Wai-Hang Siu
Wai-Hang Siu is a hongkongese photographer, currently based in the UK. His work uses different methods and photographic principles to express Siu’s solicitude for society and his contemplation on the medium. History threads Siu’s practice and is the vessel through which he uncovers the worldview of being a Hong Konger. The subject matters are coupled with his take on the nature and strength of photography, highlighting the encounter between traditional photography and contemporary digital work.
Siu received the FORMAT Patron Award 2023, the First Price of Hong Kong Photobook Dummy Award 2021, the Hong Kong Human Rights Art Prize (2018) and the WYNG Masters Award (2014 and 2016). He was also named ifva Emerging Talent in 2016. His works are in SFMOMA, The New York Public Library(US), M+ Museum(HK) collections, and private collectors worldwide and exhibited in The United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Israel and mainland China.