Standing like living sculptures, the participants from Hong Kong, Gwangju and Wuhan were asked to simultaneously formulate the sound of their own and personal future.

Performance at Kai Tak Runway Park in Hong Kong, Democracy Square in Gwangju in South Korea, K11 Artist Village in Wuhan in China at the 5th Large-Scale Public Media Arts Exhibition – “Human Vibrations” curated by Caroline Ha Thuc

Produced by Hong Kong Arts Development Council

© Isaac Chong Wai

香港、光州及武漢的參加者並排站立，猶如活生生的雕塑，並同時說出對個人未來的期許。

Isaac Chong Wai is a Berlin-Hong Kong artist. Chong was a participating artist in the 60th Venice Biennale, “Foreigners Everywhere,” curated by Adriano Pedrosa and in the 14th Taipei Biennial, “Whispers on the Horizon,” curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath. He uses glass, drawing, photography, video and performance as mediators to investigate contemporary global phenomena. His practice transforms the emotions, tensions, and memories of human interactions into performative materiality and immersive forms. His work addresses queer identity politics, Asian diasporic histories, and systemic racism to imagine alternative microcosms of human relationality.
His works have gained recognition at prominent venues, including the Biennale of Videobrasil, São Paulo; Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Bundeskunsthalle Bonn; MMCA, Seoul; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin and Liste Art Fair Basel.

He received the New York Désirée & Hans Michael Jebsen Fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council and was a fellow of the Kulturakademie Tarabya. In 2024, he was selected as one of the TOP 100 most important cultural figures in Berlin by Tagesspiegel.

Credits:
Portrait of Isaac Chong Wai
© Innsbruck International/ Mia Maria Knoll