CAROL MAN

Chinese X Jewish cultures

Conney Project Participating Artist

So honoured that my work was curated to the digital gallery of the 2022 Conney Conference on Jewish Arts presented by The Mosse Weinstein Centre for Jewish Studies at the … Continue reading

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Exhibition: Little Albert Joint Art Exhibition

Supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council All of the works in this exhibition are newly created for the curatorial theme “Little Albert”. I present three different installations that … Continue reading

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RTHK interview

Carol Man, a Hong Kong Chinese artist who has adopted the Jewish faith, has long been intertwining her cultural identities in her artistic journey.

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Gmar Chatima Tova

Gmar Chatima Tova, a Jewish phrase translates to “May You be Inscribed and Sealed for a Good Year”. Jewish people greet each others on Yom Kippur, or The Day of … Continue reading

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Jewish Renaissance Interview

The editor of Jewish Renaissance magazine, Rebecca Taylor, speaks to Carol Man, whose work is inspired by Hong Kong’s multicultural and ever-changing landscape.

August 31, 2022

Pirkei Avot Chapter 1

Love work, loath mastery over others, and avoid intimacy with the government. אֱהוֹב אֶת הַמְּלָאכָה וּשְׂנָא אֶת הָרַבָּנוּת, וְאַל תִּתְוַדַּע לָרָשׁוּת

February 21, 2022

Sukkah

Neon sign, woven polypropylene bag, reused billboard vinyl Year 2021 Size 200 * 200 * 200cm Part of Little Albert Joint Exhibition A sukkah is a hut or tent-like structure … Continue reading

January 20, 2022

Manna

Sugar, rubber stamp Year 2021 Size Dimensions variable Part of Little Albert Joint Exhibition Bread AND freedom The Hebrew people have escaped to freedom in the wilderness only to find … Continue reading

January 20, 2022

Haggadah

Ink, paper, personal clothing, steam iron Year 2021 Size Dimensions variable Part of Little Albert Joint Exhibition Many have heard about the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt in the … Continue reading

January 20, 2022

Beat Till It Blooms

Oil on pine panel, 30 x 84 x 1cm, 2019 I created this work in the summer of 2019 in response to the Yuen Long Attack incident on July 21; … Continue reading

June 6, 2021

Lech Lecha

The first three verses of Parasha Lech Lecha, Genesis Chapter 12 1. And the Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your land and from your birthplace and from your … Continue reading

February 18, 2021

Hebrew names in Chinese Songti Fonts

Songti (宋體) , a writing style derived from the China Song Dynasty , using woodblock techniques created to enable movable type. It has relatively thinner horizontal lines compared to vertical … Continue reading

February 18, 2021

Song of Songs

A beautiful verse from “Song of Songs”, written by King Solomon, יִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙ מִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹת פִּ֔יהוּ כִּֽי־טוֹבִ֥ים דֹּדֶ֖יךָ מִיָּֽיִן׃ (Oh, give me of the kisses of your mouth, For your love is … Continue reading

February 18, 2021

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