This Art Month, Eaton HK’s community and emerging art-focused gallery, Tomorrow Maybe, will act as Cultural Partner for Art Basel Hong Kong 2025. From 20 March to 21 April, the gallery will host a series of moving images, performance, and time-based art forms under the theme, “Asian Futurity.”
Art Month at Eaton HK
1. The Golden Snail
The series kicks off with Thai artist Chulayarnnon Siriphol’s video artwork, The Golden Snail. The exhibition will last for a month, complemented by artist-led guided tours, meet-and-greet sessions, and film screenings during Siriphol’s residency at Eaton HK. Alongside Siriphol’s namesake video work, the exhibition also features videos, prints, and sculptures that reimagine narratives surrounding the golden snail’s geometric forms and cultural significance. By appropriating genres such as silent films, video essays, TV advertisements, and karaoke videos, Siriphol reenacts Thai and Asian histories to deconstruct myths embedded in political ideology, consumer culture, pop music, and contemporary art.
About Chulayarnnon Siriphol
A filmmaker and artist, Siriphol employs moving images and his body as his primary artistic mediums. His works span experimental short films, documentaries, performance videos, and video installations. From adaptations of local mythology and science fiction to the transformation of analog bodies into digital spirituality, Siriphol critiques contemporary issues and political ideologies with a sharp sense of sarcasm.
2. Where are my people?
From 28 to 30 March, Tomorrow Maybe will present a solo exhibition by Eaton HK’s long-term collaborator, Holok Chen. Cirated by Director of Culture at Eaton HK, Joseph Chen, and designed by award-winning production designer, Man Lim Chung, Where are my people? is Holok’s first solo exhibition. At the center of the booth is a curtained circular installation illuminated by a LED light that mimics a UFO beam, with TVs displaying Holok’s previous video works. Throughout the exhibition, Holok and their alien companions will be present for one-on-one interactive experiences, transforming the space into a physical “space station” that transports guests to an alternative universe. This participatory art experience reclaims the dehumanisation faced by marginalized groups, fostering a collective sense of belonging. The artist will also host an in-depth talk and immersive performance to unpack the exhibition’s themes during Art Basel.
About Holok Chen
HOLOK, a community organizer and performance artist, has previously spearheaded projects such as Coming Society, Wrong Side Cafe, VeryMK Rooftop Farm, and 20,000 Ways to Die in Yau Ma Tei. During their tenure as Eaton HK’s impact strategist (2019–2020), HOLOK discovered their inner alien—a gender-neutral persona inspired by sci-fi and circus performers. Their work explores themes of precarious life, displacement, and dysphoria.
3. In the Mood for Art
In addition to showcasing individual artists, Eaton HK will present a screening of In the Mood for Art, a documentary exploring the future of Hong Kong’s art scene following the opening of M+ Museum for Visual Culture in March 2023. The film features interviews with key stakeholders, including Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, the world’s biggest collector of Chinese art Uli Sigg, and Hong Kong’s art institution directors, curators, and emerging artists. It offers an unprecedented perspective on Hong Kong’s evolving cultural identity. Following the screening, film director Michael Schindhelm will join Joseph Chen for a conversation about the filmmaking process and their visions for Hong Kong’s art future. The event will conclude with an audience Q&A session.
4. Workshop by Jas Lin
To close the bustling Art Week on a reflective note, Eaton HK will host an interactive workshop led by queer Taiwanese-American movement director, performance artist, and filmmaker Jas Lin at its Music Room. Lin’s workshop, suitable for all bodies, combines movement and meditation to purge internalised social scripts and explore new ways of moving and existing in the world. Through these exercises, participants will challenge self-policing and embrace freedom and empowerment.
