3812 Gallery Hong Kong is delighted to present “Tranquil State: Eric Lai Wai Lam Solo Exhibition”. Three years in the making, this exhibition presents works across series, media, and scales — offering a quiet space to pause, slow down and breathe.

The title “Tranquil State” evokes the quietude and inner order essential to Gongbi painting, while also playing on its Chinese homophone, “secret language”, suggesting an intimate, gentle, and inclusive dialogue. Two major works, 11:11 and 22:22, drawn inspiration from two Cantonese songs - Joey Yung’s Yellow Door (黃色大門) and Denise Ho’s Red Roof (紅屋頂), both penned by Wyman Wong. The lyrics describe the protagonist building an inner castle through whimsical fantasies while grappling with loneliness and misunderstangding – a sentiment that struck a deep chord with Lai. In response, Lai interweaves the lyrical - fawns, rockets, descending angels - with fragments of memories from his own memories. Though deeply personal and emotionally charged, these traces are deliberately encoded, never fully revealing themselves at a glance. The result is a visual cipher, transforming the canvases into "songs that can be seen."

Opening Reception: 27 August at 6 – 8pm. 

Gallery address: 26/F, Wyndham Place, 44 Wyndham Street, Central