The British Council Hong Kong is pleased to present Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, the third exhibition at its Bookshop Gallery, curated by Nick Yu and Junko Asano. Bringing together works from the British Council Contemporary Art Collection alongside pieces by emerging Hong Kong artists, the exhibition invites audiences to revisit the complexities, beauty, and challenges of childhood.
Inspired by the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland, who famously practised believing in impossible things each day, Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast reawakens a sense of wonder, curiosity, and suspended disbelief. Through a diverse selection of artworks, the exhibition reflects on childhood as a shared human experience—one that shapes identity, perception, and our relationship with the world.
The exhibition presents works from the British Council Collection in dialogue with contemporary expressions by Hong Kong artists, creating a multi-layered exploration of childhood’s innocence, strangeness, and transformative power. Featured artists from the Collection include Lisa Milroy, Wendy McMurdo, Michael Heindorff, Elisabeth Frink, John Bellany, Tirzah Garwood, Gillian Ayres and Justine Smith, whose works span painting, photography, and printmaking. Their works are placed alongside contributions by Hong Kong artists including Florence Yuk-ki Lee and Chan Wai Lap, whose practices reflect personal and locally resonant interpretations of youth and memory.
| Date: | 30 June 2026 - 15 November 2026 |
| Time: | 10am – 7pm |
| Venue: | Bookshop Gallery, G/F, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty |
| Curator | Nick Yu, Junko Asano |