CYRUS TANG is one of the winners of The Incinerator Art Award 2020 with her video work I wish…
The Incinerator Art Award (IAA) is Incinerator Gallery’s annual art award and exhibition celebrating contemporary arts practices that are socially engaged, environmentally aware, and seek to enrich community through dynamic, creative practice.
![Cyrus Tang, I wish…[still], 2019, 2 channel video projection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54012345e4b0f72d40b6c44e/1596680646731-84V966YDXEGEVHUDLQ7K/CYRUS+TANG-I+wish.jpeg)
Cyrus Tang, I wish…[still], 2019, 2 channel video projection.
Speaking of her selected work, Tang says, “In Chinese culture, the wishing tree is identified as possessing a special religious or spiritual value. The worshippers write their wishes on paper and throw it to the wishing tree. Since March 2019, there have been a series of protests in Hong Kong over the extradition bill which relates to human rights and rule of law protections. For the first time in Hong Kong history, riot police used tear gas and smoke bombs to beat back protesters. The fog that drifts through this scenery is not a romantic mist but a toxic cloud of tear gas, drifting in from recent scenes of demonstration against the extradition bill in Hong Kong. Will the “god” take notice of these wishes of the Hong Kong citizens and the hope behind them?”
Visit the finalist exhibition online HERE >
Cyrus’ prize includes a solo exhibition at Incinerator Gallery in 2021 - stay tuned for these details!