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Solo exhibition of work by Hong Kong artist Morgan Wong at 2P Contemporary Art Gallery

HONG KONG.- 2P Contemporary Art Gallery announced the opening of One Hour, a solo exhibition of work by Hong Kong artist Morgan Wong. One Hour is a renunciation of time in an era of instantaneous communication featuring Morgan Wong’s performance in his investigation conceived during his artist residency in Japan, 2010. Situated against the arctic backdrop of Sapporo, Wong subverts the linear progression of events to survey a new spectrum coupled with methodical observation where temporal physics no longer necessitates sense. The exhibition comprises installations of video, photography and mixed media works detailing footage of Wong traversing through an expanse of desolation. Facilitated by technology and integrating permutations of motion to simulate a sequence of corporeal suspension, One Hour also proffers the viewer a hypothetical paradox where all time and spatial distinctions are rendered mentally and physically obsol