The Director’s Cut: Hong Kong 2025
Discover Hong Kong Fair Director, Regina Zhang’s curated highlights for the 2025 fair. Featuring hidden gems from 98 galleries, all artworks showcased are priced under HK$100,000.
Coco Ma Hiu Lam
Monday 28 April, 2025
Wolf & Nomad, Pajarito, Contra Omnes Dissident (Against Wind and Tide), Linen, Cotton and Thread, 10x87cm
Ahead of Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, 22-25 May 2025, we spoke with Fair Director Regina Zhang to discover her must-see artists. Join us as we get to know the artists she’s most excited to find at the Hong Kong fair.
Carol Peace
Quantum Contemporary Art (Booth C01)
Carol Peace is a London-based sculptor known for her evocative works that encapsulate the essence of everyday life. Her creative process begins with clay, enabling quick and expressive mark-making that captures her intuitive responses. Each sculpture starts with a drawing, and as she molds the clay, she works instinctively, fluidly navigating around the figure until it takes shape. Once completed, the clay undergoes a transformative journey at the foundry, where it is cast into bronze, bronze resin, or iron resin.
Kiki Lin
Isart Gallery (Booth B02)
Kiki Lin’s artistic journey enriches her work with profound introspective emotions, and was a bestseller at the Hong Kong fair last year. Her art navigates the complexities of joy and struggle, capturing the nuances of personal connections that shape her experiences. Lin’s creative process involves materials like acrylics, mineral pigments, and handmade paper, where the tactile experience of mixing colors plays a crucial role in her expression. By transforming memories and sensations into intimate symbols, she invites viewers to engage with the intricate interplay of family, identity, and personal narrative, offering a glimpse into the emotional landscape that informs her artistic practice.
Byen Ung-Pil
Chung Art Gallery (Booth C07)
Korean artist Byen Ung-Pil is celebrated for his distinctive approach, conveying a clear message while intentionally leaving its interpretation open to the viewers. He captures the essence of ordinary people, revealing the everyday yet cynical facets of society, and skilfully blurring the lines between children and adults, as well as between genders. He believes it is a form of greed to impose thoughts or emotions onto others through art. In his piece ‘Someone,’ he employs minimal lines and colors to convey the notion that the subject can represent both no one and everyone simultaneously. Byen Ung-Pil refuses to pursue or admire any type of art history, concentrates only on his inner self, refrains from stimulating or direct expression, and hopes that his work will gradually permeate the viewers through the process of the audience appreciating his work.
Jin Yi
T5 Contemporary Arts Center
(Booth B12)
Jin Yi is an independent artist whose work balances childlike wonder with raw symbolism. Utilizing the playful yet profound medium of collage, he intricately weaves together fragments of memory and reality, crafting tapestries that evoke a sense of both fragmentation and meticulous order. These visual paradoxes resonate deeply with the modern individual’s experience of dislocation in an increasingly fragmented world, while subtly reflecting our quiet, persistent efforts to piece ourselves back together. Specializing in mixed media and abstract expressionism, Jin Yi invites viewers to explore the rich narratives and emotional depths embedded within his creations, offering a compelling journey into the complexities of the human experience.
PAJARITO
Wolf & Nomad Gallery (Booth C03)
Born in Bogotá and currently based in Cali, Colombia, Pajarito’s works transcend conventional boundaries. Since 1982, she has become a visual storyteller, creating illustrations that engage viewers in deep emotional dialogues. Her art reflects a profound connection to the meaningful and symbolic, delicately exploring the “giant small pains” often overlooked. Pajarito’s versatility shows across mediums, from paper to textiles, showcases her immersive approach to art as both a form of expression and an innate human right. For her, art is a silent therapist and confidant, inviting viewers to discover hidden layers of meaning and beauty. In Pajarito’s work, originality and authenticity intertwine, captivating both the gaze and the soul.
“For those who understand what it means to be a navigator, with everything that entails.”
Du Hai Jun
Nancy’s Gallery (Booth H06)
Du’s work highlights his understanding of urbanization and how such a small space subtly reveals the secrets of a city. The portrayal of urban life, with its modernity, efficiency, and even the heavy pressure, has all left him with his creative inspiration. It has connected with him well as he has lived in both Singapore and Hong Kong. Currently residing in Shanghai, Du Hai Jun’s works have also been collected by the National Art Museum of China and the Consulate General of South Korea, and were once exhibited at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Beijing.
Looking forward to experiencing these remarkable artworks in person? Don’t miss your chance to see them at the Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, taking place from May 22-25. Grab your tickets below, we hope to see you soon!
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