Para Site is delighted to present ‘Strange Strangers’ as the second exhibition in its newtenth-floor annex. The duo exhibition curated by Cusson Cheng will showcasecommissioned and existing sculptures by New York-based Chinese artist Shuyi Cao andHong Kong artist Leelee Chan.

Taking the concept of ‘strange strangers’, which philosopher and ecologist TimothyMorton defines as ambiguous beings that study and challenge the paradox and fissures ofidentity, the two artists trace the flows and formative processes of matter to envision aqueer ecology where one may relate to a collective of beings in a planetary approach. Cao’sstoneware, glass, and resin works unravel intimacies and kinships across a myriadnetworked life forms, summoning ontologies that wander between substances, residues,and impurities. Meanwhile, Chan’s enigmatic sculptures incorporate and transform urbandetritus, ancient artefacts, as well as natural and industrial material to accentuate the in-becoming nature of materials and to experiment with logic and patterns beyond ananthropocentric worldview. Despite distinct formal presentations and differing approachesto materiality, the artists’ creations, including site-specific spatial interventions, coexist inthe exhibition space as an ecosystem that transcends binaries of organic and inorganic,primordial and advanced.

Opening reception: Jun 30, 6–8pm

Gallery address: 10B, Wing Wah Industrial Bldg, 677 King's Road, Quarry Bay