Tree of Malevolence

Lee Kai Chung

Tree of Malevolence, 2024Sign in to view price
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super 8 film transferred to digital, colour, sound, 34 minsTabula Rasa Gallery
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The artwork features a serene natural setting, with lush foliage and a vibrant, earthy color palette. The prominent visual elements are the bold white calligraphic characters overlaying the scene, which appear to convey a message or title. The subject matter suggests a symbolic or conceptual interpretation, hinting at themes of malevolence or discord within the natural environment. The artistic style combines traditional Eastern calligraphy with a contemporary photographic medium, creating a striking visual contrast. The title "Tree of Malevolence" provides context, inviting the viewer to contemplate the artist's intention of exploring the tension between nature and human-imposed concepts. ...

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C I T H R A
Tree of Malevolence
Artist
Lee Kai Chung
B.1985, Hong Kong

Lee Kai-chung is a research-based artist who performs artistic research about people and their affect dissolved in history and ideologies. From his early explorations of archival systems for historiography, Lee has developed an archival methodology that extends to interdisciplinary research-based creative practices, including critical fabulation, publishing, archives-making and public engagement. In 2017, Lee initiated a hexalogy of consecutive projects under the theme of Displacement–expanding the perception of the notion to affective, anachronic, transgenerational and geopolitical aspects of human conditions entangled in the problematics of Eurasia. Lee was awarded Honourable Mention in Sharjah Biennial 15 and Taoyuan International Art Award respectively in 2023; The Robert Gardner Fellowship in Photography from Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Harvard University in 2022, he received Altius Fellowship from Asian Cultural Council in 2020 and the annual Award for Young Artist (Visual Arts) from Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 2018. Lee’s works are in the collection of M+ museum in Hong Kong and Sharjah Foundation. ...

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Tree of Malevolence
Lee Kai Chung
Tree of Malevolence, 2024
Tabula Rasa Gallery
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Tabula Rasa Gallery
London

Tabula Rasa Gallery is based in Beijing's 798 art district. Established in 2015, it aims to promote both Chinese and international contemporary artists through exhibitions, talks, research and publication. The gallery name is Latin for 'blank state'. In philosophical discourse, it refers to the idea that our knowledge comes from our experiences and education, all participants are born in a Tabula Rasa state. Tabula Rasa hopes that the exhibitions they present can subvert viewers’ preconceptions, creating conditions for fresh artistic experiments. ...

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