Tiles

Phoebe R, Tiny Tile, Kowloon City, acrylic on village house tile, 2022
Phoebe R website Hong Kong coin
Phoebe R Tiny Tile, Pak Kok Sunset, 2022

Discarded tiles wash up on Hong Kong’s beaches. Their former glory of house decoration and protection is now a lightly buffed memory. They are alone now, gently washed with the current. Little fossils of recent community, found and repurposed as canvas. Secret souvenirs holding current* Hong Kong scenes.

Acrylic on tiles, approx. 18x18mm, 2020-2024.

Ma Wan, acrylic on tile, Phoebe R
Phoebe R Tiny Tile, Owl Neon Sign, 2022

*At time of painting.