Artists

Sung Tieu, Green Go Home, CFGNY, Tirdad Hashemi, Soufia Erfanian, Yinping Hu, Cole Lu, Stewart Uoo, Isaac Chong Wai

Press release

Hua International is pleased to present Dizzying Effect during the 2024 Berlin Art Week. Taking cues from CFGNY’s recent ceramic works, this group exhibition brings together voices to explore tactile, communal moments that reference the world in introspective, critical manners. The title, “Dizzying Effect,” is drawn from cultural critic Rey Chow’s work, offering a lens to view these moments as diverse but never static. Featured artists include Green Go Home, CFGNY, Tirdad Hashemi and Soufia Erfanian, Yinping Hu, Cole Lu, Sung Tieu, Stewart Uoo, Isaac Chong Wai.

At first glance, the ceramic objects on display appear distinct from CFGNY’s syncretic garments. Yet, much like the garments, these porcelains reveal myriad details rooted in touch. While they may resemble quarry-hewn stones from a distance, these objects seated on mirrored pedestals are far more inviting: their subtly colored, architectonic façades bespeak the servitude and enchantment of man-made objects, like how certain garments on mannequins can inspire a soulful connection. Upon closer inspection, the façades indicate that the clay, before being molded and fired, bears the imprint of various objects—dollar store bric-à-brac, vases, clothing items, some made in China and distributed globally along with the flow of capital. In an age when industrially produced objects frequently surface in art, CFGNY’s porcelains highlight the relational nature of art, other objects, and their creators. The New York–based artist collective uses negative space to document the marks left by entities that passed briefly into one another’s space.