8 Bottle 2024 - Ongoing

Bottle gourds, hand-knitted shetland wool, plaster, gold leaf, hazel, willow, soil
Commissioned by Wysing Arts Centre 


8 Bottle is a year-long project centring around growing bottle-gourds, a cultivated vegetable 8 Bottle used in traditional Chinese culture to bring good fortune and luck.

Commissioned by Wysing Arts Centre, 8 Bottle is an exercise in negotiating land use, the joy of gardening, and the relationship between my culture and the local community.

I am currently in residence at Wysing Arts Centre 2024-2025.





CONGEE at Southbank Centre, 2023
Comissioned as part of the Artists Food Stall


CONGEE started in 2022, in collaboration with F.A.T. Studio︎︎︎. CONGEE is a series of installations that transform art spaces into temporary canteens where I cook and serve Hong Kong style congee. Congee is a traditional savoury rice porridge that is widely eaten across Asia, however is difficult to find in the UK. The installation combines a number of elements, including performance, sculpture, painting, film and graphic design.

© Alastair Kwan 2024