1a space @ Art Fair 2026
We are honoured to be one of the Cultural Partners of Art Basel Hong Kong 2026. During this prestigious art fair, we are proud to present ‘Never will there be again’, a compelling and ephemeral work by acclaimed artists AU Hoi Lam and CHANG Hoi Wood, showcased at the 1a space booth.
再沒有 而且永遠不會再有
Never will there be again
Curatorial Statement
The days of August and September last year have long since vanished. What remains of that garden from then?
AU Hoi Lam and CHANG Hoi Wood used the remnants of their work 'If there is a garden, where would I be?" as their creative materials to construct a temporary resting place at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026. Eaves, bamboo, wood, and stone constitute parts of the painting, fragments of the poem, segments of microscopic imagery. If something is determined to be 'never will there be again,' then let it become a void that allows people to pause and breathe before it disappears.
The weight of matter, traces of words, echoes in space, footsteps, places that once existed, time and shadows… How can we best remember all that has vanished?
About the Artists
AU Hoi Lam focuses on drawing and painting. She also likes exploring text art and installation art. AU graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (MFA 2004, MPhil in Philosophy 2009). AU has participated in solo exhibitions, including Being Fictional, Its Preconditions (Pointsman 2025), Painting, Its Reasons to Be (Hanart TZ Gallery 2024), My Father is Over the Ocean (Osage Gallery 2013) and Definitions of Time (Edge Gallery 2010), and dual exhibition If there is a garden, where would I be? (1a space 2025), among others. Her works are collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, M+, University of Cambridge and private collections.
CHANG Hoi Wood was born in Hong Kong and studied architecture. He practised at EDGE Design Institute and oversaw the project Suitcase House, Commune by the Great Wall (Beijing 2002). He was the artist-in-residence at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany (2003 – 05). His art projects include If there is a garden, where would I be? (2025), Geometry of the Sentiments (2024), Dimension of Living: A House is (2020), Island_Peninsula - Glamor, Efficiency, Orderliness & Constant Change: Making of the Hong Kong Architecture Landscape (2019), Horti Cultus (2004), SinoOneOneSix (2000), SIXHIBITION (1999), etc. He is currently coordinating Place-making and Arts Tech projects funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.
Date｜27 - 29/03/2026 (with Preview Days on March 25 and 26)
Location｜1a space Exhibition Booth, Level 1 Concourse, HKCEC (Near Entrance 1B)