Wong Pak Hang

Robinienhof

3. OCT und 5. OCT bis 10pm
2. OCT, 4. OCT, 6. OCT bis 11pm

Unrested Noir

Wong Pak Hang’s video work “Unrested Noir” offers a compelling exploration of the depiction of destruction and violence in Hong Kong crime films from 1984 to 2020. Through isolated and accelerated montages of explosive scenes, the work creates a powerful sequence that draws the viewer into the vortex of escalating violence. The carefully selected film scenes, originally defined by innovative stunt work and impressive pyrotechnics, lose their narrative context and become pure images of destruction.

By stripping away the narrative structure, Pak Hang’s work emphasizes the senselessness and randomness of violence. The increasing speed of the scenes illustrates the uncontrollable escalation of conflicts, symbolizing societal unrest. This constant acceleration heightens the sense of impending catastrophe, underscoring how the depicted violence serves as a metaphor for real social tensions.

Pak Hang’s deliberate manipulation of film fragments transforms them from entertainment into a profound study of the threat hidden within the visual narratives of our time. In “Unrested Noir”, cinema becomes a mirror of societal tensions, compelling the viewer to question the destructive power of images and their influence on our perceptions.

Videostills.

ARTISTIC PRACTICE

Cinematic Montage, Video Art, Hong Kong Crime Films

EXHIBITIONS

2024 | Hong Kong (hk), Hakka Life Experience Village @ Lai Chi Wo
2023 | Hong Kong (hk), ArtèThing, PMQ
2022 | Hong Kong (hk, uk), Redeye and Open Eye Gallery
2022 | Taipei (tw), 2022 FLAME Art Fair Video Art Fair, a.m.space
2022 | Hong Kong (hk), Para Site
2021 | Hong Kong (hk), Ping Pong 129 – Gintonería, Sai Ying Pun
2020 | Hong Kong (hk), Lumenvisum
2020 | Hong Kong (hk), Contemporary by Angela Li, Sheung Wan
2020 | Hong Kong (hk), PMQ, Central
2019 | Hong Kong (hk), Affordable Art Fair
2019 | Anseong (kr), Chung-Ang University
2019 | Hong Kong (hk), Wild Art Festival 2019, CCCD Space – Green Wave Art
2019 | Hong Kong (hk), Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre
2018 | Hong Kong (hk), 10 Chancery Lane Gallery
2018 | Hong Kong (hk), Hong Kong City Hall
2018 | Hong Kong (hk), Art Museum CUHK
2018 | Hong Kong (hk), EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre
2017 | Zürich (ch), Zurich University of the Arts
2017 | Hong Kong (hk), HKBU Kai Tak Campus Annex Building
2017 | Hong Kong (hk), Comix Home Base, Wan Chai
2017 | Hong Kong (hk), Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
2017 | Hong Kong (hk), The Art of CUHK 2017, CUHK
2017 | Hong Kong (hk), The New Asia College Ch’ien Mu Library
2017 | Hong Kong (hk), Connecting Space Hong Kong, North Point
2016 | Hong Kong (hk), The Art of CUHK 2016
2016 | Hong Kong (hk), The Art of CUHK 2016
2016 | Hong Kong (hk), Hui Gallery, New Asia College

AWARDS

2022 | Hong Kong (hk), WMA Sponsorship Recipient
2022 | Hong Kong (hk), Para Site: 2046 Fermentation and Fellowship
2019 | Hong Kong (hk), Hong Kong Arts Centre: Shortlisted of the 24th ifva Awards
2018 | Hong Kong (hk), Department of Fine Arts, ACO Book Prize
2018 | Hong Kong (hk), Department of Fine Arts, New Asia College, Mr. Kevin Chan Scholarship
2018 | Hong Kong (hk), Peter Curzon Oram Charitable Trust Scholarship
2018 | Hong Kong (hk), New Asia College, Ho Iu Kwong Charity Foundation Limited Scholarships
2017 | Hong Kong (hk), Finalist of the Sovereign Art Foundation Students Prize
2016 | Hong Kong (hk), Department of Fine Arts, Man’s Student Subsidy Scheme for Study Trip to China/Taiwan
2015 | Hong Kong (hk), Department of Fine Arts, Gaylord Chan Painting Award
2013 | Hong Kong (hk), Visual Arts Contest-cum- Exhibition: Grand Prize, International Students

FORMATION

Since 2023 Hong Kong (hk), City University of Hong Kong: Master of Fine Arts in Creative Media
2014 – 2018 Hong Kong (hk), The Chinese University of Hong Kong: Bachelor of Fine Arts

BIO

Lives in Hong Kong

LINKS

wongpakhang.art
@pakhangs