HUTOPIA originates from the writings of poet and artist Alec Finlay. In Hutopia, hut refers to a small cabin—a temporary, minimal form of dwelling. Here, the “hut” is not a literal structure, but a state: a provisional, minimal space existing for reflection. It is not designed for focus, but to allow distraction—letting attention drift away from grand structures.

Presented by esSAI StudOn, HUTOPIA unfolds as a gradual passage into a home gallery environment. Within this setting, Sai Li’s works emerge from everyday life while subtly withdrawing from it. The exhibition does not begin with the artwork, but at the threshold of a domestic space, where visitors are led step by step into an interior in which exhibition, studio, and dwelling quietly overlap. It asks what it means to encounter art not as object, but as presence dispersed through lived space—suspended between attention and drift.

HUTOPIA 源于诗人、艺术家 Alec Finlay 的同名写作。在 Hutopia 中，hut 原指小木屋——一种临时、最小的栖居形式。在这里，“hut” 并非具体建筑，而是一种状态：临时的、最小的、为思考而存在的空间。它不是为了聚焦，而是允许分神——让注意力从宏大的结构中游离出来。

由 esSAI StudOn 呈现的 HUTOPIA，以一种渐进的路径展开为进入“home gallery”的体验。Sai Li 的作品在此情境中从日常生活中生发，同时又以一种轻微的抽离姿态脱离日常。展览引导观众逐步进入一个内部空间，使展览、工作室与居住场域在此悄然重叠。