Southside, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition
Imagine a Dead Blue Whale Inside the Pocket of a Giant
Current PlansTap Chan, Adele Dipasquale, Roberto Fassone, Adam Harrison, Ocean Leung, Simon Liu, Michela de Mattei, Sara Ravelli Curated by Giulia Pollicita and Eunice Tsang Imagine a Dead Blue Whale Inside the Pocket of a Giant is a group exhibition bringing together artists based between Hong Kong and Italy. The exhibition presents newly commissioned works alongside pieces never previously exhibited, as well as works shown for the first time in Asia within an institutional context. Approaching the notion of play from diverse conceptual, discursive, and operational perspectives, the exhibition foregrounds both the emancipatory potential and the political implications of playing. The exhibition traces points of convergence between artistic, poetic, and ludic practices in their capacity to generate alternative worlds. Within these worlds, prevailing socio-cultural rules are temporarily suspended and replaced by new ones; established roles and hierarchies are dissolved and reconfigured according to different logics. This constructed state becomes a parallel space to reality; a site in which new forms of freedom and expressive agency can be tested, negotiated, and imagined. The title is drawn from a poetic installation by artist Roberto Fassone, which enacts the creation of possible worlds through language and imagination—activated through art and sustained through the complicity of the viewer. The works exist fully only through the implicit acceptance of a contract between artist and audience. The event is part of Giulia Pollicita's research project "Italy–Hong Kong Express" granted by the Italian Council program (14th edition, 2025) and promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture. Current Plans is an alternative art space in Hong Kong dedicated to the development of contemporary art projects. Since 2020 it has been supporting creative experimentations that cross disciplines, stimulating knowledge exchange and encouraging connections that push the boundaries of exhibition-making. Presenting approximately 6 exhibitions annually and almost weekly public events, our vision is to create a universe where diverse forms of creativity collide in unexpected ways, from dancing parties, cooking sessions, experimental gigs, art residencies and more, at its core lies a spirit of playfulness and interaction. Since 2025 Current Plans is a registered charity (Section 88) in Hong Kong.