Vertigo – A solo exhibition by Hui Sun
Curated by Marta Obiols Fornell
“When painting issues directly from the mind, obstructions naturally recede. To have the true method is to be free from obstructions; to have obstructions is to lack genuine method. The method is produced in the act of painting and Obstructions diminish.”
Shitao, Philosophy of painting by Shih-T’ao, Translated by E. J. Coleman
Vertigo invites us to explore the painter’s intuitive mind, where perspectives and different planes emerge in harmony beyond the visible. Hui Sun presents a vision, a collection of impressions that both reveal and conceal; an intimate space where brutality is softened by a loving scent.
His paintings possess an element of vertigo, as the vanishing point is neither clear nor logical, and he also plays with disruptive elements such as impossible ladders whose origin and end remain unknown.
Vertigo here is the gateway to the sublime, and as in Hölderlin’s famous verse from Patmos, one can sense that where danger lurks, so too does the saving power. East and West converge in the individual’s quest for genuine, unobstructed self-expression.
It is also a celebration of Maltese and Chinese scenery, where, through Hui Sun’s gaze, one can dwell in the beauty of everyday life, be swept away by unfolding stories, or admire domestic and natural elements.
Marta Obiols Fornell
