Chris Cheung
Chris Cheung is best known for installation art and audiovisual performance, whose artistic expression depends upon electronic, sound, image and creative technology in new media. His reverence for Eastern and Western philosophy are central to his oeuvre, which he blends traditional ideology and futuristic imagination to create immersive soundscape, generative art and data art. Join us on March 23rd (Tues) for an engaging discussion on "Design & Technology - Dive Deep into the Heart of Interactive Media & Animation".
MARCH 23RD: FRANCE & HK DIGITAL DESIGN DAY @POLYU
Chris Cheung will be participating in a panel discussion on "Design & Technology - Dive Deep into the Heart of Interactive Media & Animation" on March 23rd (Tues) as part of the FRANCE & HK DIGITAL DESIGN DAY @POLYU. Tune in to the discussion from 5:45 – 7:15 pm (HK time).
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Speaker Profile
Chris Cheung Hon Him (artist name: h0nh1m; b.1983) is best known for installation art and audiovisual performance, whose artistic expression depends upon electronic, sound, image and creative technology in new media. h0nh1m’s reverence for Eastern and Western philosophy are central to his oeuvre, which he blends traditional ideology and futuristic imagination to create immersive soundscape, generative art and data art.
h0nh1m is always eager to explore new mediums and look for aesthetics in technological intervention. He established artist collective, XCEPT and XCEED (formerly XEX) in 2008. The collective works are showcased worldwide and have won prestigious international awards in the Reddot, TDC, Frame, A’ Design, Golden Pin, GDC 11, Design for Asia awards, Lumen Prize and New York Art Director Club Young Guns 11. He received the Young Artist Award from HKADC and the Young Design Talent Awards from HKDC in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
In 2014, he was appointed as the Curator and Artistic Consultant of the 1st HK-SZ Design Biennale and has been invited as guest speaker in multiple global events including Christie’s Art and Tech Summit, Eyeo Festival and Business of Design Week. His dedication to cultivating art, tech and future living in local community has inspired him to set up XPLOR lab and FutureTense platform lately.
He initiated the project RadianceScape back in 2014. The work has garnered critical acclaim and was featured in Ars Electronica, FILE Festival, EMAF and other festivals. The live performance were toured in Sónar Festival and WRO Art Biennale in 2007.
Recently, Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts has collected his calligraphy installation, Mochiji and his ink work, InkFlux, is now included in the UOB Art collection. His soundscape installations, Prismverse and
CarbonScape, have attracted significant attention from international media and come under the spotlight of CNN Style, Mashable, Wired, Fubiz, Designboom, CreativeApplications, and so on.