SHUM Kwan-yi
沈君怡
Based in Hong Kong, SHUM Kwan Yi, Sim attained her Master of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts at The Hong Kong Baptist University. During her studies, she spent a semester to study at Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design, Japan through a university exchange programme.
Shum specialises in ink art. Her practice narrows down the gap between traditional aesthetics and daily-life experience in seek of the covert meanings embedded in landscape painting and the new definitions of the shanshui motifs in the context of our society.
沈君怡在畢業於香港浸會大學碩士研究以及視覺藝術學士課程，期間曾赴名古屋造形大學交流半年。
她專注於水墨創作，作品嘗試拉近傳統實踐與日常經驗之間的距離，並嘗試尋找風景以及山水符號在現今社會下的意義。
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022
2019
Clouds Say, " 《雲霧說：「》- Grotto Central
2024
Selected Joint Exhibitions
2024
2023
2022
2021
2021
The Sweeping Panorama - Three Generations of Hong Kong Woman Artist - Grotto Fine Art
2018
Selected Works
Cave No.9
-
SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡
Cave no.9 第9窟
2023
Ink, colour, copper & silver leaf on paper
A set of 3: 144 x 240cm (144 x 80 cm each) -
"Cave" series visually presents the landscapes inside and outside the caves from a first-person perspective. By deconstructing the conventional visual and traditional landscape patterns, it reconstructs a crowded yet solitary alternate space. This expresses resistance towards the external world while seeking solace for the spirit.
「窟」系列以第一人稱的視覺展示了洞內外的風景，通過解構日常的視覺和傳統山水的模式與圖象，重新建構一個擠擁且孤獨的異空間，借以表達對外部世界的抗拒，並尋求著心靈上的安慰。
Cave No.2
-
SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡
Cave no.2 第2窟
2023
Ink, colour & copper leaf on paper
77 x 142 cm -
"Cave" series visually presents the landscapes inside and outside the caves from a first-person perspective. By deconstructing the conventional visual and traditional landscape patterns, it reconstructs a crowded yet solitary alternate space. This expresses resistance towards the external world while seeking solace for the spirit.
「窟」系列以第一人稱的視覺展示了洞內外的風景，通過解構日常的視覺和傳統山水的模式與圖象，重新建構一個擠擁且孤獨的異空間，借以表達對外部世界的抗拒，並尋求著心靈上的安慰。
Landscape Model Accessories No. 9
-
SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡
Landscape Model Accessories no.9 景觀模型 9
2024
Ink and copper leaf on paper
61.5 x 38 cm -
"Landscape Model Accessories" series deconstructs the landscapes, presenting them through architectural model accessories. It reveals the fictional and assembled nature behind the creative process, inviting the audience to collectively imagine and "construct" their own caves.
「景觀模型」系列解拆景觀，以建築模型配件的方式呈現，揭示創作背後的虛構性和堆砌性，邀請觀眾共同想像並「建構」屬於自己的洞穴。
SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡, I Can't Stay to the End 我無法堅持到最後, 2022, Ink, color and silver leaf on paper, 76 x 141 cm
SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡, Schools 學校, 2021, Ink and color on paper, 92.5 x 65 cm
SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡, Lying 躺, 2021, Ink and color on paper, 89 x 54 cm
SHUM Kwan-yi 沈君怡, Time Travel- From Ma On Shan to Tai Shui Tseng 時間遊記-從馬鞍到水井, 2019, Ink and color on paper, Set of 3: 140 x 420 cm