Artists

Identity—an intricate tapestry of cultural, social, and personal narratives—shapes the immersive installations of Toi-Yee Doris Ng. Using tactile materials, she explores themes of heritage, belonging and sense of self. Everyday objects are repurposed into evocative art pieces, enriched by recorded interviews and personal anecdotes within the context of marginalised communities. Her methodologies blend performative practices with spatial components, inviting viewers to engage both physically and emotionally.

A graduate of RMIT University, Hong Kong Art School, and Central Saint Martins, Ng is currently based in Hart Haus, Hong Kong. She serves as Chairperson of the Hong Kong Art School Alumni Network Committee and is actively involved in community art initiatives, including the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society and MTR Corporation. Her work has been exhibited in the Hong Kong Arts Centre, K11 Chi Art Space and 3812 gallery. She has been recently shortlisted in the Colours of Humanity Award 2024.

Aka Chow is a Rope Artist who uses rope (shibari skills) to experiment with bodies and objects, transforming them into a new art form. She seeks to discover the many possibilities of rope bondage through free-play with the body and creating sensory perceptions through photography, performance, and workshops.

Her practice concerns sexuality, gender, female issues, and the connection between our bodies and minds. Moving from writing to practicing rope art, she re-examines bodily experiences and explores sensory thinking beyond words.

(Related commentary published in Art Plus APRIL 2017 "Rope Bondage: The Binding Aesthetics of Body and Beauty")

Daphanie Wong is a freelance multidisciplinary artist who combines the roles of a photographer, cinematographer, and makeup artist. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinematography and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She is highly experienced in promoting inclusive art for SEN (Special Educational Needs) individuals through teaching multimedia arts.

She began her journey of overcoming emotional dysregulation in 2016 and was diagnosed with borderline personality traits in 2019. Following an eight-year journey of healing and reconciliation, she is committed to building a resilient sense of being despite internal incongruence. Drawing from her personal lived experiences and academic background, she continuously explores the connection between art and well-being. She is currently preparing to pursue a Master's degree in Creative Arts Therapy, actively engaging in research and portfolio building to delve deeper into the field.

People who know Jade Hui will know, that they’re a mess, like all of their unfinished projects. Over the years, they’ve written scripts, dubbed for videos, sung, and drawn, but none of these mediums ever made them feel whole. They have been in and out of psychiatric facilities four times, now the only things that feel real to them are the voices in their head, proclaiming to be the Buddha and Avalokiteshvara, sometimes with other deities tagging along. Their greatest interest in life now is to figure out how the Buddha and bodhisattvas view and feel about current affairs, having fun synchronically. They will continue to experiment with mixed media work, attempting to capture their perspectives and wishes. Also, they feel deeply for other psychiatric patients, and hopefully, someday, the world will accept those of us who are different.

Sandra Wong has been passionate about painting since childhood. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of two, she adapted by relying on lip reading for communication. After years in graphic design, she returned to painting to fulfill her childhood dream. Eight years ago, she embarked on a solo journey across Europe, studying masterpieces that deepened her artistic perspective. During a recent year-long exploration through the seasons, she honed her foundational drawing skills to further her growth as a painter. Sandra hopes to use her personal journey to push the boundaries of artistic creation and share her unique vision with the world.

Chan Mei Tong is an individual among anyone else, each with unique abilities and preferences. She prefers a vegetarian lifestyle and avoids meat; she is adept at intuitive dancing but struggles with counting beats and memorizing routines. Graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Humanities, she is currently a freelancer—teaching yoga, reading and writing, dancing, working as a life drawing model, and practicing performance art.

Born and raised in Hong Kong in 1990, she went through the local mainstream colonial and post-colonial education system. Claiming mastery over neither Chinese nor English, she thinks through her body, believing that expressions truly close to the heart are instinctive, perceptual, and prior to language. Her artistic practice stems from the body, actively exploring somatic movements and live presence that turn inward, trace back to origins, and unite body and mind. She regularly practices yoga and Tai Chi Dao Yin, with a profound passion for Butoh.

She has participated in various roles within mixed-ability and disability arts, including serving as a somatic art instructor, choreographer, and art project curator in special schools; a teaching artist and research assistant in disability art performance and research initiatives exploring disability art aesthetics; and a committee member for the diverse-ability and mental health film section of the Hong Kong Social Movement Film Festival.

She is the founder of the mobile yoga studio "if yoga," aiming to popularize Somatic Movement Practice and implement mind-body philosophical education grounded in lived experience.

Recently, she partnered with local performing artist Frieda Luk to launch two artistic practices and research projects: "Bonding," a socially engaged art research project that intervenes in daily life through Somatic Practice and improvisation scores to study the "un-everydayness of daily life"; and an action painting research project investigating the Synchronicity between body and materials. She deeply believes that "being present is arrival."

Pui Pui Ip is captivated by the inherent power radiating from words, leading her to instinctively channel her artistic creations into text-based forms. Since childhood, she has developed a habit of observing others in conversation, repeatedly savoring those moments to deeply feel and connect with that person's "soul."

At the same time, she carries a unique cultural identity—as a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). If you want to learn Hong Kong-style family sign language, she is ready to teach!

Jessica Chiu (Ah Chi) has been passionately drawn to painting since childhood. She graduated with a Diploma in Design from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and later traveled to London in 2015 to attend a painting course at the Slade School of Fine Art. She discovered sand animation in 2010 and is currently a full-time sand artist and art instructor.

Ah Chi responds to the people and events she encounters in daily life through diverse artistic mediums. Her two-dimensional paintings primarily utilize acrylics, showcasing an eclectic style that is light, dynamic, and vividly colorful. Through her use of vibrant hues and lines, she expresses the fluid transformations of life while exploring the relationships and narratives between the environment and human existence.

Her sand art creations seamlessly blend elements of music and moving images, conceiving series after series of light-and-shadow stories centered on various compelling themes.

Nora Fong lost her hearing at birth due to congenital rubella syndrome. She began exploring drawing during her secondary school years and later aspired to become a comic artist. She graduated from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), where she studied graphic design. Following her graduation, she continued creating comics and launched her Facebook page "My Silent World" in 2012 to share her illustrations and comic works with the public.

In 2010, her work as a screenwriter and director for the short film The Minority of Minorities won third prize in the short film competition at the 1st Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival.
In 2019, she was honored with the Merit Award in the "Youth Artist" (Open Category) at the 7th Youth Arts Festival.