Inaugurating its new contemporary space, DE SARTHE is pleased to present Poetics Policy, its first solo exhibition for Hong Kong-based artist Lazarus Chan. Featuring an interconnected body of multimedia and interactive artworks, the immersive exhibition explores the nature of policy-making and the intricate ways in which it manifests in art, machine intelligence, and reality. An imagined simulation of the future, the exhibition is host to a living system built by AI but governed by the artist. Within this space, the essence of art lies not in the generated texts or imagery, but the policies that shape their creation.

In AI development, the term “policy” refers to a function through which a trained AI agent uses to decide its next action based on the current state of its environment. In human terms, it is analogous to the neural pathways we form when learning to react through experience – we create policies that our minds retain for future occurrences, collectively building a framework that determines our behavior. Policy-making, then, is not restricted to governments or institutions, but is embedded in technology, life, even art as a response to its surrounding environment.

Opening reception: September 20th, 2025, 3-7pm

Gallery address: 2/F, Block A, Vita Tower, 29 Wong Chuk Hang