LEE Kai-Chung

Profile

Born in 1985. Lives and works in Hong Kong.
Graduated from School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong with a MFA in 2014.


Recent activities
"Action!", group, ParaSite, Hong Kong , 2019
"Hic Synt Leones", group, Surplus Space, China, 2019
Seoul Mediacity Biennale 2018, ", group, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, 2018
"12th Shanghai Biennale", group, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2018
Collections of Tom, Debbie and Harry", group,Tai Kwun, Hong Kong, 2018

Other activities (including awards received)
Hong Kong Arts Development Awards (Award for Young Artist - Visual Arts), Hong Kong Arts Development 
Winner of WMA Commission Award (Transition), WYNG Foundation, Hong Kong

About works / performance

Lee performs research on historical events, political systems, and ideology. His work addresses the lack of proper governance over the records and affiliated historiography. Through performance, documentation, and installation, Lee considers the individual gesture as a form of political and artistic transgression, which resonates with existing narratives of history. Lee’s ongoing research project “Archive of the People” addresses the political standing of documents and archives in the social setting. In 2016, Lee established collective “Archive of the People”, which serves as an extension of his personal research to collaborative projects, education and publications.