"Wonder" is a feeling of surprise and admiration caused by something beautiful, unexpected or unfamiliar, and as a verb, it is not only to “feel curious” or “desire to know”, but also to "feel doubt" - Concise Oxford Dictionary, 11th Edition, pp1658, 1859.

Its conceptual scope issues a challenge to the contemporary world, a world that no longer questions choices, nor allows for events and things to touch us at a profound level. Through contemporary art, Wonder serves as a challenging premise that calls for us to be awed, but more importantly, to let people recognise this and allow themselves to be surprised and tantalised. Wonder becomes an education in humanity as it opens stimulating avenues of discussion, dialogue and healthy critiques on issues relevant to mankind.

Rhetorician Hélène Cixous writes that "going from illusion to illusion, one also comes to understand the world", and indeed, wonder becomes the medium through which we start to discover the answers to the hidden mysteries that our world holds.

Thus, it is through Wonder that we are asked to reach beyond the apparent and to delve deeper into a new revelation and understanding about our world. We are asked to look at things around us, with fresh eyes and new perspectives. And we are asked to ponder about our past, present and even our future, with a renewed sense of innocence.