“Birdcalls in the Floating World” is a two-person exhibition of renowned contemporary Chinese sculptors Xiang Jing and Qu Guangci. They both graduated from the best Art Academy in China and experienced the transformation and growth of Chinese contemporary art and this exhibition can be described as one with the highest caliber in sculpture.

“Floating World” here refers to our current living world. Xiang Jing’s and Qu Guangci’s sculptures portray various kinds of Chinese characters and depict the special psycho-condition of them today. The artistic style of the two artists may look different; however, their works both reflect a same general kind of calmness, as if being an outside observer of society.

Xiang Jing’s artworks are concerned with the experience of growth, female body, and the comfort of the individual. Through different stages of art creation, she gradually epitomizes her view and her interpretation of human nature. She brings to the exhibition her “I Have Seen Happiness” Series, where the audience will see together with the artist different scenarios of “Hapiness”. The audience will find that “happiness” often does not appear in “an appearance of happiness”. While in Qu Guangci’s “Twittering” series, one can sense the artist’s calmness as the artist had already broken free from the constraint of the Chinese state-owned enterprise system when he created the artworks. Living in the floating world, the characters with rough hearts, cool faces, and fat bodies appear proudly on the leafless tree branches.

In 2010, Xiang Jing and Qu Guangci established the brand of X+Q with their initials. In this exhibition, X+Q will bring along the products derived from the sculpture artworks of the artists. Portion of the proceeds will be donated to Hong Kong Arts Centre for their arts development fund.