Silas FONG 方琛宇
BIOGRAPHY
1985
Born in Hong Kong
2008
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Currently
Master of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2011
Memory Disorder, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
2008
Anonymity – The Debut Solo Exhibition of Silas Fong, Artist Commune, Hong Kong
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
The Order of Things, Netfilmmakers, Copenhagen, Denmark; Videotage, Hong Kong
Liverpool Biennial 2010 Screening at LOOP, Alternative Space LOOP, Seoul, Korea
2010
Experimenta Mostra De Videos - Homemade video from Hong Kong, SESC Campinas, Brazil
Liverpool Biennial 2010: Media Landscape, Zone East, Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Korea Cultural Centre UK, London, UK
Work in Spreading: Images of Circulation and Retranslation, Iberia Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
Move On Asia 2010 Single Channel Video Art Festival, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong; Tate Modern, London; Alternative Space LOOP, Seoul, Korea
Art Taipei 2010, Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan
Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Award 2009, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Re-Orientation, Former Married Police Quarter, Hong Kong
2009
Mirror Stage, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
a place changes as we look, agnes b.’s LIBRAIRIE GALERIE, Hong Kong Cross, YY9 Gallery, Hong Kong
This is Hong Kong, Casa Asia, Barcelona, Spain; Loop Media Center, Seoul, Korea; Kunstverein and Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany, East Side Projects, Birmingham, United Kingdom; IFA Gallery, Berlin, Germany; Map Office, Hong Kong; Palacio Miraflores, Madrid, Spain; Kuandu Museum of Art, Taipei, Taiwan; Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria.
2009 Macau City Fringe, Tap Seac Square, Macau
Feigned Innocence, Osage Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
The 14th ifva (Interactive Media Category) Finalist Works Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Some rooms, Osage Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
2008
Live Herring ‘08 - Media Art Exhibition, The Jyväskylä Art Museum, Finland
Augen-Blick 2.0 - Mirroring China, Fyoer und Quergalerie, Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany
New Trend 2008, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artists Village, Hong Kong
Current - Graduation Exhibition, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Our Show, Off, Cheng Ming Building, New Asia College, CUHK, Hong Kong
Arrest - An exhibition of frozen time and space, Cattle Depot Artists Village, Hong Kong
2007
Observation and Investigation, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
I don’t look at it, I just use it - Everyday Design-Exhibition, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University
Bliss - Joint-University Multimedia Exhibition, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2006
Academy of Visual Arts Inauguration Exhibition, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
STAGE AND PERFORMANCE
2011
New Stage Series: Tree Rhapsody, Drama Theatre, HK Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
2010
Scenes from childhood, Foyer, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
Brian Eno’s Music for Airports - New Audio-Visual Counterpoint, Black Box Theatre, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Hong Kong
Architecture is ... Discourse with music, Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2010
40 under 40, Perspective Magazine
2009
Young Artist Award, Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Gold Award, Interactive Media Category, The 14th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards
2008
Collection of Documentaries of Chinese Performance Art, Macao Museum of Art, Macao
Outstanding work, Graduation show, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
1985
Born in Hong Kong
2008
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Currently
Master of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2011
Memory Disorder, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
2008
Anonymity – The Debut Solo Exhibition of Silas Fong, Artist Commune, Hong Kong
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
The Order of Things, Netfilmmakers, Copenhagen, Denmark; Videotage, Hong Kong
Liverpool Biennial 2010 Screening at LOOP, Alternative Space LOOP, Seoul, Korea
2010
Experimenta Mostra De Videos - Homemade video from Hong Kong, SESC Campinas, Brazil
Liverpool Biennial 2010: Media Landscape, Zone East, Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Korea Cultural Centre UK, London, UK
Work in Spreading: Images of Circulation and Retranslation, Iberia Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
Move On Asia 2010 Single Channel Video Art Festival, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong; Tate Modern, London; Alternative Space LOOP, Seoul, Korea
Art Taipei 2010, Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan
Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Award 2009, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Re-Orientation, Former Married Police Quarter, Hong Kong
2009
Mirror Stage, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
a place changes as we look, agnes b.’s LIBRAIRIE GALERIE, Hong Kong Cross, YY9 Gallery, Hong Kong
This is Hong Kong, Casa Asia, Barcelona, Spain; Loop Media Center, Seoul, Korea; Kunstverein and Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany, East Side Projects, Birmingham, United Kingdom; IFA Gallery, Berlin, Germany; Map Office, Hong Kong; Palacio Miraflores, Madrid, Spain; Kuandu Museum of Art, Taipei, Taiwan; Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria.
2009 Macau City Fringe, Tap Seac Square, Macau
Feigned Innocence, Osage Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
The 14th ifva (Interactive Media Category) Finalist Works Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Some rooms, Osage Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
2008
Live Herring ‘08 - Media Art Exhibition, The Jyväskylä Art Museum, Finland
Augen-Blick 2.0 - Mirroring China, Fyoer und Quergalerie, Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany
New Trend 2008, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artists Village, Hong Kong
Current - Graduation Exhibition, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Our Show, Off, Cheng Ming Building, New Asia College, CUHK, Hong Kong
Arrest - An exhibition of frozen time and space, Cattle Depot Artists Village, Hong Kong
2007
Observation and Investigation, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
I don’t look at it, I just use it - Everyday Design-Exhibition, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University
Bliss - Joint-University Multimedia Exhibition, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2006
Academy of Visual Arts Inauguration Exhibition, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
STAGE AND PERFORMANCE
2011
New Stage Series: Tree Rhapsody, Drama Theatre, HK Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
2010
Scenes from childhood, Foyer, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
Brian Eno’s Music for Airports - New Audio-Visual Counterpoint, Black Box Theatre, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Hong Kong
Architecture is ... Discourse with music, Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2010
40 under 40, Perspective Magazine
2009
Young Artist Award, Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Gold Award, Interactive Media Category, The 14th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards
2008
Collection of Documentaries of Chinese Performance Art, Macao Museum of Art, Macao
Outstanding work, Graduation show, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University