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Saodat Ismailova at Para Site Hong Kong. Opening: 13.12.2025
Para Site is delighted to present Muted Hums, a group exhibition curated by CeliaHo.
The exhibition features nine international and Asian artists, including newcommissions and recent works by Catalina Africa, Özlem Altın, Lêna Bùi, OscarChan Yik Long, Saodat Ismailova, Ling Pui Sze, Man Mei To, Christina Quarles,and Aycoobo-Wilson Rodríguez.
Muted Hums explores the interplay between our inner selves and the broaderworlds around us.
The exhibition invites the audience to engage with themultiplicity and fluidity of existence, attuning to a deeper awareness of themultifaceted dimensions of being.
The exhibition title prompts our attention tothe subtle, often overlooked pulses of intimate emotions. By looking beyondimmediate perceptions, we can connect with the silent gestures of consciousness,revealing the fragmented truths we carry within our bodies, inherited from thosewho came before us.
The exhibition revolves around the concept of mapping ourselves and observingwhat our bodies hold.
This inquiry transcends corporeal boundaries beyond thepresent, perceiving the invisible energies that shape our connections. Itchallenges us to reconsider our sense of place within this intricate web ofexistences, where bodies exist within bodies and worlds unfold beyond theimmediate.
Spanning a wide variety of media (including paintings, sculptures, video, and site-specific works), the artworks illuminate the unseen realms of personal narrativesand collective memories. They reveal the otherness within and around us,challenging human-centric perspectives to envision a symbiotic andmultidimensional world. Through the tensions between the fragmented and theunified, Muted Hums reimagines the interconnectedness of all beings across time.
Artists:
Catalina Africa (b. 1988, Manila)
Özlem Altın (b. 1977, Goch)
Lêna Bùi (b. 1985, Da Nang)
Oscar Chan Yik Long (b. 1988, Hong Kong)
Saodat Ismailova (b. 1981, Tashkent)
Ling Pui Sze (b. 1989, Guangzhou)
Man Mei To (b. 1990, Guangdong and raised in Hong Kong)
Christina Quarles (b. 1985, Chicago)
Aycoobo-Wilson Rodríguez (b. 1967, La Chorrera, Amazonas)
Curator: Celia Ho
Visual design: Studio Hik
Spatial design: Joel Austi
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