更是一面鏡子，映照出人類的內心、社會的困境以及對未知世界的想像與恐懼。蘭桂坊是個花天酒地、人口雜亂和陰氣重的地方，所以是妖怪聚集的地方。今次以繪畫日本妖怪為主要對象，以表達人類內心的陰暗面，利用不同妖怪的特徵和比喻，反射人類的心魔。妖怪可以說是模型危害的具象化，投射到現代社會的各種弊病上。
2026
Colour and Ink on paper
69 x 46 cm
When we walk into the mountains and forests, thinking that we had escaped from the hustle and bustle of the city, did we ever think that this mountain originally had its own master? Those who lived here earlier than humans are now hiding behind the rocks, looking at you, the intruder.
當我們走進山林，以為自己逃離了都市的喧囂，是否想過——這座山原本就有自己的主人？那些比人類更早居住在這裡的存在，此刻正躲在岩石後面，看著你這個闖入者。