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Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho reflects on how language, memory, and belonging settle into a private archive, where late-night notes, shaped canvases, and trompe-l’œil forms hold nostalgia, displacement, and the quiet consolations that remain. Watch Michael speak about the ideas and process behind the works.

Visit 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 at HART HAUS, on view until June 4.

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho 反思語言、記憶與歸屬如何沉澱為一座私人的檔案庫，深夜的片語、造型畫布與錯視幻象般的形式，承載著懷舊、流離與仍然留存的靜謐慰藉。歡迎觀看 Michael 介紹作品背後的理念與創作過程。

親臨 HART HAUS 參觀「而我深深地愛着你」，展期至 6月4日 。

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𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sat, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

i take my time to talk to the birds
and they don't say much
but they are really good listeners

in her web on my ceiling

acrylic on cotton canvas panel
approximately 38 x 38 cm

Thank you all for joining us at the opening of and 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮, the residency-concluding solo exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to supporters and professionals who attended the private artist session, bringing thoughtful discussions on language as fractured memory, candid conversations about identity and distance, and a palpable stillness that animated the works.

感謝各位蒞臨 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 的駐留總結個人展覽「而我深深地愛着你」 開幕酒會 。

同時衷心感謝參與藝術家私人會面的來賓，帶來關於語言碎片記憶的深刻討論、身份距離的坦誠對話，以及作品間流動的靜謐氣息。

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𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 參觀資訊
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sat, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

Thank you all for joining us at the opening of and 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮, the residency-concluding solo exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to supporters and professionals who attended the private artist session, bringing thoughtful discussions on language as fractured memory, candid conversations about identity and distance, and a palpable stillness that animated the works.

感謝各位蒞臨 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 的駐留總結個人展覽「而我深深地愛着你」 開幕酒會 。

同時衷心感謝參與藝術家私人會面的來賓，帶來關於語言碎片記憶的深刻討論、身份距離的坦誠對話，以及作品間流動的靜謐氣息。

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𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 參觀資訊
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sat, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

Thank you all for joining us at the opening of and 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮, the residency-concluding solo exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to supporters and professionals who attended the private artist session, bringing thoughtful discussions on language as fractured memory, candid conversations about identity and distance, and a palpable stillness that animated the works.

感謝各位蒞臨 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 的駐留總結個人展覽「而我深深地愛着你」 開幕酒會 。

同時衷心感謝參與藝術家私人會面的來賓，帶來關於語言碎片記憶的深刻討論、身份距離的坦誠對話，以及作品間流動的靜謐氣息。

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𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 參觀資訊
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sat, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

Thank you all for joining us at the opening of and 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮, the residency-concluding solo exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to supporters and professionals who attended the private artist session, bringing thoughtful discussions on language as fractured memory, candid conversations about identity and distance, and a palpable stillness that animated the works.

感謝各位蒞臨 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 的駐留總結個人展覽「而我深深地愛着你」 開幕酒會 。

同時衷心感謝參與藝術家私人會面的來賓，帶來關於語言碎片記憶的深刻討論、身份距離的坦誠對話，以及作品間流動的靜謐氣息。

———

𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 參觀資訊
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sat, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

Thank you all for joining us at the opening of and 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮, the residency-concluding solo exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to supporters and professionals who attended the private artist session, bringing thoughtful discussions on language as fractured memory, candid conversations about identity and distance, and a palpable stillness that animated the works.

感謝各位蒞臨 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 的駐留總結個人展覽「而我深深地愛着你」 開幕酒會 。

同時衷心感謝參與藝術家私人會面的來賓，帶來關於語言碎片記憶的深刻討論、身份距離的坦誠對話，以及作品間流動的靜謐氣息。

———

𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 參觀資訊
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sat, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

Thank you all for joining us at the opening of and 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮, the residency-concluding solo exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to supporters and professionals who attended the private artist session, bringing thoughtful discussions on language as fractured memory, candid conversations about identity and distance, and a palpable stillness that animated the works.

感謝各位蒞臨 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 的駐留總結個人展覽「而我深深地愛着你」 開幕酒會 。

同時衷心感謝參與藝術家私人會面的來賓，帶來關於語言碎片記憶的深刻討論、身份距離的坦誠對話，以及作品間流動的靜謐氣息。

———

𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 參觀資訊
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sat, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

Thank you all for joining us at the opening of and 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮, the residency-concluding solo exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to supporters and professionals who attended the private artist session, bringing thoughtful discussions on language as fractured memory, candid conversations about identity and distance, and a palpable stillness that animated the works.

感謝各位蒞臨 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 的駐留總結個人展覽「而我深深地愛着你」 開幕酒會 。

同時衷心感謝參與藝術家私人會面的來賓，帶來關於語言碎片記憶的深刻討論、身份距離的坦誠對話，以及作品間流動的靜謐氣息。

———

𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 參觀資訊
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sat, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

Thank you all for joining us at the opening of and 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮, the residency-concluding solo exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to supporters and professionals who attended the private artist session, bringing thoughtful discussions on language as fractured memory, candid conversations about identity and distance, and a palpable stillness that animated the works.

感謝各位蒞臨 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 的駐留總結個人展覽「而我深深地愛着你」 開幕酒會 。

同時衷心感謝參與藝術家私人會面的來賓，帶來關於語言碎片記憶的深刻討論、身份距離的坦誠對話，以及作品間流動的靜謐氣息。

———

𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 參觀資訊
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sat, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

a new text install work of mine is on view now @gallery2 in collaboration with @sangheeut in Jeju, South Korea!

I saved this poem for a while, specifically for it to be a site specific install work with @sangheeut. I love that it's finally in the universe and on an island of all places.

photo cred: courtesy of @sangheeut

a new text install work of mine is on view now @gallery2 in collaboration with @sangheeut in Jeju, South Korea!

I saved this poem for a while, specifically for it to be a site specific install work with @sangheeut. I love that it's finally in the universe and on an island of all places.

photo cred: courtesy of @sangheeut

a new text install work of mine is on view now @gallery2 in collaboration with @sangheeut in Jeju, South Korea!

I saved this poem for a while, specifically for it to be a site specific install work with @sangheeut. I love that it's finally in the universe and on an island of all places.

photo cred: courtesy of @sangheeut

𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 「而我深深地愛着你」

HART HAUS presents 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, a solo exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 (@michaelho_official), concluding his residency.

Featuring a new body of work, Ho interweaves poetry, text, and painting to explore memory, nostalgia, and identity. His text-fragments read like intimate “notes to self,” where comfort, anxiety, and quiet longing coexist. From Hawaiʻi to Tokyo and Hong Kong Ho treats language as material, his language unfolds through a tactile relationship with words. He creates emotionally charged spaces between thought and inner dialogue, where “home” becomes a story we tell to remain whole.

HART HAUS 榮幸呈獻 Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho 個展「而我深深地愛着你」（𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺），為其於 2026 年 2 月至今的駐留計劃作結。

展覽呈現全新作品系列，交織詩歌、文字與繪畫，探討記憶、懷舊與身份。作品中的文字如私密的「自我備忘」，讓慰藉、焦慮與柔軟的想像共存。藝術家將語言視為媒材揉合了他在夏威夷成長背景、以及往來於東京與香港影響，並以近乎觸覺的方式呈現文字。他構築了思緒與內在對話之間的情感空間，當「家」逐漸成為一個為了完整自我而反覆訴說的故事。

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𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 開幕
📅9.5.2026（Sat 六)
⏰16:30 -18:30
𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 藝術家導賞
⏰17:00
📍HART HAUS 3/F
(3/F, Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong 香港堅尼地城士美菲路12P祥興工業大廈3樓）
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/events/and-i-love-you-dearly-opening-reception

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 參觀資訊
📅9.5.2026 - 4.6.2026 (Tue - Sun, closed on public holidays 二至六，公眾假期除外）
⏰11:00 - 18:30
📍HART HAUS 3/F
🔗By appointment only 敬請預約: hart.haus/exhibitions/and-i-love-you-dearly

#harthaushk #harthongkong #harthausresidency #michaelrikiomingheeho #artexhibitionhk

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗶𝗻-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 駐留藝術家 - 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼
@michaelho_official

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 駐留時間
February to April 2026

During his residency at HART HAUS from February to April 2026, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 was deeply immersed in the studio, Michael actively exchanged ideas with fellow artists, embracing dialogue and feedback to develop new works for his Hong Kong-inspired solo exhibition. Working across language, collage, and trompe-l’œil painting, his practice reflects on identity, memory, and emotional distance. Time spent in Sheung Wan and Kennedy Town transformed small urban details into sources of familiarity and quiet nostalgia, subtly shaping his evolving body of work.

To conclude his residency, Michael will present his solo exhibition 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, featuring a compelling new series that weaves poetry, text, and painting to explore nostalgia, memory, and identity. On view from May 9 to June 4 at HART HAUS 3/F.

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼在 2025年2月至4月在HART HAUS駐留期間，全心投入工作室創作，與駐留藝術家積極交流，開放接納意見與回饋，孕育出香港主題展覽的全新作品。他的創作融合語言、拼貼與錯視幻象畫法，探討身份認同、記憶與情感距離。上環與堅尼地城的日常細節轉化為熟悉與靜謐懷舊的觸發點，持續影響其創作發展。

作為駐留總結，他將於HART HAUS三樓舉行個人展覽「and I love you dearly」，展覽將呈現融合詩歌、文字與繪畫的全新系列，探討懷舊、記憶與身份主題，展期為5月9日至6月4日。

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𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗶𝗻-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲
關於HART藝術駐留計劃

HART Visiting Artist-in-Residence Programme is a globally-focused, invitation-only residency. We provide international artists with dedicated time, space, and support to develop local and pioneering work that expands cross-cultural dialogues.

HART藝術駐留計劃為僅限受邀的國際化項目，為全球藝術家提供專屬時間、空間與支持，創作在地且開創性的作品，促進跨文化對話。

#harthaushk #harthongkong #michaelrikiomingheeho #harthausresidency #artistresidency

i abandoned
my garden in winter

i came back in
spring
and the weeds
had grown

but so did
the trees

but so did
the squirrels

acrylic ink on raw cotton canvas
91 W x 114 H cm
2025

i abandoned
my garden in winter

i came back in
spring
and the weeds
had grown

but so did
the trees

but so did
the squirrels

acrylic ink on raw cotton canvas
91 W x 114 H cm
2025

i abandoned
my garden in winter

i came back in
spring
and the weeds
had grown

but so did
the trees

but so did
the squirrels

acrylic ink on raw cotton canvas
91 W x 114 H cm
2025

Mālama i ke kai, you faka 🤙💖

dont be a faka
Acrylic on dyed raw cotton canvas panel
Approximately 49 W x 63 H cm
(19 W x 25 H in)
2025

Mālama i ke kai, you faka 🤙💖

dont be a faka
Acrylic on dyed raw cotton canvas panel
Approximately 49 W x 63 H cm
(19 W x 25 H in)
2025

𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗶𝗻-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 藝術家駐留計劃 - 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼

Welcoming Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho (@michaelho_official) as our visiting residency artist!

During his residency at HART HAUS, Michael will develop new Hong Kong–specific works inspired by the city for his upcoming exhibition at HART HAUS. Through this period of research and making, Hong Kong enriches his evolving practice.

我們非常高興歡迎 Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho 參加我們的駐留藝術家計劃。

在駐留期間，Michael 會為即將於 HART HAUS 舉行的展覽創作一系列以香港為靈感的全新作品。透過這次研究與創作，香港將為他不斷深化的藝術實踐帶來新的啟發。

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𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 關於藝術家
𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 (b. 1996, Kamuela, Hawaiʻi) is a Japanese and Cantonese American artist based in Tokyo. His practice utilizes a coordinated system of language, collage logic, and trompe-l’œil painting to examine the mechanisms of emotional insulation and the performative nature of selfhood in a post-social-media landscape.

Developed in response to the compressed urban scale of Tokyo, Ho’s works often take the shape of trompe-l’œil box forms. These structures function as surrogates for the body, asserting a physical presence through posture, leaning or tilting to mimic the dynamics of a conversation. The surfaces of these forms act as archival sites where familiar and nostalgic imagery, personal ephemera, and linguistic ruminations accumulate.

By layering text that mirrors the cadence of unsent late-night messages and internal monologues, Ho explores a contemporary condition defined by an
oscillation, between wry optimism and self-aware insecurity. The performance of identity in his work serves both as a critique of a compulsive self-categorization and as a symptom of cultural dislocation.

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho（1996年）生於夏威夷州（Kamuela）是日裔與粵裔美國藝術家，現居東京。他的創作實踐運用語言、拼貼邏輯與錯視繪畫(trompe-l’œil)構成一套相互協調的系統，以探討情感隔離的機制以及後社群媒體時代中自我認同的表演性。

在回應東京高度壓縮的都會尺度背景下，Michael 的作品常以錯視盒狀結構呈現。這些結構如同身體的替身,藉由姿態、傾斜與倚靠的方式營造出類似對話中的身體動態,從而強調其物理存在感。這些形式的表面成為一種檔案性空間，承載熟悉而帶有懷舊色彩的圖像、個人碎片以及反覆思索的語言片段。

通過疊加模仿深夜未發送訊息與內心獨白節奏的文本，Michael探索一種在冷幽默式樂觀與自覺不安之間擺動的當代狀態。在他的作品中，身份的表演既構成對強迫性自我歸類的批判，也成為文化錯位所呈現的症狀。

𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗶𝗻-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 藝術家駐留計劃 - 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼

Welcoming Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho (@michaelho_official) as our visiting residency artist!

During his residency at HART HAUS, Michael will develop new Hong Kong–specific works inspired by the city for his upcoming exhibition at HART HAUS. Through this period of research and making, Hong Kong enriches his evolving practice.

我們非常高興歡迎 Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho 參加我們的駐留藝術家計劃。

在駐留期間，Michael 會為即將於 HART HAUS 舉行的展覽創作一系列以香港為靈感的全新作品。透過這次研究與創作，香港將為他不斷深化的藝術實踐帶來新的啟發。

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𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 關於藝術家
𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 (b. 1996, Kamuela, Hawaiʻi) is a Japanese and Cantonese American artist based in Tokyo. His practice utilizes a coordinated system of language, collage logic, and trompe-l’œil painting to examine the mechanisms of emotional insulation and the performative nature of selfhood in a post-social-media landscape.

Developed in response to the compressed urban scale of Tokyo, Ho’s works often take the shape of trompe-l’œil box forms. These structures function as surrogates for the body, asserting a physical presence through posture, leaning or tilting to mimic the dynamics of a conversation. The surfaces of these forms act as archival sites where familiar and nostalgic imagery, personal ephemera, and linguistic ruminations accumulate.

By layering text that mirrors the cadence of unsent late-night messages and internal monologues, Ho explores a contemporary condition defined by an
oscillation, between wry optimism and self-aware insecurity. The performance of identity in his work serves both as a critique of a compulsive self-categorization and as a symptom of cultural dislocation.

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho（1996年）生於夏威夷州（Kamuela）是日裔與粵裔美國藝術家，現居東京。他的創作實踐運用語言、拼貼邏輯與錯視繪畫(trompe-l’œil)構成一套相互協調的系統，以探討情感隔離的機制以及後社群媒體時代中自我認同的表演性。

在回應東京高度壓縮的都會尺度背景下，Michael 的作品常以錯視盒狀結構呈現。這些結構如同身體的替身,藉由姿態、傾斜與倚靠的方式營造出類似對話中的身體動態,從而強調其物理存在感。這些形式的表面成為一種檔案性空間，承載熟悉而帶有懷舊色彩的圖像、個人碎片以及反覆思索的語言片段。

通過疊加模仿深夜未發送訊息與內心獨白節奏的文本，Michael探索一種在冷幽默式樂觀與自覺不安之間擺動的當代狀態。在他的作品中，身份的表演既構成對強迫性自我歸類的批判，也成為文化錯位所呈現的症狀。

𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗶𝗻-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 藝術家駐留計劃 - 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼

Welcoming Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho (@michaelho_official) as our visiting residency artist!

During his residency at HART HAUS, Michael will develop new Hong Kong–specific works inspired by the city for his upcoming exhibition at HART HAUS. Through this period of research and making, Hong Kong enriches his evolving practice.

我們非常高興歡迎 Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho 參加我們的駐留藝術家計劃。

在駐留期間，Michael 會為即將於 HART HAUS 舉行的展覽創作一系列以香港為靈感的全新作品。透過這次研究與創作，香港將為他不斷深化的藝術實踐帶來新的啟發。

———

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 關於藝術家
𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 (b. 1996, Kamuela, Hawaiʻi) is a Japanese and Cantonese American artist based in Tokyo. His practice utilizes a coordinated system of language, collage logic, and trompe-l’œil painting to examine the mechanisms of emotional insulation and the performative nature of selfhood in a post-social-media landscape.

Developed in response to the compressed urban scale of Tokyo, Ho’s works often take the shape of trompe-l’œil box forms. These structures function as surrogates for the body, asserting a physical presence through posture, leaning or tilting to mimic the dynamics of a conversation. The surfaces of these forms act as archival sites where familiar and nostalgic imagery, personal ephemera, and linguistic ruminations accumulate.

By layering text that mirrors the cadence of unsent late-night messages and internal monologues, Ho explores a contemporary condition defined by an
oscillation, between wry optimism and self-aware insecurity. The performance of identity in his work serves both as a critique of a compulsive self-categorization and as a symptom of cultural dislocation.

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho（1996年）生於夏威夷州（Kamuela）是日裔與粵裔美國藝術家，現居東京。他的創作實踐運用語言、拼貼邏輯與錯視繪畫(trompe-l’œil)構成一套相互協調的系統，以探討情感隔離的機制以及後社群媒體時代中自我認同的表演性。

在回應東京高度壓縮的都會尺度背景下，Michael 的作品常以錯視盒狀結構呈現。這些結構如同身體的替身,藉由姿態、傾斜與倚靠的方式營造出類似對話中的身體動態,從而強調其物理存在感。這些形式的表面成為一種檔案性空間，承載熟悉而帶有懷舊色彩的圖像、個人碎片以及反覆思索的語言片段。

通過疊加模仿深夜未發送訊息與內心獨白節奏的文本，Michael探索一種在冷幽默式樂觀與自覺不安之間擺動的當代狀態。在他的作品中，身份的表演既構成對強迫性自我歸類的批判，也成為文化錯位所呈現的症狀。

𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗶𝗻-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 藝術家駐留計劃 - 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼

Welcoming Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho (@michaelho_official) as our visiting residency artist!

During his residency at HART HAUS, Michael will develop new Hong Kong–specific works inspired by the city for his upcoming exhibition at HART HAUS. Through this period of research and making, Hong Kong enriches his evolving practice.

我們非常高興歡迎 Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho 參加我們的駐留藝術家計劃。

在駐留期間，Michael 會為即將於 HART HAUS 舉行的展覽創作一系列以香港為靈感的全新作品。透過這次研究與創作，香港將為他不斷深化的藝術實踐帶來新的啟發。

———

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 關於藝術家
𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 (b. 1996, Kamuela, Hawaiʻi) is a Japanese and Cantonese American artist based in Tokyo. His practice utilizes a coordinated system of language, collage logic, and trompe-l’œil painting to examine the mechanisms of emotional insulation and the performative nature of selfhood in a post-social-media landscape.

Developed in response to the compressed urban scale of Tokyo, Ho’s works often take the shape of trompe-l’œil box forms. These structures function as surrogates for the body, asserting a physical presence through posture, leaning or tilting to mimic the dynamics of a conversation. The surfaces of these forms act as archival sites where familiar and nostalgic imagery, personal ephemera, and linguistic ruminations accumulate.

By layering text that mirrors the cadence of unsent late-night messages and internal monologues, Ho explores a contemporary condition defined by an
oscillation, between wry optimism and self-aware insecurity. The performance of identity in his work serves both as a critique of a compulsive self-categorization and as a symptom of cultural dislocation.

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho（1996年）生於夏威夷州（Kamuela）是日裔與粵裔美國藝術家，現居東京。他的創作實踐運用語言、拼貼邏輯與錯視繪畫(trompe-l’œil)構成一套相互協調的系統，以探討情感隔離的機制以及後社群媒體時代中自我認同的表演性。

在回應東京高度壓縮的都會尺度背景下，Michael 的作品常以錯視盒狀結構呈現。這些結構如同身體的替身,藉由姿態、傾斜與倚靠的方式營造出類似對話中的身體動態,從而強調其物理存在感。這些形式的表面成為一種檔案性空間，承載熟悉而帶有懷舊色彩的圖像、個人碎片以及反覆思索的語言片段。

通過疊加模仿深夜未發送訊息與內心獨白節奏的文本，Michael探索一種在冷幽默式樂觀與自覺不安之間擺動的當代狀態。在他的作品中，身份的表演既構成對強迫性自我歸類的批判，也成為文化錯位所呈現的症狀。

𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗶𝗻-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 藝術家駐留計劃 - 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼

Welcoming Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho (@michaelho_official) as our visiting residency artist!

During his residency at HART HAUS, Michael will develop new Hong Kong–specific works inspired by the city for his upcoming exhibition at HART HAUS. Through this period of research and making, Hong Kong enriches his evolving practice.

我們非常高興歡迎 Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho 參加我們的駐留藝術家計劃。

在駐留期間，Michael 會為即將於 HART HAUS 舉行的展覽創作一系列以香港為靈感的全新作品。透過這次研究與創作，香港將為他不斷深化的藝術實踐帶來新的啟發。

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𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 關於藝術家
𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗼 (b. 1996, Kamuela, Hawaiʻi) is a Japanese and Cantonese American artist based in Tokyo. His practice utilizes a coordinated system of language, collage logic, and trompe-l’œil painting to examine the mechanisms of emotional insulation and the performative nature of selfhood in a post-social-media landscape.

Developed in response to the compressed urban scale of Tokyo, Ho’s works often take the shape of trompe-l’œil box forms. These structures function as surrogates for the body, asserting a physical presence through posture, leaning or tilting to mimic the dynamics of a conversation. The surfaces of these forms act as archival sites where familiar and nostalgic imagery, personal ephemera, and linguistic ruminations accumulate.

By layering text that mirrors the cadence of unsent late-night messages and internal monologues, Ho explores a contemporary condition defined by an
oscillation, between wry optimism and self-aware insecurity. The performance of identity in his work serves both as a critique of a compulsive self-categorization and as a symptom of cultural dislocation.

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho（1996年）生於夏威夷州（Kamuela）是日裔與粵裔美國藝術家，現居東京。他的創作實踐運用語言、拼貼邏輯與錯視繪畫(trompe-l’œil)構成一套相互協調的系統，以探討情感隔離的機制以及後社群媒體時代中自我認同的表演性。

在回應東京高度壓縮的都會尺度背景下，Michael 的作品常以錯視盒狀結構呈現。這些結構如同身體的替身,藉由姿態、傾斜與倚靠的方式營造出類似對話中的身體動態,從而強調其物理存在感。這些形式的表面成為一種檔案性空間，承載熟悉而帶有懷舊色彩的圖像、個人碎片以及反覆思索的語言片段。

通過疊加模仿深夜未發送訊息與內心獨白節奏的文本，Michael探索一種在冷幽默式樂觀與自覺不安之間擺動的當代狀態。在他的作品中，身份的表演既構成對強迫性自我歸類的批判，也成為文化錯位所呈現的症狀。

last night she told me that she loves me because im childlike and cosmic



Acrylic on dyed raw cotton canvas panel
Approximately 85 W x 92 H cm



while it’s up for a few more days, go check out my solo exhibition @fragment_gallery up until feb 28

photography: Pat Garcia

last night she told me that she loves me because im childlike and cosmic



Acrylic on dyed raw cotton canvas panel
Approximately 85 W x 92 H cm



while it’s up for a few more days, go check out my solo exhibition @fragment_gallery up until feb 28

photography: Pat Garcia

last night she told me that she loves me because im childlike and cosmic



Acrylic on dyed raw cotton canvas panel
Approximately 85 W x 92 H cm



while it’s up for a few more days, go check out my solo exhibition @fragment_gallery up until feb 28

photography: Pat Garcia

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho’s solo show, «now that i look back it was all falling apart but the pieces were all there,» is open.
Stop by the gallery to see a new series of trompe-l’œil paintings from Thursday to Saturday, 12–6 pm.

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho’s solo show, «now that i look back it was all falling apart but the pieces were all there,» is open.
Stop by the gallery to see a new series of trompe-l’œil paintings from Thursday to Saturday, 12–6 pm.

Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho’s solo show, «now that i look back it was all falling apart but the pieces were all there,» is open.
Stop by the gallery to see a new series of trompe-l’œil paintings from Thursday to Saturday, 12–6 pm.

Fragment is thrilled to present Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho’s first New York solo exhibition. Ho is a Japanese and Cantonese American artist raised on Hawaiʻi Island. He studied at UCLA before relocating to Tokyo.

Opening: February 4, 6–8 pm
Show dates: February 5–28, 2026

In ‘now that i look back it was all falling apart but the pieces were all there,’ Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho’s newest body of work operates as a coordinated system of references, a visual and linguistic lexicon built from the unresolved tensions of belonging. Rooted in the polyethnic, creole culture of Hawai‘i, Ho navigates an identity inherited through cultural remnants that are felt but never fully claimed. The work satires, while also moving beyond, the orientalized, picturesque tropes of the islands to confront a post-social media condition defined by a pervasive insecurity and a compulsive need for self-categorization. But what emerges through imagery and language departs from what may initially read as Ho’s biographical narrative of home. Rather, it’s a constellation of memory, not strictly that of Ho, but the core infrastructure of memory itself. Archival scraps, local ephemera, and intimate confessions operate symbiotically. Each one incomplete on its own, but together creating an emotional atmosphere that feels romantically familiar.

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