About Me

Lucille Yuk Yin Lo began her art career working in contemporary Chinese painting. She received her doctoral degree in 2007 with her thesis: 'Social Consciousness: A Visual Exploration of its Formation and Change in Contemporary Hong Kong'. Her current works focus on social consciousness and phenomena in contemporary Hong Kong and the city's gradual reconstruction of identity in post 1997 era. Her works embrace painting and installation and interact with both Chinese and Western philosophies and concepts. Over the years, Lucille has exhibited regularly in museums and galleries both internationally and locally, won several awards, completed commissioned works for hotels and corporations. Her works are collected by museums, hotels, universities, big corporations and private individuals. Lucille is invited to be guest-speaker at universities and works also as an external examiner of graduating Doctoral and Master of Fine Art candidates. She is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Art in London.

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Contemporary Nu Yi Shu  女藝術 (女紅)

Dimension: installation, variable, Material: cloth and mixed media, 2008


In old days China, the term 'Nu Yishu' was interpreted as women's needle work, embroideries or sewing - proper activities for ladies in their secluded homes.  Yet in contemporary time, women's occupations have extended far beyond their predecessors' domestic engagements to participate in the competitive arenas of the stock market.  'Nu Yishu' attempts to manifest modern-day women's involvement in the sophisticated number games of the financial world.  The process of burning holes on the garments with an incense stick emulated the movement of sewing with a needle in the past.

In 'Contemporary Nu Yishu', indexes of different stock markets or trade codes of iconic stocks are burnt on the garment.  The process of 'burnt and loss' speaks out the treacherous ups and downs of the financial world.




Contemporary Nu Yishu, details


Contemporary Nu Yishu, details