Schoeni Art Gallery presents the first retrospective exhibition of Hung Keung in conjunction with his solo representation of the gallery at Art Basel Hong Kong. The show will feature five of the artist’s most acclaimed short video works between 1997 and 2007, including award-winning I Love My Country’s Sky (1997–2013), Transmigration (1998–2013), CD ROM: Human Being and Moving Images (2000), Upstairs/ Downstairs: Stories of Human Activities Told in the 1,440 Minutes of a 24-Hour Stretch (2005–2012) and Eating Noodle (2007–2013). This exhibition will provide an overview of his artistic progression over the decade, as well as the inspiration and conception behind each of the works. All works (with the exception of CD ROM: Human Being and Moving Images) has been reworked by Hung Keung and will be presented in a new HD Digital version for the purpose of this exhibition.
As part of the Art Basel VIP programme and Hung Keung's retrospective exhibition, the artist will conduct workshop entitled The Making of Digital Calligraphy – Flip and Fly at two occasions. This workshop offers a unique opportunity for participants to explore Chinese character writing with the artist and create their own animated characters. No longer only appreciating the artist’s works as part of the passive audience, participants will take on an active role in the making of the work with their creativity and individual perspectives. Finished works will form the backbone of Hung Keung’s future installation, Dao Gives Birth to One Project, which participants will be invited to view few weeks after the event (either at the gallery or virtually on web).
About the Artist:
Hung Keung was born in 1970 in Kunming, Yunnan province, China and moved to Hong Kong at the age of three. He studied in the Swire School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1990–1992); Chinese University of Hong Kong (1992–1995) and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, United Kingdom (1996–1998) with a MA in Film and Video; visiting scholar at the Center for Art and Media (ZKM), Karlsruhe, Germany (2001–2002). Hung Keung is currently an Assistant Professor of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a PhD candidate of the Planetary Collegium, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich, Switzerland. Hung Keung is a fellow of the Asian Cultural Council and a non–board member of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority consultation panel. Before venturing into new media art, Hung Keung produced numerous award–winning video and interactive art works between the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, Hung Keung founded innov + media lab (imhk lab), which focuses on new media art and design research in relation to Chinese philosophy and interactivity. He is the recipient of the Prize of Excellence at the Hong Kong Arts Biennial (2001) and Achievement Award as part of the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards (2009–2010).
Image: © Hung Keung, Schoeni Art Gallery
