b. 1990, Hong Kong

Isaac Chong Wai Biography

Isaac Chong Wai's (b.1990; works in Berlin and Hong Kong) artistic practice integrates conceptual, political, and performative elements through an interdisciplinary approach, engaging with the urgency of societal changes and global phenomena. Chong transforms the emotions, tensions, and memories from human interactions into performative materiality and immersive experiences.

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In his broad spectrum of works, the artist delves into power relations by exploring both the physical and theoretical boundaries of the body. Navigating the struggles between the individual and the collective, he examines the vulnerability of the body and the inherent violence within social systems and historical traumas. His subtle, poetic, yet critical works infiltrate the systems of meaning, inviting viewers to reexamine their perceptions of power, violence, and fragility.

Chong is a participating artist for the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere curated by Adriano Pedrosa. He will take part in Bangkok Art Biennale 2024. His selected solo exhibitions include: Isaac Chong Wai: Breath by Breath, (Blindspot Gallery, Liste Art Fair Basel, 2023)
Isaac Chong Wai in dialogue with Joseph Beuys: The End of Growth (Museum Schloss Moyland, Moyland, 2023), Post-Mythical Accidents, (Una Boccata d'Arte, Fondazione Elpis and Galleria Continua, Castiglione di Sicily, 2022)
If we keep crying, we will go blind, (Zilberman Selected, Istanbul 2022), Leaderless (Bilsart, Istanbul, 2021), What is the future in the past? And what is the past in the future? (Zilberman, Berlin, 2019), I Made a Boat in Prison (Zilberman Projects, Istanbul, 2019), An Artistic Archive of Borders (Kunstraum München, Munich, Germany, 2018), Future of the Past – Past of the Future (Goethe Institut Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2018), What is the future in the past? And what is the past in the future? (Bauhaus Museum, Weimar, Germany, 2016).

Text courtesy Zilberman.

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Rehearsed, Mirrored: Supporting #1 by Isaac Chong Wai contemporary artwork sculpture
Isaac Chong Wai Rehearsed, Mirrored: Supporting #1, 2024 Acrylic glass and mirror
40 x 30 cm
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Traces: 47° 59' 32.862 N 7° 50' 57.108 E by Isaac Chong Wai contemporary artwork works on paper, drawing
Isaac Chong Wai Traces: 47° 59' 32.862" N 7° 50' 57.108" E, 2023 Ink pen and coloured pencil on paper
19.7 x 14.8 cm
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Rehearsed, Mirrored: Falling #1 by Isaac Chong Wai contemporary artwork painting, sculpture
Isaac Chong Wai Rehearsed, Mirrored: Falling #1, 2024 Acrylic glass and mirror
40 x 30 cm
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Steps of Careful Falling by Isaac Chong Wai contemporary artwork sculpture, installation
Isaac Chong Wai Steps of Careful Falling, 2024 Metal and glass, installation, variable sizes
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Die Mütter by Isaac Chong Wai contemporary artwork moving image
Isaac Chong Wai Die Mütter, 2022 Two channel video, 14:00 minutes
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Hong Kong and Hong Kong by Isaac Chong Wai contemporary artwork mixed media
Isaac Chong Wai Hong Kong and Hong Kong, 2017 Crystal resin, flag, paper, soundtrack, 2 mins 49 secs
19.9 x 26.4 x 8 cm
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Zilberman contemporary art gallery in Istanbul, Turkiye
Zilberman Berlin, Istanbul, Miami
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