Sophia Yuet See

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Ordinary Failures 尋常的失敗 duo exhibition with Mo Chen

5-9 September 2025 @ Rooftop, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

A collaborative work that begins with attending to the ruins of modernity that we are submerged in every day. Materials and spaces that have lost or deviated from their intended functions don’t necessarily disappear; they become out of focus, haunting the everyday. As they transform into ruins, they take on their own paths, roots, spirits - their invisibility structured by the chaos, urgency, and speed of urban life. By the time we re-encounter them, their origins are often indeterminable and can only be speculated. In this exhibition, we explore the materiality of these slippages, the afterlives of objects, what persists when left unattended, sensing what is left behind, and tracing for possibilities.

instagram.com/ordinary_failures

night view

day view

found wooden crate planks, nails, dates

mesh, beads, clips, lights, mesh wire, dice, found wood, pins

light on string falling onto second rooftop of an abandoned building below

16mm positive film, plaster, light

hair comb, red string, beads, gum wrapper, window frame, found bbq grill on rooftop, light

orange peel, red string, bread clip

front door cut

plaster cast of missing tiles from rooftop, door cut in half, newspaper, clip

pomelo seeds, pomelo skin, wire, coral, found styrofoam ball, found metal plank, water leveller

window glass panel, beads, dates, mahjong coins, wire, metal tray

white paint on plywood, dates

holes pierced in plastic bag, water

charcoal tracings from sai ying pun

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