When ‘consumerism’ clashes with ‘surveillance culture’
Mak Ying Tung 2’s thought-provoking ‘House of Fortune’ exhibition explores contemporary existence
Mak Ying Tung 2 is a conceptual artist with a difference. Also known as Mak2, her passion for “fun” and even the “absurd” is captured in the Hong Kong exhibition House of Fortune.
In works spanning a multitude of genres such as painting, installation, video and performance, she targets “surveillance culture” and a society obsessed by “consumerism.”
“Mak’s work is belied by the artist’s penchant for fun, silliness, and the absurd. Her wide-ranging oeuvre interrogates various facets of contemporary existence,” the Artsy website reported.
“[They include] from surveillance culture to consumerism. Through her uncanny works, Mak is able to explore the boundaries between artifice and sincerity,” it said.
Home Sweet Home: Feng Shui Painting, Metal 2 | 2021
Material: Acrylic on canvas, triptych
Dimensions: 200 cm x 150 cm
Image: Courtesy of de Sarthe
Home Sweet Home: Feng Shui Painting, Fire 4 | 2021
Material: Acrylic on canvas, triptych
Dimensions: 120 cm x 213 cm
Image: Courtesy of de Sarthe
Home Sweet Home: Feng Shui Painting, Wood 2 | 2021
Material: Acrylic on canvas, triptych
Dimensions: 200 cm x 150 cm
Image: Courtesy of de Sarthe
Home Sweet Home: Feng Shui Painting, Earth 1 | 2021
Material: Acrylic on canvas, triptych
Dimensions: 215 cm x 380 cm
Image: Courtesy of de Sarthe