“Toy” is an exhibition originated from a reflection on “Play and Hand-made Toy”, where over twenty artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan solidify their attitude and hope towards life with their hands.

Carrying the warmth in the hearts of the creators, the artworks interact with the spectators and connect everyone with objects, events and other people. It is an exchange that invites us to be more of our individual self and participate in an activity of sense and emotion.

                                                                                                                     Ching Sze Yin, CIcy ( Sep 2016)

《知覺玩物》是一個由＂玩、具、手作＂思考出發的展覽。集二十多位來自香港和台灣的藝術家，以雙手把內心對於生活的態度和希望，一一的具體化。

玩具，表面看似只是小孩子的把戲，但卻引起了一群同心未泯的創作人喋喋不休，不只是玩玩具，更要自己親手創作。

物化成器的作品，承戴著創作者的餘溫，和觀者互動交流。感情的餘溫和真誠連結起人與人、事、物的一場互動遊戲，不再只是各自各有的固有本質，而是融和成了一種有情感的知覺活動。

                                                                                                                                 程詩賢 (二零一六年九月)

From the curator…

This exhibition was conceived during a chance encounter in Taipei. It was more than a year ago, at the middle of summer in 2015.

During a visit to teacher An-Chi and teacher I-Ting’s studio, we started chatting and found out that we share many common interests, and are passionate in creating with our hands. We believe play-things are a reflection of our daily lives, and how we can use objects to tell stories. Although we speak different languages, we found the perfect common language – Toy.

I am not very good with words, and indeed, no words can be as effective as your presence at the exhibition, to feel the energy of the pieces, and to listen to the stories of the artists have to tell.

On behalf of the Academy of Visual Arts, I wish this exhibition a great success. Also, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped to bring these fragments of ideas together, and make them complete.

Thank you Hong Kong Baptist University, for sponsorship of the venue.

Thank you James Leung, for all graphic design for the show, including logo and printed matters.

Thank you all the participating artists from Taiwan and Hong Kong, for the great professionalism.

Thank you teacher An-Chi and teacher I-Ting, for co-curating the exhibition with me, and come all the way here from Taiwan for the opening. It is our great honour.

                                                                                                           Ching Sze Yin , Cicy (Sept 2016)

這展覽會的序幕初於一年前的仲夏，在台北的一個偶遇。

⋯對以手創作的熱情，對玩具是生活的縮影，對以物載情⋯等等。仲然我們說著不同的語言，但因有着共同的興趣，大家談天說地起來。

我們找到了共同的交流語言 一 玩具。我再用千言萬語去描述，也不及你自己來到現場，自身感受來得生動，因此我不再多作解釋了。

我只能代表視覺藝術院歡迎各位丶並預祝這次展覽會成功。也希望借此機會感謝所有幫助展覧由本來是零碎的意念，聚合成形的每一員。多謝浸信大學贊助場地。多謝梁偉武先生設計大會刊物及所有相關的平面設計。更多謝各參展藝術家的專業態度和專業作品。多謝與我共同策展並專程由台北來臨今日開幕儀式的王安琪，王意婷老師。

程詩賢 (二零一六年九月)