Open Studio with Bobby Shuk Pui
Join us for an exclusive open studio with visual artist Bobby Shuk Pui, our newest resident at the FUTURES Hub.
Bobby Shuk Pui will present her ongoing project Curses, Human-faced Fish, Sadako Yamamura, focused on how folklore and visual culture materialize collective fears and societal anxieties through the transmission of curses.
Inspired by two iconic Asian narratives—the Taiwanese legend of the human-faced fish and Sadako Yamamura from Japan’s Ring—I examine how fear spreads through storytelling and visual media, shaping behaviors around self-preservation. Drawing on personal experiences with digital-era curses, I investigate how traditional folklore evolves in contemporary contexts.
The public event will include photographs printed on porcelain crystal, emphasizing the materiality and fragility of fear, and the video installation Human-Faced Becoming: Societal Demons.
📅 Event Details
Date: Thursday, 3rd July 2025
- Walk-in: 17:00 – 18:00
- Artist Q&A: 18:30
- Studio Open Until: 20:00
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About Bobby Shuk Pui:
Yu Shuk Pui Bobby is a visual artist and filmmaker based between Hong Kong and Oslo. Working across film, text, installation, sculpture, and performance, Bobby's practice centers on themes of identity construction, cultural displacement, and family mythology. Her work often reflects her personal experiences as an "escaper" navigating multiple languages without a fixed mother tongue, creating layered narratives filled with humor, surrealism, and empathy.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Photo Credits: Bobby Shuk Pui
The FUTURES residency program in Amsterdam is supported by MPB.