Galleries gal / Art in Hong Kong Sayaka Maruyama: Floral Beings at Duddell’s Thursday, August 18, 2022 6:00 PM - Until Monday, November 14, 2022 6:00 PM Hong Kong Duddell’s is delighted to announce the upcoming exhibition of Sayaka Maruyama, her first solo presentation in Hong Kong. Born in 1983 in Niigata, Japan, Maruyama grew up in Tokyo, moved to the Netherlands with her family and has been working in between London, New York and Japan. A fresh talent, Maruyama is a multi-disciplinary artist who realises her notions of beauty into photography, drawings, books, and short films. Curated by Eunice Tsang, Floral Beings will exhibit 13 works by Maruyama, and will be on view from August 18 to November 14. Maruyama shows us a glimpse into her surreal world, where human, animal and plants are mingled into one. Her dreamlike photography, sometimes integrated with digital drawings, translates human beings as floral creatures, using Tomihiro Kono’s hair creatures as a main motifs. Maruyama works closely with her partner Kono on sculptural wigs made of real human hair, which they hand-dye and fabricate into intricate animal-like structures. An installation exhibition of their iconic wigs will be held as a sequel of the current show at Current Plans, an alternative art space in Sham Shui Po. Presented by: Duddell’s @duddellshk Principal Art Patron: Ruinart Wigs by @tomikono_wig Curator @eeunicee 💘 Thank you for the first photo @erika_makino