ARTWORKS | renihaymond

Series 1 - Hidden Taste in Hong Kong Alleys

Hong Kong, in the eyes of many locals and foreigners, is a bustling hub where goods and money flow incessantly. Yet beneath the relentless wheels of this "time waits for no one" era, many are left struggling to keep up.

Walking through neighborhoods like Sham Shui Po, Yau Ma Tei, Cheung Sha Wan, and Sai Wan Ho, I caught glimpses of those crushed under the weight of progress—people who have lost the care and attention of others. Unnoticed, but not nonexistent.

I spoke with them, listening to their thoughts and feelings about Hong Kong as a friend would. Then, I placed "them" onto canvas, painting them with extraordinary colors, transforming them into remarkable "protagonists" of my work. This has become one of my enduring themes—one I intend to carry forward.

Series 2 - Negligence of The Wildlife

Which wild animals are facing extinction? Their names hover on the tip of my tongue, yet I can't speak them aloud.

Using the distinct texture of the ballpoint pen and stark contrasting colors, I convey a sigh of sorrow and helplessness—for these creatures soon to vanish from the emerald plains and the crystalline depths of the ocean."

Series 3 - Cosmopolitan Sutra - Seasons

This is a series of artwork in East meets West style, and each of them represents different stages of love. One of the styles is the Bijinga, which are pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art, especially in woodblock printing of the ukiyo-e genre, which predates photography and is a genre of woodblock prints and paintings that was produced in Japan from the 17th century to the 19th century.

Another style used is the Op art, a style which was popular among western countries in the 20th century, which uses repetition of simple forms and colors to create vibrating effects, moiré patterns, foreground-background confusion, an exaggerated sense of depth, and other visual effects.

The east meets west style and combination of classic and modern has developed a sense of humor, through the chemical reaction of cross cultural communication between people which is presented in this ball pen artwork.

Series 4 - Cage

In Hong Kong and other urban jungles, amid the frantic rush of daily life—do we ever pause to look up at our sky? What does it even look like anymore? A forest of concrete pillars? A tangle of endless power lines? Clear blue or perpetual smog?

Has modern urbanization gone too far, or is this just "progress"? Are we building for necessity, or just competing in some global race?

In the future, will the storms and sunshine above us be real—or just holograms?

This series questions our blind march forward. When we forget to stop and observe, our so-called "progress" becomes its own kind of regression.

Series 5 - KIDULT

Since childhood, I've been fascinated by the ever-changing colors and materials of sneakers. From the futuristic styles of the past to today's retro nostalgia, that unique ideology never fails to captivate.

What kind of chemical reaction occurs when ordinary, seemingly bland ballpoint pens meet cutting-edge brand sneakers through the use of color and pattern arrangement?

Series 6 - Between the Lines

Inspired by the words of renowned contemporary sculptor Ju Ming:
'Humans - at once the wisest and most foolish, the kindest and cruelest, those who suffer most yet experience greatest joy - all exist within the fluctuation of a single thought.'

Three Chinese literary classics I deeply cherish:
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods.
Both sources ultimately narrate the same fundamental truth - the human condition.

Thus, I have simplified and reimagined the colors of ballpoint ink to depict the reflections of humanity I've observed, along with my life realizations - past, present and future. The three 'calligraphic paintings' Cloud, Thousand, Blue do not necessarily convey their literal meanings ('However thick the clouds may loom, infinite clear skies must lie beyond'). The core philosophy of this series lies in: Seeing through life's innumerable uncuttable, endlessly entangled threads.

Life is but the most fascinating playground. Rather than debate whether we're divine or monstrous, why not take up the director's role ourselves?

Series 7 - Project - I

This could be considered either a playful or deeply serious series.

On life's journey, we inevitably encounter turns in the road. At first, we fear it might lead to a dead end—only to gradually realize that what seemed like an endpoint is actually the start of another path. To put it in somewhat clichéd terms: this is what we call "dreams."

What if everything that happens around us, every person we meet, could be inverted with a single keystroke—like pressing "Ctrl+I" in Photoshop—flipping not just appearances but personalities too? What kind of world would that reveal?

Series 8 - Volume

At the point of view of most people, “mistakes cannot be amended" and "just a writing tool" are the intrinsic recognition of the ball pen, but I think it is a natural character of the ball pen. It is not only an object or a writing tool, but also an object or a writing tool with a soul.

I took away its inherent image and re-invent it with its own individuality, producing a new vision, making contrasts with different frequencies, and finally constructed “a new world outside the framework” to the ball pen and use concepts as a “counterweight” to the elimination of high technology.

It is ball pen work. The space and dimension for creation are open and boundless. It’s coming towards you and brims over, you can feel you are absorbed, that’s its power and It cannot be replicated.

It comes from the previous artworks “Blood-stained vanity”, “Cage” and “Between the Lines” and to speak in the world’s common language — globalization.

Series 10 - Awakening in the darkness

Out the the series (2013- )