Tang Kwong San 鄧廣燊 Hong Kong, b. 1992

Tang Kwong San’s multimedia practice incorporates graphite drawing, oil painting, objects, photography, and video installations to trace intergenerational history—both personal and social. Through recontextualizing relics, found artefacts, and family heirlooms, Tang explores the intimate and emotional connections of belonging and loss.

Tang’s process is a strenuous one, and different mediums serve different purposes. For Tang, graphite works like a solid, rhythmic beat, while oil painting compliments with a lighter percussion. Layering various mediums allows Tang to both enhance his expression and create visual depth. Tang transforms paintings into objects by embedding photographs and other materials in the work, creating textured emotional terrains for viewers to amble through.

Born 1992 in Dongguan, China, Tang received his BFA from the joint program between RMIT University and the Hong Kong Art School in 2019. Recent projects include “Marginal Notes” (2023) at the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, “Somewhere in time” (2023) at Kyoto 27; “Landing on the East” (2021) at the Hong Kong Arts Centre; and ‘Wandering. At Sea’ (2020) at Hidden Space Hong Kong. Tang currently lives in Hong Kong.