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For Immediate Release
In a Vaulted Room
Works by Viki Wu and Neo Tang
April 15 - June 10, 2016
Opening Reception | Friday, April 15,
3 - 6pm Artists will be in attendance
The miracle of photography,
of its so-called objective image, is
that it reveals a radically
non-objective world. It is a
paradox that the lack of objectivity
of the world is disclosed by the
photographic lens.1
- Jean Baudrillard, “Photography, Or the
Writing of Light”
Art Beatus
(Vancouver) Consultancy Ltd is very
pleased to present In a Vaulted
Room a two-person exhibition
of photographic works by Viki Wu
and Neo Tang as part of
Capture Photography Festival.
Using a black and white photo documentary
style, Neo Tang presents ten
portraits of different women in his
series, Ten Sisters. The
artist subverts the photo documentary
style by the use of ambiguity as he does
not define the relationship of
photographic subjects with each other (who
do not appear to be biological siblings),
with the photographer or with the
audience. As a series of portraits
that are also shot in different
environments and situations – some are
indoors and some are taken on the street,
some are posed while others are caught in
a decisive moment – we are left with open
ended narratives about each image.
About the Artists
Viki Wu was born in Vancouver,
Canada and is currently a fourth
year visuals arts major at Simon Fraser
University. She was part of the
curatorial group for the exhibition
“Geometry of Knowing Part III, You Are
Here” at the Audain Gallery in 2015.
Born in Wuhan, China and originally
trained as a painter, Neo Tang has
studied fine arts at Trinity Western
University and Simon Fraser University
where he is currently in his fourth
year. He is a recipient of the
President Scholarship Award at Trinity
Western in 2011-2012.
1 Baudrillard, Jean.
“Photography, Or the Writing of Light”.
Trans. Francois Debrix. Ctheory, 4
December 2000. Web. 24 February 2016.
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location in Vancouver, Canada and two locations in
Hong Kong, showcases international art with a
focus on contemporary Chinese art. Art Beatus
(Vancouver) is located in the Nelson Square Office
Tower at 108 – 808 Nelson Street. For more
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Mah or Ellinda Siu.
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