Leung Mee Ping

© Photo credit：Joel Lam

© Photo credit：Tony Metaxas

The international port, ingoing and outgoing cargo, and the location of World Expo 2010 Shanghai are watchtowers of this metropolitan city. The entire boat designed by Leung Mee Ping is made of steel, with the reflection properties of the mirror. The edge of the mirror reflects the ambient moving crowd and space, whereas the inside of the boat reflects the construction blueprint of the canopy, together providing a concrete response to the port culture and environment of World Expo's location. The work can blend into any environment and use its "absorptive visual effect" to approach the imagination and aesthetic of "existence".

Leung Mee Ping

Born in 1961 in Hong Kong, China.
Lives and works in Hong Kong.

Leung Mee Ping has had an international career since graduating from L'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France and obtaining her MFA from California Institute of the Arts, USA. Based on the perception of daily life, her work uses a wide range of media including videos, sculpture and site-specific installations. She received the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Award in 2002. She has participated in various group shows worldwide and her works have been collected by prestigious art institutions, as well as various private collections.

Recent solo shows:
2006: Room with View, CRIC, Sierre, Switzerland. 2004: In Search of Insomnious Sheep, Tai Mei Tuk Sea Activity Center, 1a Space, Hong Kong, China; Memorize the Future II, Exhibition Hall, Tsuen Wan City Hall, Hong Kong / Western Market, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. 2003: Hong Kong Contemporary – Water Tone: Leung Mee Ping 1992- 2003, Kaoshsiung Fine Art Museum, Kaoshsiung, Taiwan. 2002: Memorize the Future I, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong.