“Fish are falling from the sky today, just like rain”, an advertisement pops up on Klara's screen.
“What's the point, I'm not leaving until ten anyway,” she snaps on the mouse and tickles the keyboard with her polished fingers.
It’s a fine day and the patterns of the Sun are illuminating the pale walls with their unusual intensity: A deep orange triangle hovers above the desk, a curved line crosses the bookshelf, and brilliant bars spread across the blue carpet. But Klara, in her seat, is in shadow like an ancient statue, as are many other parts of the office. Bright and sunny, her dying cactus rejoices under nourishment - until the shadows start moving, as she pulls the blinds down.
On the street corner below, the Sun has drawn a diagonal line across its face, creating a triangle that is almost white and another that is very dark. An orange cat emerges. Its sunkissed hair shimmers as it disappears into a crowd of black suits.
An army of fish descends from the sky. A lot of fish. Mostly sardines, with a few mackerel mixed in…
A text, an image, and a memory, collaged with fragments of life. From the characters in a narrative to the sceneries along the road, pigeons tapping on a window, a desk at home, a corner of a masterpiece, and a plump cat from home—interpretation, replication, deconstruction, reconstruction, and transformation occur between memories, images, and text. Throughout this process, things may change, grow, or diminish. “Klara and the Orange Cat” exists as an entanglement between text and everyday life.
Exhibition Period
5 Dec 2024 - 8 Feb 2025
Time
11am – 8pm (Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays)
Opening
6 Dec 2024 (Fri) 6pm – 8pm
Artist
Kitty Kong | Alex Heung
廣告視窗從克拉拉的螢幕上彈出：「今天，魚將從天空中如雨般落下。」
「那又怎樣，反正十點才能下班。」她閃閃發亮的指甲，輕快地敲打著滑鼠和鍵盤。
這是美好的一天，陽光熾熱而斑駁地烙印在褪色的牆壁上。一個深橙色的三角形在桌面上盤旋，彎曲的光線跨過書架，散落在地毯上留下一條一條的影子。克拉拉彷如一座古老的雕塑坐在辦公室的一角。本來垂死的仙人掌在陽光滋養下愉悅地恢復生機，一個黑影從牆上站起，把窗簾被拉下。
在樓下的轉角，陽光在街道上劃出一條明亮的線，形成了一個黑白分明的三角形。一隻橙色的貓突然冒出，那耀眼的毛髮隨即又消失在黑漆漆的人群中。
數之不盡的魚從天空落下，大部分是沙甸魚，還夾雜著一些鯖魚……
一個文本、一幅影像、一段記憶拼湊出日常生活的點滴，從文本中的角色、路邊的風景、窗外飛來的灰鴿、家中的書桌、某幅大師作品的角落，到家中胖胖的貓，在記憶、影像與文本之間徘徊，嘗試詮釋、複製、拆解、重組與轉化。過程中，有時變化，有時生長，有時抺去。《克拉拉與橘貓貓》彷彿是一種在文本與日常生活之間來回的交織與糾纏。
展期
2024年12月5日至2025年2月8日
時間
11am – 8pm (星期日及公眾假期休息)
開幕
2024年12月6日（五）| 6pm – 8pm
藝術家
江俊雅 | 香建峰