Office339 proudly presents “Shanghai and its Talisman”, Sarah Tse’s solo exhibition in Shanghai.

Sarah Tse is a young emerging New York based artist originally from Hong Kong. After graduating from Central Saint Martins College in 2009, Sarah has been exhibiting in New York, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Hong Kong and other cities. Her solo exhibition will showcase a combination of new drawings created in Shanghai and her most recent work from the signature ‘escapism’ collection.

The pencil drawings Sarah creates are paradoxes inspired by childhood memories, travels and dreams. She draws an array of paradoxical patterns and images that produce a fragile, nostalgic, timeless, and often disturbing ambience in her drawings. She has been creating works using pencil and paper, the most basic of tools. Through her sketches, Sarah manipulates the meaning of objects, changing the way the world is interpreted.

Sarah’s recent stay in Shanghai allowed her to encapsulate her exploration and interpretation of Shanghai in the language of art. With the city’s precarious past and abundant cultural influences in mind, Sarah visited historical concession areas and mixed cultural vicinities, as well as interviewing several native Shanghainese to inquire about their memories of Old Shanghai. Sarah produced 8 pencil drawings on panels that represent her own understanding of Shanghai’s tale and memories.

We are pleased to invite you to the opening at 5 pm on December 8th.