Artist
WONG Chi-yung 王志勇
EXPERTISE
> Immersive Installation | Light Installation
> Theatre Lighting Design | Architectural Lighting Design
> Cross-Cultural Collaboration
> Creative Workshop
> Cross-Disciplinary Project Initiative
> Design Strategy | Project Management
Chi-yung Wong is a cross-disciplinary artist and curator whose work encompasses experiential installations, light installations, creative education, and cultural exchange between the arts and sciences. Through his programs and exhibitions, Chi-yung presents a range of interdisciplinary collaborations, including installations, research, publication, workshops, and seminars. These programs provide opportunities for exchange between artists, scientists, technologists, researchers, journalists, and students.
Chi-yung has been invited by various institutes in Hong Kong and Europe to host master classes and workshops for students and peers on topics including art and mental health awareness, interdisciplinary collaboration, and creative education. He has also been actively involved in establishing new partnerships and fostering dialogue between Europe and Hong Kong, facilitating communication and collaboration between artists and scientists, developing artistic initiatives for mental health awareness, and supporting the implementation of education proposals that promote cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Chi-yung travels Asia and Europe, creating projects for art, cultural exchange and education with different organizations and institutes. His recent collaborators include the Theatre of Liege in Belgium, the West Kowloon Cultural Authority, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, the Zurich University of the Arts, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich), the Artists-in-Labs Program (Zurich), and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong (EduHK), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Hong Kong, etc.
In addition to his work as an artist and curator, Chi-yung has also served as the lighting design director for Hirsch Bedner Associates Hong Kong and as a lighting consultant for Chanel and Louis Vuitton. His expertise in lighting design, installation arts, and transdisciplinary cultural studies has allowed him to produce and create projects involving theatre lighting, architecture lighting, exhibitions, photography, and illustration.
Chi-yung holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (majoring in Theatre Lighting Design) and was the first lighting student who graduated with a First Class Honours from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He was the first Asian student to attend The Theatre Academy of Finland, taking part in an exchange program. After his graduation in 2003, he went to Paris to study French Language and Civilization in La Sorbonne Université. He then received the Alexandre Yersin scholarship from the French Consulate in Hong Kong and completed his visual arts degree at the Paris VIII Université, Saint Denis in 2006. He completed his Master of Arts in Transdisciplinary Studies in the Arts from Zurich University of the Arts in 2018. In 2020, Chi-yung Wong was selected as an Arts Fellow by Yale University due to his dedication to the field of arts and mental health.
Wong’s recent notable projects include The Tides of Time — a scenography installation inspired by the passage of time; Solis Occasus — an experiential installation exploring mindfulness; and The Tower of Light — a large‑scale light installation.
It is also worth noting that in 2016, he initiated and proposed to the French Consulate in Hong Kong the idea of presenting the city’s first light festival featuring both local and international artists. This led to the inaugural Lumiere Hong Kong Light Festival in 2017.
His site‑specific light installation The Partitions In‑between Blue, White & Red was selected as the first work by a Hong Kong artist to be presented at Le French May Festival. It was also the first artwork to make creative use of the Central Escalator, exploring cultural values and spatial possibilities within Hong Kong’s urban landscape.
王志勇是一位跨領域藝術家及項目策劃人，創作範疇涵蓋沉浸式體驗裝置、光藝術、創意教育，以及藝術與科學之間的文化交流。他透過展覽與教育項目呈現多元的跨界合作形式，包括裝置藝術、研究、出版、工作坊及研討會，為藝術家、科學家、科技專家、研究人員、記者及學生提供交流的平台。
王志勇曾受香港及歐洲多間機構邀請，為學生及同行主持大師班與工作坊，內容涉及藝術與心理健康、跨學科合作及創意教育等主題。他亦積極促進歐洲與香港之間的合作關係，推動藝術家與科學家的對話，發展以心理健康為核心的藝術計劃，並支持推行跨領域教育的倡議。
多年來，他在亞洲與歐洲之間往返，與不同的文化及教育機構合作，策劃藝術、文化交流及教育相關項目。他近期的合作夥伴包括比利時列日劇院（Théâtre de Liège）、西九文化區、香港藝術中心、蘇黎世藝術大學（Zurich University of the Arts）、蘇黎世聯邦理工學院（ETH Zurich）、Artists-in-Labs Program（Zurich）、香港演藝學院、香港知專設計學院、香港科技大學、香港教育大學、康樂及文化事務署等。
除了藝術與策展工作外，王志勇亦曾擔任 Hirsch Bedner Associates Hong Kong 的燈光設計總監，並為 Chanel 及 Louis Vuitton 擔任燈光顧問。他在燈光設計、裝置藝術及跨領域文化研究方面的專業，使他能創作橫跨劇場燈光、建築燈光、展覽、攝影及插畫等多種形式的作品。
王志勇擁有香港演藝學院舞台燈光設計藝術學士學位，並成為該學院首位以一級榮譽畢業的燈光設計學生。他亦是首位赴芬蘭戲劇學院（The Theatre Academy of Finland）交流的亞洲學生。2003 年畢業後，他前往巴黎索邦大學（La Sorbonne Université）修讀法語語言與文明課程，其後獲得法國駐港領事館頒發的 Alexandre Yersin 獎學金，於巴黎第八大學（Paris VIII Université, Saint-Denis）完成視覺藝術學位。2018 年，他於蘇黎世藝術大學取得藝術跨領域研究碩士學位。2020 年，因其在藝術與心理健康領域的貢獻，他獲耶魯大學選為藝術院士。
Wong’s recent major works push the boundaries of art and technology, including The Tides of Time — a scenography installation that uses high‑end projection to evoke the flow of time; Solis Occasus — an immersive installation informed by scientific research on mindfulness; and The Tower of Light — a large‑scale light installation that pioneers an innovative approach to achieving zero light pollution.
His site‑specific light installation The Partitions In‑between Blue, White & Red was also selected as the first work by a Hong Kong artist to be presented at Le French May Festival 2012. It was the first artwork to creatively engage the Central Escalator as a site of artistic intervention, exploring cultural values and spatial possibilities within Hong Kong’s urban landscape.
Notably, in 2016 he submitted a proposal to the French Consulate in Hong Kong advocating for the city’s first light festival featuring both local and international artists. This initiative led to the creation of Hong Kong’s inaugural light festival, Lumiere Hong Kong, in 2017.
王氏近年的重點作品皆致力於突破藝術與技術的界限，包括《時間的潮汐》——以高端投影技術呈現時間流動的舞台美學裝置；《幻夕記》——結合科學研究、探討靜觀的沉浸式體驗；以及《光之塔》——以創新方式實現零光污染的大型光藝術裝置。
其場域特定光藝術作品《藍、白、紅之間的分界》亦被選為首位由香港藝術家於2012年「法國五月藝術節」展出的作品，同時亦是首件以中環自動扶手電梯為創作場域的藝術裝置，探索香港城市空間中的文化價值與可能性。
值得一提的是，他於 2016 年主動向法國駐香港領事館提交建議書，倡議在香港舉辦首個匯聚本地與國際藝術家的光影藝術節，最終促成 2017 年香港首屆的光影藝術節——《光·影·香港夜》的誕生。
EXHIBITION
Jun 21 Lead Artist / Programme Curator/ Producer | Exploring Arts and Minds - Feature Articles / VR Project/ Seminars
Jun 21 Lead Artist | To See a World in a Grain of Sand - VR Mobile App Edition
Apr 21 Curator & Producer | Horizon - Joseph Chan Solo Exhibition 2021
Feb 21 Lead Artist / Curator/ Producer | To See a World in a Grain of Sand - Experiential Installation
Nov 18 Lead Artist / Co-Curator/ Co-Producer | IMPACT Festival 2018 (Liege, Belgium), To See a World in a Grain of Sand - Experiential Installation
Oct 16 Commissioned Artist | Lumière Hong Kong Festival 2016. Memories From The Tower Of Light
Feb 17 Commissioned Artist | Harbour Arts Hong Kong 2017, Memories From The Tower Of Light
Jul 15 Commissioned Artist | Hong Kong Community Arts Biennale 2015, The Flâneur and The Fervent Fire - Immersive Light Installation
Jun 15 Commissioned Artist | Hong Hong Heritage Museum. A Half Remembered Dream – Audio-Visual Light Installation
May 15 Commissioned Artist | Hong Kong Community Arts Biennale 2015, The Flâneur and The Fervent Fire - Lighting Sculpture
Mar 13 Commissioned Artist | Hong Kong Community Arts Biennale 2015, Project Dream School – (Educational Creative Workshop/ Exhibition)
Mar 13 Commissioned Artist | Hong Kong Community Arts Biennale 2013, When The Wind Blow – Outdoor Lighting Sculpture
Jun 12 Commissioned Artist | agnès b.’s LIBRAIRIE GALERIE Hong Kong, Les Lumières Imaginaires | A Scenographic Lighting Installation
May 12 Commissioned Artist | Consulate General of France in Hong Kong, The Partitions In-between Blue, White & Red, HK Central to Mid-level Escalator
Feb 12 Commissioned Artist | Hong Kong Architecture Biennale 2012, Fish in a Tree | Kowloon Park, Hong Kong
Dec 11 Lighting Designer | Paper Tale | Island East, Swire Island East
May 11 Commissioned Artist / Instructor | Hong Kong Jockey Club, A Light Break (Educational Creative Workshop/ Exhibition) Ferry Pier 8, Star Ferry HK
Apr 11 Curator/ Instructor | Project Dream School (Educational Creative Workshop/ Exhibition) | KSY Secondary School, Hong Kong
Aug 10 Lead Artist (Solo) | A View of Light, Slowear Gallery, Fringe Club Hong Kong
Jun 06 Lighting Design Consultant | Ultra Peau : Voyage Sensoriel, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Jun 05 Curator, Exhibition Scenographer | Storytelling : an invisible exhibition, Gallery Saint Denis, Paris VIII University, Paris
Feb 01 Lighting Designer/ Co-Curator | Yunnan (Chinese) Minority Arts Exhibition, Painter’s Corner, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Feb 00 Exhibition Designer | A Maze of Image (Hong Kong Arts Festival Photo Exhibition), Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
DANCE
Mar 17 Lighting Designer | 70 Trillion A Lecture Dance Performance By Lou Strum, Brühe A, Gessnerallee, Zurich University of the Arts
Nov 13 Lighting Designer| Dance One (1 Ballet & 3 Contemporary), Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
Dec 11 Lighting Designer | B.O.B, Studio Theatre, Culture Center, Hong Kong
Sept 11 Lighting Designer | Dan’s Exhibitionist 2011, Drama Theatre, HKAPA, Hong Kong
Dec 10 Lighting Designer| Macao Tale: The Living Room, Small Auditorium, Macao Culture Center
May 03 Lighting Designer | Partition in Black, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
April 01 Lighting Designer | Partition in Black, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
Aug 00 Co-Lighting Designer | Japan World Dance Festival 2000 Tokyo, Theatre Tram, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
CONCERT / MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE
Sept 13 Lighting Designer | Sing Sang Sung (Acapella Performance), City Hall Theatre, Hong Kong
May 12 Lighting Designer | Zheng’s Walls have Ears, Mandarin House, Macau
Feb 12 Lighting Designer | Digital Hug - A New Media Music Experiment, Small Auditorium, Macao Culture Center
Feb 12 Lighting Designer | La Valse Remembered - Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Concert Hall, City Hall, Hong Kong
Jun 11 Lighting Designer | Chon Ho Fung - East Wing West Wing Concert, Y Theatre, Y Square Hong Kong
Mar 11 Lighting Designer | Flow - Audiovisual Performance, Multi-Media Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, HK
May 11 Lighting Designer | Digital Hug - a new media music experiment, Multi-Media Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, HK
Jul 06 Lighting Designer | Yvon Chateigner Concert, Café de la Dance Paris
Jul 02 Lighting Designer | Zuni Multimedia Experimental Arts Youth Festival 2002, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong
Jul 01 Lighting Designer| Zuni Multimedia Experimental Arts Youth Festival 2001, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong
DRAMA
Jan 13 Lighting Designer/ Scenographer | Blue Danube, Black Box Theatre, HK Repertory Theatre Hong Kong
Aug 10 Lighting Designer | Dr. Tim Ding’s Factory, Black Box Theatre, HK Repertory Theatre Hong Kong
Dec 09 Lighting Designer | Fox Egg (Puppet Theatre), Cultural Activities Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong
Dec 09 Lighting Designer | Hell Walker, Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Hong Kong
Sept 09 Lighting Designer | Tears of Barren Hill, BankArt NYK Studio, Yokohama, Japan
Apr 09 Lighting Designer | Brer Rabbit in the Land of the Monkey King, (Puppet Theatre) | Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Hong Kong
Aug 02 Lighting Designer | Cantonese Opera, Drama Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
May 02 Assistant Lighting Designer for Mr. John A. Williams, Henry VI (Part I and Part II) – Shakespeare Festival 02, Stratford, Canada, Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford, Canada
Dec 01 Lighting Designer | Macbeth, Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING
Dec 11 Lighting Designer | Façade Lighting Design for Le French May 2012, Opening Ceremony in French Consulate Residence, Hong Kong
10 – 11 Lighting Design Director | HBA Design Consultant, Hong Kong
09 Concept Lighting Designer | Sky 100 Observation Desk, International Commercial Centre, Hong Kong.
07-08 Lighting Design Consultant | Ferrier Chan and Partners – Consulting Engineers
Dec 07 Assistant Lighting Designer | Atelier Jean Nouvel (Paris)
05 Assistant Lighting Designer (Apr-Jun) | Matteo Messervy (Artist, Paris)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE FOR CREATIVE WORKSHOP
Jan 21 Visiting Artist | Concept on the Move - Workshop for Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts - Dance School
Jan 20 Visiting Artist | Exploring Our Own Artistic Practices - Workshop for Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts - Technical & Entertainment Arts
Oct 15 Guest Tutor | History of Theatre Lighting & The Role of Theatre Lighting Designer, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Oct 14 - Feb 15 Workshop Tutor | My Ideal School – A Creative Workshop for Teenagers, Hong Kong Community Art Biennale 2015 by HK Jockey Club
Oct 14 - Feb 15 Workshop Tutor | My Project Dream School – A Creative Workshop, Performing Art Marathon by HK Academy for Performing Arts & Bloomberg
Oct 14 Guest Tutor | Introduction on Architectural Lighting Design, Insight School of Interior Design Hong Kong
Sept - Oct 13 Guest Tutor | Introduction of Theatre Lighting Practice and Process, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Feb 11 Workshop Tutor | My Project Dream School – A Creative Workshop for Teenagers, Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School Hong Kong
Mar - Apr 12 Workshop Tutor | Fundamental of Light Art and Creative Process, Point to Point Community Art Program 2012 by Hong Kong Jockey Club
Sept - Oct 09 Guest Tutor | Introduction of Theatre Lighting Practice and Process, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Sept- Oct 08 Guest Tutor | Fundamental of Theatre Lighting, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Jun 20 Exploring Arts & Brain | Webinar - Exploring Arts and Minds Programme
Jun 20 Exploring Arts & Mindfulness | Webinar - Exploring Arts and Minds Programme
Nov 20 Exploring Experiential Installation & Mindfulness | Museum Of Human E-Motions (Mohe) 2020 - West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Aug 20 Exploring & Curating Arts-Sciences Collaboration | The Cultural Leadership Summit 2020, Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association
Jun 20 Exploring The Arts-Sciences Collaboration | Yale Arts Fellowship Program & International Festival Of Arts & Ideas 2020, New Haven, USA
Jun 20 Exploring The Arts-Sciences Collaboration - Experiential Installation & Mindfulness | Yale Arts Fellowship Program - Yale University, USA.
Nov 18 Experiential Installation & Its Artistic Research | Hong Kong Meets Impact, Theatre of Liege, Belgium
Oct 17 Exploring Artistic Research with Neuroscientists | Zurich Meets Hong Kong 2017, Artists-in-labs: Exploring the Unknown - The Making of Art-Science Collaborations, HKU SPACE – Admiralty Learning Centre, Hong Kong
Nov 17 Transformation and Transgression: Transcoding and Transdisciplinary Practices, deTour Creative Festival, Hong Kong | PMQ Hong Kong
Feb 17 Works of Chi-yung Wong | Light Campus 2017, HAWK, School of Applied Science and Art, Hildesheim, Germany
Oct 15 Light Art Installation | International Lighting Symposium 2015, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Jun 13 Architectural Lighting & Lighting Arts | Chanel Internal Design Conference 2013, Shangri-La Hotel Hong Kong
*A full list of works can be supplied upon request