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Artists
Alan Kwan
b. 1990, Hong Kong, China; lives and works in Hong Kong, China.
Alan Kwan is an artist, game designer and technologist. His projects include experimental video games, VR experiences and interactive installations, which he uses to explore new possibilities of real-time 3D technologies that depart from the traditional video game paradigm and typical tech fantasies of VR/AR. Instead of putting you into fights, competitions and puzzle-solving, his projects seek to craft emotional journeys that let you wander through otherworldly places, without the pressure of completing missions or fighting monsters.
Alan Kwan's exhibitions include The Hallway, The 5th Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale, Shenzhen (2018); The Flying Umbrella Project, International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) 2016, Hong Kong (2016), Digital Synaesthesia, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Vienna (2016); Bad Trip, Lifelogging, Science Gallery Dublin, Dublin (2015), Animamix Biennale 2013-2014 Rediscovery, The Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Shanghai (2014), Ars Electronica Festival 2013, Linz (2013)
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Exhibitions
Bad Trip, Lifelogging | Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin (solo)
Memento Mori, Voxfire Gallery, Hong Kong (group)
This Slow – That Fast, Animamix Biennale 2013-14, Hong Kong (group)
Wake, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK (group)
Dance with the Interval | Tamas Waliczky's Exhibition , , Hong Kong (group)
ZKM_Gameplay, Karlsruhe, Germany (group)
CYNETART Festival 2013, Dresden, Germany (group)
Ars Electronica Festival 2013, Linz, Austria (group)
404 Festival, Rosario, Argentina (group)
Games of Art Exhibition by Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia (group)
Wheels, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Center Summer Festival , Hong Kong (group)
Vector Game Art Festival, Toronto, Canada (group)
Gold Award, Incubator for Film & Visual Media in Asia (ifva), Hong Kong (group)
Animamix Biennale 2013-2014 Rediscovery, MOCA Shanghai, Shanghai (group)
Pure Art Showcase, Chai Wan Mei 2013 , Hong Kong (group)
Game for Change Australia New Zealand Festival organized by RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (group)
Media Art & The Environment : The Desert Metropolis, Hong Kong (group)
17.9 18 18.1, The 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong (group)
Computational Thinking in Existing Art Forms, Hong Kong (group)
International Video Art Festival Camaguey, Camaguey, Cuba (group)
Micro Narratives : Invented Time and Space, Hong Kong (group)
Computational Thinking in Existing Art Forms, Hong Kong (group)
B-SIDE of Hong Kong, Dresden, Germany (group)
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
Awards
Department of Architecture Graduate Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Asian Cultural Council Jackie Chan Foundation Fellowship Grant for Emerging Artists, Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Grant for Emerging Artists, Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Award for Young Artist (Media Arts Category), Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2013
Gold Award (Interactive Media Category), The 18th Incubator for Film & Visual Media in Asia (ifva)
2014
2013