starlight beneath the wavy leaves; Cheung Tsz Hin, pieces of, 2025 (150 x 200 cm);
Newchild gallery is hosting the first European solo exhibition of Hong Kong-based artist Cheung Tsz Hin, titled starlight beneath the wavy leaves.
The show officially opens this Friday, December 5th, from 18:00 to 21:00, with the artist in attendance, and will remain on view until January 29th, 2026.
For this debut solo exhibition in Europe, Cheung presents a new body of work that navigates the intricate landscape of human emotion.
The series explores how memories shift, fragment, and recombine over time.
According to observers, the exhibition unfolds as a constellation of mutable moods—longing, dislocation, tenderness, and the subtle awareness of impermanence.
shards, 2025 Oil on canvas 100 x 120 cm
The works evoke dreamlike spaces that linger between the familiar and the spectral, where recollection and perception blur in ways reminiscent of light refracting through water.
Born in Hong Kong, Cheung Tsz Hin creates work that delicately captures the nuances of everyday life, intertwining tangible reality with the realm of personal memory.
His paintings often explore the cycles of growth and decay in plants, reflecting on the passage of time and the essence of being—a theme rooted in his rural upbringing.
After relocating to an urban environment for university, Cheung expanded his focus to include everyday personal experiences and the subtle play of light in his surroundings, allowing his inner reflections to surface on the canvas.
Cheung Tsz Hin, pool, 2025 (40 x 50 cm).
Cheung’s art conveys intimacy and emotional resonance even within somber atmospheres. Composed of meticulously thin layers of paint, his works weave together memory and the present, creating a sense of calm and cohesion.
By exploring the delicate interplay between the visible and the ephemeral, he transforms his paintings into vessels for preserving fleeting moments, capturing the small, often overlooked experiences that define life.
Cheung Tsz Hin (b. 1987, Hong Kong) earned his Master of Fine Arts from Taipei National University of the Arts in 2014.
His recent exhibitions include Shivering Glow, I Shiver and Glow at Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong (2023, solo); Dreamscape Estuary, Unit London (2023); Art Central 2023 at Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong; As Friends & Partners, WOAW Gallery, Singapore (2023); Spinelessly Planting, Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong (2022, solo); Fine Art Asia 2022 and Art Central 2022 at Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong. He was also a resident artist at Listhus SES, Ólafsfjörður in 2018. Cheung currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
The gallery is open to visitors from Wednesday to Saturday, 13:00–18:00, while appointments can be arranged for visits on Sunday through Tuesday.
Cheung Tsz Hin, lapses, 2025 (120 x 120 cm);
Newchild remains closed until December 4th for exhibition preparations.
During the winter holidays, the gallery will pause operations from December 21st to January 6th.
It will reopen on January 7th, allowing visitors to continue exploring Cheung Tsz Hin’s work through the end of the exhibition on January 29th.
