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Fyerool Darma A painter by training, Fyerool Darma is a Singapore-based artist who combines theoretical and historical research with art making. He integrates sound, video, new media, sculpture, text and craft into images, juxtaposing modernist aesthetics and ideology with Southeast Asian cultures, histories, aesthetics and politics. Darma has developed a complex visual vocabulary, drawing from sources such as tangible and intangible Malay heritage, archives, the internet, literature and popular culture. In collaboration with other artists and producers, he repurposes salvaged textiles, e-waste, found or […]

Maggie Chu Currently living and working in Hong Kong, Maggie Chu’s artistic practice involves building mixed-media installations with images, miniature sculptures, natural materials, and found objects.  From blueprint to installation, her creative process is akin to unlocking a treasure trove, as she explores personal and place identities in contemporary life through diverse media and repurposed found objects. She graduated with a BArch from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and later completed a BAFA programme co-presented by the Royal […]

Kimberly Chong Born in Malaysia and currently based in Hong Kong, Kimberly Chong is intrigued by the relationship between man and nature. Her practice focuses on jewellery and sculpture on the body, often playing with the ideas of co-existence and environmental repercussions of human actions. She enjoys recycling waste materials and incorporating them into her creations, while at the same time observing and appreciating nature’s way of processing synthetic objects. Chong graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts of Hong […]

Ei Arakawa-Nash Born in the Fukushima prefecture of Japan, Ei Arakawa-Nash is a performance artist currently based in Los Angeles. His performances are created through collaborations with contemporary artists, art historians and other parties. He breaks down the boundary between performer and viewer by inviting the audience to participate in an improvisational manner, converting them from passive viewers to active subjects. Arakawa has performed internationally, including at REDCAT, Los Angeles (2023); Reena Spaulings Fine Art, Los Angeles (2022); Turbine Hall […]

Frog King Kwok Kwok Mang Ho, also known as Frog King, is a first-generation performance artist in Hong Kong. His work encompasses performance art, happening, installation, collage, ink art, sculpture and more. He incorporates ink painting as both action and material into multimedia participatory practices. Kwok received training in ink painting and calligraphy from Lui Shou Kwan, a master of the New Ink Painting movement, and spent 15 years in New York during his early artistic career. He has exhibited […]

Mudwork is a Hong Kong-based art studio founded by artist Chung Wai Ian and Ng Ka Chun. Interested in exploring everyday objects and cultures being neglected or forgotten, they create sculptural works related to play, local trees and nature aiming to explore their alternative and contemporary meanings. Their recent community and public art projects have been included in the Public Art Collections presented by the Art Promotion Office, Hi! Hill – Community Art Project and the ArtOxygen artist-in-residence program in […]