KONGKEE KONGKEE

KONGKEE

KONGKEE
KONGKEE

Kongkee (b.1977, Malaysia) is a visual artist and animation director raised and educated in Hong Kong, he is currently based in London. Often described as “Psychedelic Futurism” and “Cyberpunk”, the artist’s works reflect relationships between beings and the environment in his unique aesthetic. Alongside with the explicit use of dramatic color scheme which was iconic in the older generations of local Hong Kong design, cultural symbols of the city are also heavily introduced in the artist's oeuvre in a surrealistic manner. In 2015, Kongkee collaborated with Britpop band Blur and created comic book Travel to Hong Kong with Blur. His works have been featured in numerous film festivals; his short film Dragon’s Delusion received the Grand Prize at DigiCon6 ASIA Awards (2020). Kongkee’s recent commissioned work, Flower in the Mirror, an animation video installation, was on view at the M+ museum’s grand opening. The artist’s solo exhibition “Warring States Cyberpunk — the Cyber Citrus Fizz” debuted at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, and toured to private art institution Wrightwood 659 in Chicago.

ARTWORKS

AWARDS

2021
Hong Kong ICT Awards
Digital Entertainment (Animation and Visual Effects) Gold Award
2020
Japan TBS Channel「22nd DigiCon6 Asia Grand Prize」

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023
Kongkee: Warring States Cyberpunk, Wrightwood 659, Chicago, US
2021
Kongkee: Warring States Cyberpunk, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, US
2020
Moon In The River, Tomorrow Maybe Gallery, Hong Kong
2018
DEPARTURE — Original Artwork Exhibition, Space 27, Hong Kong
Departure -- A Love Letter To The Future, Fringe Club, Hong Kong

 

FILMOGRAPHY

2020
Dragon’s Delusion: Preface
2018
Dragon’s Delusion: Assassination (Co-Direct with: TSUI Ka-hei, LEE Kwok-wai)
2017
Dragon’s Delusion: Departure (Co-Direct with: TSUI Ka-hei, LEE Kwok-wai)

 

IMAGES

On The Way To Take Off, 2023, coloured gif animation on LED installation, 275 x 153 cm

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