Kachi Chanhi@kachi-chan.com · www.kachi-chan.com
CV
Curriculum vitae
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Education
- 2022M.Arch Interactive Architecture, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London
- 2020Postgraduate Diploma, Information Experience Design, Royal College of Art, London
- 2012BA Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
Positions
- 2024–Assistant Professor, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
- 2024–Co-Founder; Director of Art & Technology, SATA (Society Art Technology Asia)
- 2023–24Research Assistant Professor, School of Creative Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
- 2019–Foreseen Agency, artist duo with Shan Wong
Selected exhibitions
- 2026IMMERSIO 26, GMBB, Kuala Lumpur
- 2026Unaffordable Nostalgia, Korean Cultural Centre, Hong Kong · Connected Moss
- 2026CONTINUUM ’26, Diriyah Art Futures, Riyadh · The Farm
- 2026SATA Fest 2026: Between the Between, Hong Kong · Ghost Logistics
- 2025ARTS-TECH 3.0, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong · Ding Lab
- 2025Museum of the Future: 17 Digital Experiments, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich · Triadic Triptych
- 2025Dong-Dong: Creators’ Universe, ISEA 2025, Art Center Nabi, Seoul · Hello, World Home!
- 2024ACC Residency 2024, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju · Hello, World Home!
- 2024The Mill, Airside, Hong Kong · Foreseen 2099
- 2024MYTH: The Beginning Story, Museum 1, Busan · Antithesis
- 2024Through the Lens of…, Chengdu Art Museum, Chengdu · Reconstructed
- 2024Both Sides Now, London, Manchester, Brighton and Hong Kong · Reconstructed
- 2024Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Macau Digital Design Exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum · Foreseen Property Agency
- 2024Converging Parallels, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong · Foreseen Property Agency
- 2024Geometry of the Sentiments, 1a space, Hong Kong · Gaze
- 2023Duo exhibition, Hong Kong · Foreseen Property Agency
- 2023As a Shuddering Tableau, Koppel 180° Gallery, London · Reconstructed
- 2023ISEA 2023, Paris · Sisyphus
- 2022Ars Electronica Festival, Linz · Sisyphus
- 2022London Design Festival, London · Sisyphus
- 2022Scene from Here, South Kiosk Gallery, London · Reconstructed
- 2022Cells That Fire Together Wire Together, M7, Hong Kong · Reconstructed
- 2022Digital Muse, Oil Street Art Space, Hong Kong · Unanimous
- 2022The Waves, Sha Tin Town Hall, Hong Kong
- 2022The Fifteen Show, London
- 2017async International Film Festival, Japan · Antithesis
Awards & honours
- 2025Award for Young Artist (Media Arts), 19th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards
- 2024DFA Design for Asia Award, Bronze
- 2022Prix Ars Electronica, Honorary Mention
- 2022Bartlett Medal, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
- 2022DFA Design for Asia Award, Gold
- 2022OPPO Renovators Creativity Award
- 2020Young Guns 18, Finalist
- 2019Golden Pin Design Award
- 2019Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence, Education Bureau
- 2017async International Film Festival, Audience Award (third place)
Residencies & programmes
- 2025–26Diriyah Art Futures, Emerging New Media Artists Programme, with Le Fresnoy, Riyadh
- 2024ACC Creators Residency, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju
Publications
- 2026Kachi Chan and Shan Wong. “Conflict as Catalyst: Difference and Repetition in the Robotic Art of Sisyphus.” Leonardo 59 (2), MIT Press
- 2025Shan Wong and Kachi Chan. “Participatory 3D Scanning for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Hong Kong: Case Study.” ISEA 2025, Seoul
- 2024Kachi Chan. “‘Sisyphus’: A Robotic Vignette of Systemic Conflict and Democratic Endeavours.” Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2024
- 2024Shan Wong and Kachi Chan. “Preserving the Past for the Future: 3D Scanning and Community Involvement in Hong Kong’s Heritage Conservation.” ISEA 2024
- 2023Shan Wong and Kachi Chan. “The Ethics of Authenticity and Authorship in 3D Scan Archiving for Heritage Preservation in Hong Kong.” 4th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC)
Grants
- 2026–28Research Grants Council, General Research Fund: Hong Kong Neon Culture Repository
- 2025Diriyah Art Futures, Emerging Artist Program, Ministry of Culture, Saudi Arabia
- 2024Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme, Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, for SATA
- 2024ACC Creators Residency, Asia Culture Center
- 2024Incubation Programme, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
- 2022Project Grant, Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Collections
- 2022Reconstructed, Videotage Media Art Collection, Hong Kong
- 2017Antithesis, Videotage Media Art Collection, Hong Kong
Reviewing
- 2026Reviewer, Art Gallery, SIGGRAPH Asia 2026