In the name of moon , I'll punish you !

6 - 24 Oct 2020
Blindspot Gallery / Hong Kong

Un Cheng took up the artist-in-residence programme at Blindspot Gallery from late June to September 2020. Blindspot warmly welcomes Cheng back to the gallery, after her participation in our past group exhibitions Happily Ever After (2017) and Happily Ever After II (2018). Turning half of the gallery space into her studio, the artist was given carte blanche to experiment and create new works. In the name of the moon, I’ll punish you is the culmination of Cheng’s journey during the summer residency. In addition to paintings Cheng created in the past few months, Cheng’s solo exhibition will also display ephemera, drawings, sketches and tools that formed the ecosystem of her residency.

“ In the name of the moon, I’ll punish you! ” is the iconic provocation of Sailor Moon, the Japanese-anime beautiful schoolgirl moon soldier, before she strikes her enemy villains. Just punishment is the result of fair judgment, and vigilantism is the reaction when justice cannot be sought officially. Reflecting on the recent social movement in Hong Kong since June 2019, the painter evokes her disillusionment with heroism. Paradoxically, As the leaderless movement falters, Cheng finds herself yearning for a hero who can magically turn the tide and miraculously punish all evil doers. Against romanticism and naivete , heroism and justice are nowhere to be found.