《心肺復甦法》觀念藝術展覽 暨

《C & G藝術單位2007-2008》新書發布會　

主辦及策劃: C & G藝術單位

邀請藝術家: 羅文樂、魂游、羅至傑、張嘉莉、鄭怡敏(阿金)

開幕時間: 二零零九年五月十日(星期日) 下午6:30

展覽日期: 二零零九年五月十一日(星期一) 至 二零零九年六月二十九日(星期一)

展覽時間: 下午2:00-7:30，逢星期四、五、六、日、一(星期二、三及公眾假期休息)

展覽地點:­ 香港 九龍 太子 西洋菜南街222號 三字樓 (始創中心後)

策展概念:

作為香港經濟心臟的金融業，經過金融海嘯後半年，恆生指數由最高的三萬二千點，跌至最近一萬三千點左右，股市市況十分低迷，死的死，傷的傷。

經此「海嘯」一役，不少香港人剩下半條人命，藝術界的炒作活動也先後飽嚐「一啖砂糖一啖屎」的滋味。雖然政府財政穩健，但也未能推出甚麼良策。2009-10年度財政預算案除幾招減差餉、資助電費等派糖封咀技倆外，其他多是穩陣預算方案，並未見迅速有效針對舒緩「海嘯」帶來心理、失業、家庭、經濟、前途等壓力的措施。

另外，最近出現令人聞風色變的「豬流感」，加上頻頻發生醫療失誤事故，失遺體、見死不救、派錯藥、派過期藥等等，幾乎嚇得只剩半條人命的香港人心臟病發。藝術作為精神提升的一種有效元素，應該有辦法緩和及調理好這種因全球化下的本土心臟病。

展覽將邀請藝術家創造自己一套「心肺復甦法」，希望透過運用藝術的權力，刺激脈搏微弱，甚至心臟停頓的基層、中產、政府、弱勢社群……嘗試為他們進行「心肺復甦法」，救得一個得一個。參展藝術家魂游，她曾加入紅十字會，「心肺復甦法」在她心目中簡直瞭如指掌，可惜她當時急救考試未能取得合格，現在只好「請槍」，始終她不是急救員，是藝術家；羅至傑的互動裝置作品，把市井的「易拉架」帶進展場，重新釐定全城最普通又至吸引的宣傳手法的價值；羅文樂直接與他認為有問題的香港官員進行急救，並反映那些官員的無助；張嘉莉的作品以大富翁作為藍本，透過邀請觀眾親身玩遊戲，試圖在意識上把香港的空間及用地來個再分配，一盡公民責任，以公民的角度拯救香港的公地；阿金的油彩作品，繼續一貫的自畫像，這作品呼籲市民、尤其自認「潮人」的市民，透過繪畫、接觸藝術去「減壓」，舒緩緊張，預防勝於治療。

展覽於於母親節2009年5月10日(星期日)下午6:30開幕，歡迎各界人士帶同媽媽一起參觀，讓媽媽在緊張的社會氣氛下感受藝術，輕鬆一番! 期間更設《C & G藝術單位2007-2008》新書發布會，該書是回顧C & G藝術單位於2007-2008年的生存狀況，並載有參展藝術家訪問紀錄，藝評家、觀眾等文章，中英雙語，圖文並茂，歡迎有興趣人士選購。展覽至2009年6月29日(星期一)，展覽費用全免，歡迎各界人士參觀。

我們亦強烈建議各位參與2009年5月13日(星期三)一年一度的「國際請病假日」，呼籲各位朋友於該日請病假，下午到「西九文化區」海濱長廊進行寫生繪畫活動，舒筋活絡，減壓鬆弛。

"Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)" Conceptual Art Exhibition

plus "C&G Artpartment 2007-2008" Book Launch

Curated and Organzied by: C & G Artpartment

Participating Artists:LAW Man Lok, Wen Yau, LO Chi Kit(Lock), CHEUNG Clara & CHENG Yee Man(GUM)

Opening: 6pm, (Sun) 10 May, 2009

Exhibition Period:(Mon) 11 May, 2009 - (Mon)29 June, 2009

Exhibition Time: 2:00 - 7:30pm, Thursday to Monday, (Closed on Tue, Wed and Public Holiday)

Address: 3/F, 222 Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Prince Edward, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Behind Pioneer Centre)

Curatorial Statment: Half a year after the arrival of the financial tsunami, the financial industry, being the heart of Hong Kong's economy, still is in a very weak condition: Hang Seng index drops to around 15,000 points recently, and many are injured or die in the stock market.

In the description of a Cantonese slang, many Hongkongers have got only "half-life" left throughout this tsunami. The art market has also "tasted both the sugar and the shit" during this period. Despite the stable financial status, government is lack of good solutions for the tsunami, and cannot really release the psychological pressure and other problems brought by the tsunami.

On the other hand, the "swine flu" and recent medical blunders also scare most Hongkongers (who have got only "half-life") to death: including the lost of the dead bodies, not offering any help to a dying one, offering wrong and expired medicines to patients etc. Art, as an element for spiritual elevation, should be able to help everyone recover from this local heart disease under globalization.

The current exhibition invites artists to generate their own techniques of "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation" in order to stimulate the weak pulse rates of the grassroots, middleclass, government and the deprived etc, with the help of the power of art. The ideal is to save everyone in need. One of the participating artists, Wen Yau, has joined the Red Cross. "CPR" to her is just an easy job, although she has failed the first aid exam. This time, she can only hire someone to do "CPR" for her. After all, she is not a first aider, but just an artist. Lock Lo will have an interactive art piece: bringing in the most commonly seen item on Hong Kong street nowadays: "a roll-up banner stand" into the exhibition, and he will try to re-interpret the value of this be-loved promotional tool. Law Man Lok is going to offer CPR directly for the Hong Kong legislative councilor who is the most problematic and helpless, according to Law. Clara Cheung designs a new game based on "Monopoly," and tries to turn over the rules in this game in order to allow citizens to save their public spaces and valuable memories of the city. Gum's self-portrait in his consistent style calls for everyone, especially the "fashionable" ones, to relax through painting and art. After all, prevention is better than cure.

This exhibit will have an opening party on the Mother's Day, May 10th. You are welcome to bring your mother along to join and let her relax in the art despite the recent stressful social atmosphere. The book launch of "C&G Artpartment 2007-2008" will also be conducted at the exhibition opening. This new publication is about the living condition of C&G Artpartment in 2007-2008, consisting of interviews with participating artists, articles by an art critic and other audience. This is printed in both Chinese and English, with images from the past exhibitions of C&G.

We also strongly recommend everyone to join the annual "International Sick Leave Day" on May 13th (Wed), by taking a sick leave and painting outdoor at West Kowloon with us. This way, you can relax your body and free your body from many illnesses.