WAI IP


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selected artworks

quiet containment 
thisspaceintentionallyblank
timeless time
documented awareness with the lost one
Identity of an artwork
to ashes from ashes
Domestic Singularity
KARMA CYCLE
meditation/ walk/ lottery centre
FOREVER X CHANGE 永續找換店
Qingdao Lotus Pond
Daily Routine : Gymnastic Exercise
Pepper
3rd September, 2015
The Coming Society

                                                                                                                                                                                  

Wai Ip  (they/them) is a Hong Kong conceptual/performance artist currently based in London, whose work examines the impermanent nature of human experience.   As a migrant, they navigates the intricate ontological terrain that is sculpted by the relentless forces of vicinity performing upon us, including geographic dislocation, fluctuating political scenarios, and the swift pace of technological progress. Their artwork not only provokes deep introspection but also acts as a mirror reflecting the myriad challenges and necessary adaptations faced by the identity of artist in our rapidly transforming society. 

Wai’s artwork has been exhibited at galleries and art shows in New York, Hong Kong, Canada, France and across South East Asia. They is currently enrolled in the first year of MFA fine art at Goldsmiths, University of London.


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14.20153rd September, 2015

single-channel video 26’07,  live performance documented by video, artist’s facebook page, digital photographs


It’s been over 20 years since the handover of Hong Kong from British colonial rule to China. Yet, colonial impact on name of road in Hong Kong is still very much intact.  In this piece, the artist chose 4 streets in Hong Kong, because they are named after four provinces in China.  On 3rd of September, the 70th anniversary day of the victory of the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression, the artist photoshopped the names of those streets from traditional Chinese to simplified Chinese. The audience is then invited to share this on social networks, to help spread this piece of “fake news”.  As images of these changed were shared online, conflicting emotions were provoked, and stability of the system was challenged. This showcases how powerless people in this new reality, especially when sharing of info is accelerated.