11/05/2024
Come and visit!
Gérard Henry | Hong Kong: Between Mountains and Sea
9 May - 26 May
Latitude 22N, Unit 16B, Man Foong Industrial Building, 7 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan
Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday 11AM until 7PM
A black ink pen and paper always at hand, Gérard Henry quietly explores Hong Kong to capture the essence of the city in his intricate, delicate, and highly detailed drawings. Through his compositions he offers us a vision of the city that is thoughtful, romantic, and poetic—timeless images, that will resonate with anyone who loves Hong Kong.
As a writer and an art critic publishing and editing magazines, books, as well as chronicles for the radio, Henry extensively documented the arts and culture of Hong Kong. He did not intend to become an artist himself. Henry started to draw to relax, as a form of meditation. But sketching quickly became a daily ritual in his life—an avid stroller and keen observer, he began to fill his notebooks with illustrated and written reflexions, musings, and contemplations. His images complement his writing to archive a place that runs deep in his veins.
This exhibition includes over sixty reproductions of Gérard Henry’s drawings, complemented by excerpts from his chronicles about Hong Kong and its intangible spirit.
