Murmullo – Myriam and Hsieh Chi-Chang Joint Exhibition

This exhibition, entitled ‘Murmullo – Myriam and Hsieh Chi-Chang Joint Exhibition’ presents the art of Spanish artist Myriam Catala Soler and her husband Hsieh Chi-Chang, who studied in Spain for some years. The exhibition is scheduled to run from 10th January to 26th February at 102 Art in Tainan. There will be an opening tea reception at 2.30pm on Saturday, 10th January, and all are welcome.

In this exhibition, Myriam will display her works which much exhibit a particularly Spanish style of artistic expression; at the same time, Hsieh Chi-Chang will demonstrate his own style, which was transformed after studying in Spain. Together, their works demonstrate a perfect combination of East and West. The works also illustrate use of different forms and techniques in search for their own inner worlds and imaginary totems.

Myriam coincidently discovered that for her, clay is like a wonderful magic which allows her to go deep inside and create forms from her dreams in three dimension expression. Although her manuscripts and sketches are created without constraints, they also serve as mental maps, bringing out the variety of her three dimension works. The works in this exhibition illustrate her practice of inward-looking contemplation of the external world. She is in search for human relationships in order to understand the internal connections between herself and others. Myriam’s works all start from her imagination, and come from the bottom of her heart. Through her hands and eyes, her work communicates interaction and transformation between external and internal worlds.

Hsieh Chi-Chang’s works tells of his experience of transformation after spending years abroad. Based on the graffiti he drew and the simple notes he produced on his travels, he confronted and uncovered hidden impressions in his mind, and went on to enquire into the connections between abstract shapes and mind through repeatedly transforming, co-presenting and overlaying materials in his art. Some works in this series were put away for a while and picked up for completion from several months to a year later. In the process, some of them were completed, then destroyed, and re-built. In the end, memory and sub-consciousness become the origin and source for the artist’s creation.

Through both Myriam’s and Hsieh’s work, an artistic philosophy is demonstrated: coherence and interaction between ‘object and self’, ‘internal and external world’, and finally ‘spirit and material’.