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Karin Weber Gallery is pleased to present artist Eric Fok’s debut solo exhibition in Hong Kong during the Hong Kong Art Week.

Following the tremendous success of his joint exhibition in our gallery last year, Eric returns to Hong Kong with exquisitely crafted works made on fine paper, wood and leather.  Delving into his own imagination, fantasies, knowledge of world history, antique maps and legends and careful observation of cityscapes, Fok converts the gallery into his personal library.  An eclectic collection of maps, records and objects are presented which chronicle the evolvement of cities following the Age of Exploration, postcolonial phenomenon and impact of migration of population in the Hong Kong context.

Maps existed before written words. Eric’s ‘maps’ have the capability to open worlds of reality and imagination.  They evoke hopes and fears.  They also pose graphic challenges as Eric strenuously draws on a very small scale, which entails formidable difficulty.

‘Wunderkammer’, ‘golden era’, ‘heritage’ and ‘paradise’ are the keywords of his eagerly awaited solo exhibition in Hong Kong.

About the Artist:

Eric Fok (b. 1990) graduated from the Macao Polytechnic Institute and currently lives and works in Macao and Taipei. Eric has taken part in many exhibitions in Macao, Taiwan, China, Portugal and Spain. His works form part of several prestigious public collections including the Macau Government Headquarters (Governor’s Palace), Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macau S.A.R., Oriental Foundation, Macau Museum of Art, The Orient Museum (Portugal), University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU), and private collections in Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Italy, USA and United Kingdom.