Category : Artists

Director, Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne Antonia Syme is the Director of the Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1976, the ATW has an international reputation as a world leader in the creation of contemporary hand-woven tapestries. The ATW occupies a unique position within Australia’s artistic landscape as the only workshop of its kind in the country, and one of only a handful in the world. The ATW has produced more than 500 tapestries, many of which can […]

Artist, Jakarta Ade Darmawan lives and works in Jakarta, Indonesia, as an artist and curator. He studied at the Indonesia Art Institute (I.S.I) in the Graphic Art Department. In 1998, he resided in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, during a two-year residency at the Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten. In 2000, with five other local artists, he founded ruangrupa, an artists’ collective platform, in Jakarta. As a member of ruangrupa, he has participated in the Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2002), the Istanbul Biennial, […]

Hong Kong born, and currently lives and works in Hong Kong. Lam’s works are mostly related to specific situations in collective memory and social contents. Though he paints in the style of Chinese landscapes, Lam does not try to embrace the classical cultural tradition. On the contrary, his oeuvre demonstrates how he oscillates between one aesthetic to another and integrates the different contradictory fluxes of a society in constant movement – journey and landscape are essential as passages between places […]

Born in 1960, Tse Ming Chong lives and works in Hong Kong. After finishing his bachelor’s degree in Communications from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2003, Tse received his master’s degree in Imaging And Communication from Goldsmiths College, University of London, in 2004. Tse is the chairman and co-founder of Lumenvisum. He has been a photographer and a photography educator for over 25 years. Currently he is Principal Lecturer at the Hong Kong Design Institute. Tse’s photographic installation Hong Kong […]

Born in 1984 in Hong Kong, South Ho Siu Nam graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2006. Ho’s artistic practice began with photography and has since evolved to the inclusion of performance, drawing and mixed media installations. His works encompass the wonders and helplessness of living, the spirituality of existence, as well as the socio-political awareness of Hong Kong. Ho participated in group exhibitions in various international institutions, including LOOK/17 Liverpool International Photography Festival (Victoria Gallery and Museum, […]

Born in 1982, Law Yuk Mui lives and works in Hong Kong. Law graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA). She is the co-founder of the artist-run organisation Rooftop Institute. Using images, sound and installations as her mediums of preference, and adopting the methodology of field study and collecting, her works often involve interventions in the mundane spaces amidst the daily life of the city, combining the physical traces of history, the […]

Born in 1960, anothermountainman lives and works in Hong Kong. A graduate of Hong Kong Technical Teachers’ College (Design & Technology), anothermountainman is a renowned designer, contemporary artist, and guest lecturer in major local and overseas educational institutions. Over the past decade, anothermountainman has gained international attention with his “red, white and blue” collection, representing the “positive spirit of Hong Kong”, which he presented at the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005 representing Hong Kong. anothermountainman is the recipient of more […]

Born in 1976 in Hong Kong, Eric Chung currently lives and works in Okayama, Japan. Chung went to Japan in 1997 to start his career as a professional photographer. His recent exhibitions include GOOD LUCK HONG KONG at ATSUKOBAROUH arts drinks talk, Tokyo, Japan (2015); Eye of the Vortex, Guardian Garden, Tokyo, Japan (2014); LOOK AT THIS PEOPLE, AKAAKA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2012); GOOD LUCK CHINA hosted by Shinjuku Nikon Salon, Tokyo, Japan (2008). He has also published various photo […]