New installation Laundry Nocturne uses light and sound across hanging fabric to link two canal-bound cities
At the Venice Biennale's collateral exhibition, now marking its 25th year, Hong Kong-born artists Kingsley Ng and Angel Hui are directing visitors toward subtle details and contemplative moments. Presented under the title Fermata: Hong Kong in Venice and curated by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the exhibition continues through 22 November, creating a shared dialogue grounded in the shared textures of daily urban life.
Central to this exploration is Laundry Nocturne (2026), an installation by Kingsley Ng that examines the domestic rhythms bridging both historic port territories. In this work, Ng projects and sounds the play of light across lines of laundry suspended between buildings. By focusing on laundry hung outside dwellings—a defining, everyday sight familiar to both the urban canyons of Hong Kong and the historic alleyways of Venice—the piece transforms a mundane chore into an immersive audiovisual observation.
Rather than grand technological spectacle, the creative process behind Fermata: Hong Kong in Venice zeroes in on quiet moments and overlooked intersections. Through sound, projected luminescence, and textile movement, Ng and Hui use sensory media to reframe how international audiences perceive shared domestic architecture, training attention on atmospheric, slow-moving phenomena that typically pass unnoticed.
The installation illustrates how light and sound art can illuminate everyday cultural commonalities rather than relying on sheer spectacle. For new media artists, it highlights the power of site-responsive interventions that ground digital projections in authentic, physical environments.
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