In his works, Liu traces dissolving boundaries, fading cultural scenes, and a figure
seeking to disappear. He imagines existing in another form, trying to bridge the tangible
and the intangible—stepping into fissures and shadows, following ripples, drifting,
dissolving. In Liu’s photographs and installations, the mundane is imbued with
strangeness and distance, while the remote is brought almost within reach; metal and
translucent gauze serve as hints to sensory memory, while light passing through
overlapping film suggests the nonlinear nature of recollection.
Following the first chapter of this series, Tides, Yes, Breathing, which debuted last fall in
Paris at the legendary Hôtel La Louisiane, Vanishing Act continues at Maison Ming, a
meticulously restored 1940s tong lau, now a space dedicated to contemporary
expressions of design and art. Set within the layered architecture of this historic
building, the exhibition invites viewers on an intimate reflection—around corners, up
stairs, through attics and niches, step by step toward abstraction, and perhaps deeper
into an inner space.
该系列作品触及了边界的消失，以及某些文化场景的消逝。其中，另有一位艺术家虚构的人
物正主动走向自我消弭：他想象自己以别的方式存在，并试图连接有形与无形。进入裂缝与
阴影，追随涟漪，流转，消融。在刘的摄影与装置中 ，日常被显影为陌异，而遥远之物几
乎触手可及；金属与半透纱成为感官记忆的线索，光线穿过层叠的菲林片，暗示了回忆的非
线性。
继2024年秋天在巴黎传奇旅馆La Louisiane首展该系列第一章“Tides, yes, breathing”之后，“消失行为”延续至Maison Ming——一座精心修复的1940年代唐楼，如今致力于探索设计与艺术的当代表达。展览邀请观者经由这座历史建筑的层层结构，参与一段亲密、反思型的旅程——也许在角落与阶梯、阁楼与壁龛之间，一级一级走入抽象，也更走进内在空间。
Installation View
Liu Shuwei: Vanishing Act
Maison Ming, Hong Kong, 2025
《刘树伟：消失行为》 展览现场
Maison Ming, 香港，2025
