ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

藝術家簡介

Cathy Wu (Wu Ho Mui, b. 2002, Hong Kong) is a mixed-media artist whose practice spans illustration, zine making, printmaking, and installation. Wu's work explores meticulous observations of daily life, characterised by intimacy, humor, and ironic expressions. 

 

胡昊梅(2002年生於香港)是一位混合媒介藝術家,創作實踐主要涵蓋插畫、小誌(Zine)、版畫及裝置藝術。胡氏的作品致力於對日常生活的細微觀察,展現出親密、幽默且具諷刺意味的表達。 

HONOURS PROJECT

畢業作品

I am the flesh that fell from your frame 我是妳身上掉下來的一塊肉 

Set of two installations Two-channel video installation (color, sound) 

一系列兩件裝置  雙頻道錄像裝置(彩色有聲)   

 

Duration variable, size variable 

時長可變尺寸可變 

 

In the East Asian family context, birth is often seen as the starting point of debt. A mother’s sacrifices become credit, while a child’s growth unfolds as an eternally unpayable debt. When love is precisely measured, the relationship evolves into a game of expectations and compensation. 

 

The work presents the synchronous misalignment between my mother and I. We strive to draw near, yet miss each other again and again as if by fate. Each attempt at convergence becomes mutual abrasion. We can never meet each other’s expectations, only tug at one another painfully, over and over. 

 

在東亞家庭語境下,出生常被視為債務的起點。 

母親的犧牲化作債權,孩子的成長則是一場永遠無法償清的債。 

當愛被精確計量,關係便了成一場關於期待與補償的博弈。 

 

Gouged Out 剜出的

 

Single-channel video, monitor, arched steel pipe, lounge chair, stereo speakers

單頻道錄像,螢幕,拱形鋼管,休閒椅,雙聲道揚聲器

 

Duration variable, 190 x 67 x 84.5 cm

時長可變,190 x 67 x 84.5 釐米

 

Within, it flows unnamed.

Through a wound, it becomes you.

 

在體內,它無名湧動。

穿過傷口,它成了妳。

 

Not as You Wish 無法如妳所想地

 

Single-channel video, monitor, linear actuator, stamp, linear shaft, stereo speakers, carpet

單頻道錄像,螢幕,直線伸縮馬達,印章,光軸,雙聲道揚聲器,地毯

 

Duration variable, 80 x 110 x 41 cm

時長可變,80 x 110 x 41 釐米

 

You are a circle gouged from my life,

yet never whole as I wished.

 

妳是我從命裡剜出的一個圓,

卻無法如我所想地周正圓滿。

PREVIOUS WORK

過往作品

MOO & MATRIX (Kingston Edition)  MOO & MATRIX(金斯頓版) 

2025 

 

Milk carton debossed on paper, milk carton, and double-sided spinning picture frame 

THE SWAN, Kingston University London, London.   

以牛奶盒壓印之紙張、牛奶盒、雙面旋轉畫框倫敦金斯頓大學THE SWAN,倫敦

    

17 x 12 x 5 cm 

 

 

MILK COW – MILK 

MATRIX – PRINTS 

乳牛牛奶 

印版版畫 

Untitled 無題 

2023 

 

Pepper’s Ghost installation: silent, one-minute loop video, fish-shaped sushi soy sauce bottle, clear plastic, cardboard box 

佩珀爾幻象裝置:無聲、一分鐘循環影片、魚形壽司醬油瓶、透明塑料、紙盒 

 

Dimensions variable 

尺寸可變 

The House of John: A Living Archive 

2025 

 

Single-channel video, 6'49'' 

單頻道錄像,6分49 

 

Dimensions variable 

尺寸可變 

 

Art + Archive Artist Residency, Dorich House Museum, Kingston University London. 

倫敦金斯頓大學多里奇故居博物館 (Dorich House Museum)「藝術+檔案」藝術家駐留計劃 

 

 

The House of John: A Living Archive, a collaborative video work by Cathy Wu and Fiona Wu created at the Dorich House Museum, challenges traditional archival methods by juxtaposing sculptor Dora Gordine’sinstitutional collection with the meticulously kept, personal residence of their 86-year-old landlord, John. This project re-envisions the private home as a “living archive,” exploring how personal experiences can be recognized and documented with the same significance as a museum. 

 

The House of John: A Living Archive是胡昊梅與胡昊研於多里奇故居博物館駐村期間創作的錄像作品,透過紀錄86歲房東John充滿家族記憶與藝術收藏的私人居所,並將其與雕塑家Dora Gordine的官方館藏進行並置。本作將私人住宅視為一座「活態檔案」,探討個人的生活經歷是否也能如博物館般被識別與紀錄。 

 

The video link:  

https://youtu.be/08OiQXfc-Y8