WHAT

Marking the artist’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong, the presentation features nine sculptures with combinations of geometric and organic forms, including both large- and small-scale works. The exhibition’s title, ‘Moon in the Morning’, reflects Shechet’s longstanding interest in unions of seemingly disparate, incongruous materials and forms. Beautiful and disorienting, a moon in the morning can be understood in the context of the visual paradoxes and contradictions Shechet explores in her sculptures.

WHY

Shechet does not employ drawings or armatures as part of her process. Guided by a general impulse, the artist engages in a spirited back and forth with her works, embracing improvisation and chance as she brings a sculpture into being. Her ceramic works are marked by complex finishes, which the artist creates by layering glazes over the course of several firings. The vibrant works are named for the days of the week and months of the year during which they were created.