In contemporary art, texts are often reduced to a state of transition or bardo, hidden behind the artwork. Writing as a Method originated from confusion about this current situation. Ten artists from the region across various creative disciplines came together to form an artist collective, hoping to open up the realm of writing in artistic creation. Members regularly hold writing-based creative activities, following Oulipo's experimental tradition to develop their own Response Game: members exchange private notes, sketches, and thoughts reflecting on individual practices and works-in-progress. After drawing lots, they respond to each with diverse mediums including doodles, sounds, moving images, actions, and more. Artworks diverge from the original concept and grow into something new.

The collective exhibition presents a series of artworks in response to each other, revealing ten artists’ chaotic yet intertwined experimental processes. By juxtaposing archives of notes and drafts with newly developed artworks, the exhibition attempts to evoke the infinite possibilities of writing as a method, loosen the imagination of artworks from scratch, share experimental collaborative practices with the public, and stimulate more moments of communication and resonance.

Writing as Method Artist Collective Members 藝術小組「書寫作為方法」成員
Aaron Lam Kwok Yam 林國鑫, Brian Chu 朱彥龢 (龢wo4) , Hou Lam Tsui 徐皓霖, Jiaming Liao 廖家明, Melody Qingmei Li 李清美, S. Yi Yao Chao 周亦瑤, Sin Wong 汪倩, Tsz Wai Pun 潘子懷, Yan Yi Cheung 張欣怡, Yasmine Anlan Huang 黃安瀾

Venue address: G/F and 3/F, Cheung Hing Industrial Building, Kennedy Town