Isaac Chong Wai is the winner of the Art Award of the City of Nordhorn 2024 (30/07/2024)
The Art Award of the City of Nordhorn has been awarded annually since 1979 to artists who have currently attracted attention with a fresh and trans-regionally significant work. The jury, consisting of representatives of the city of Nordhorn and the Association of the Friends of Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, honored Isaac Chong Wai’s artistic work, which combines various mediums such as installation and video as well as conceptual strategies with a performative practice to create images of emotions and the body.
Isaac Chong Wai’s artistic work responds to global phenomena through reflecting on specific human interactions and profoundly personal feelings. His work emerges at the intersection between the individual and the community, often exploring politically relevant themes. Chong articulates the political through a poetic language, making the exercise of power and violence in social systems tangible as a narrative, particularly concerning the vulnerability of the body.
Photo by Rachel Jiam/ Portrait of Isaac Chong Wai at the Venice Biennale 2024