THE SHOPHOUSE is pleased to present Daylight Cadenza, a group exhibition featuring the works of Han-Chiao, Alexander Skats, Astrid Styma, Wang Wenting, Alice Xinyan Wang, Wang Zibo, Suyi Xu, and Zheng Lanxiong.

In music, a ‘cadenza’ is an improvised ornamental passage played by a soloist, typically in a loose and liberated rhythm. During this time, the main melody will rest – creating a temporary void wherein unexpected spontaneity can occur. Daylight Cadenza likens the suspense of summer to that of this unstructured part of the composition. The exhibition explores scattered moments of daylight ennui through the intimate lens of eight artists, and the artworks come together as if the varied notes of a song.

In Daylight Cadenza, the artworks draw inspiration from the artists’ personal wells of memory and introspection. Manifesting in portraits of unknown figures, obscured scenes of domesticity, and objects of distant resonance, the artworks are each a layered chord that tells its own story. Oscillating between partial depictions and abstract imagery, soft palettes and dominant tones, the exhibition experiences points of crescendo and diminuendo that continuously complete one another as if the movement of a visual concerto. In concurrence, the illustrated narratives of familiar and quotidian humdrum form a reverberating bassline on which monotonous sights are embellished.

Restless, stagnant, yet curious and playful – the lyricism of Daylight Cadenza evokes the leisure of summer through the passage of eight artists. As the hours grow long and the days linger, the sweet sound of an unwritten cadenza begin to emerge – what will be played, and what will people hear?

THE SHOPHOUSE欣然呈獻群展「日光華彩」，展出Han-Chiao、Alexander Skats、Astrid Styma、王文婷、王馨延、汪子博、徐蘇宜、鄭蘭雄的作品。

音樂中的「華彩」指代獨奏家即興演奏的裝飾性段落，通常以鬆散和自由的節奏演奏。於此，主旋律會停止——創造出一個短暫的留白以及驚喜的可能。展覽將夏日的懸念比喻為作曲中的非結構化的段落，通過八位藝術家不同的私密視角，如同一首曲子的不同音符聚集在一起，探索日間慵懶的零星時刻。

展覽從藝術家的個人記憶與自省中汲取靈感，從未知的人物肖像，模糊的家庭生活場景，到遙遠的共鳴對象，作品如同不同層次的和弦，講述著自身的故事。展覽在局部描繪與抽象意象、柔和與鮮明的色調之間轉換，經歷了漸強和漸弱的點，如同視覺協奏曲的韻律一般，不斷地完成彼此。熟悉的日常於此以視覺化的故事形成了低沈的主旋律，於此點綴著單獨的音符。

焦灼、靜止，帶著好奇心的試探與玩樂——「日光華彩」的抒情通過八位藝術家的演繹，喚起了夏日的悠閑。隨著時間的流逝，漫長的白晝逐漸消逝，一個未曾寫就的華彩樂章的美妙音樂響起——演奏者們將會演奏什麽，人們又會聽到什麽？