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Kurt Tong
Known for :〈Sweet Water, Bitter Earth〉〈The Queen the Chairman and I〉〈Combing for Ice and Jade〉〈Dear Franklin〉
Lives and works in Hong Kong. Graduated with a master’s degree in documentary photography at the London College of Communication in 2006, Tong’s work has been widely exhibited in places such as Victoria Museum in Liverpool, UK; Galleri Image in Denmark; the Visual Art Center at the Chinese Cultural Foundation of San Francisco, Impressions Gallery in Bradford and Lianzhou Photography Museum. He is known for series such as Sweet Water, Bitter Earth (2014-2106), The Queen the Chairman and I(2009-2012), Combing for Ice and Jade, and In Case it Rains in Heaven which was also published as a monograph by Kehrer Verlag in 2011. Tong’s works revolve around personal projects exploring his Chinese roots and understanding of his motherland.
Solo Exhibition
2024
Krampus, Inn Situ, Innsbruck, Austria
2021
In Case it Rains in Heaven, Departure Lounge, Luton, UK
2020
Combing for Ice and Jade, Esplanade, Singapore
Combing for Ice and Jade, Paper Lab at Mai Manó House, Budapest, Hungary
2019
2019 In the Dark of the Night, Dai Bing, Hong Kong
2019 Combing for Ice and Jade, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France
2018
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Rugby, UK
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Lianzhou Photography Museum, Lianzhou China
Combing for Ice and Jade, Zhongshan Art Museum,
Zhongshan, China In Case it Rains in Heaven, Gallery 1402, Philadelphia, USA
2017
Combing for Ice and Jade, Shoe Factory, Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China
Combing for Ice and Jade, Himalayas Art Museum, Shanghai, China
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Ffotogallery, Cardiff, UK
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Ireland
2016
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Impressions Gallery, Bradford, UK
Threads of Sisterhood, Lumevisum, Hong Kong
2015
Pondering Tree, Zhongshan, China
2014
Echoed Visions, Identity Art Gallery, HongKong
2013
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Galleri Image, Aarhus, Denmark
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Victoria Gallery and Museum, Liverpool, UK
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Pulse, NYC, USA
In Case it Rains in Heaven, Lange Nacht der Museen, Bestattungshaus Haller, Stuttgart, Germany
2012
The Queen, The Chairman and I, The Horse Hospital, London, UK
In Case it Rains in Heaven, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York City, USA
2011
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Identity Art Gallery, Hong Kong
In Case it Rains in Heaven, Kemistry Gallery, London, UK
In Case it Rains in Heaven, Street Level, Glasgow, UK
2010
In Case it Rains in Heaven, Compton Verney, Warwickshire, UK
In Case it Rains in Heaven, Voirie, Biel, Switzerland. (Bieler Fotoage)
Memories, Dreams; Interrupted / In Case it Rains in Heaven, Photofusion, London, UK
People’s Park/Farewell in Labrador, Lighthouse, Wolverhampton, UK
Group Exhibition
2023
Taiwan Annual, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab, Taipei, Taiwan
Photo London, Somerset House, London, UK
2022
Art Taipei, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Art Formosa, Eslite Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
South by Southern, Jimei X Arles 2021 International Photo Festival
Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
China Imagine, the Grote Kerk, Breda, Netherland
Moments, Up Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Summer Salon, Print Sales Gallery, The Photographers’ Gallery, London, UK
2019
Dimensions of Family, Times Art Museum, Beijing, China
Photo Fair, Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China
Mt Rokko International Photo Festival, Sorakuen Garden Kobe, Japan
Kaleidoscope, Somerset House, London, UK
Let Us Return Home, UP Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan (2-person show)
The Abode of Anemnesis, OCAT Institute, Beijing, China
Potentiality, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland
2018
The Survey Show, Cattle Depot, Hong Kong
Sweet Water Bitter Earth, Picture Gallery, Bloomington, IN, USA (2 person show)
2017
Sony World Photography Award exhibition, Somerset House, London, UK
Mobility, Wyng Masters Award exhibition, Comix Home Base, Hong Kong
As Entertaining as Possible, Testbed 2, Chongqing, China
2016
In Case it Rains in Heaven, The Granary, Lianzhou Foto Festival, China
Retrieved, Chinese Culture Centre and SF Camerawork, San Francisco, USA
2015
Unseen Art Fair, The Photographers’ Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
2014
Express, Brugge Foto, Brugge, Belgium
Earth To Heaven, Medicine Wheel Productions, Boston, USA
Chine Today, L’Atelier Cinq, Arles, France
Wyng Masters Award exhibition, Innovation Gallery, Hong Kong
2013
The Foyer, Seoul, Korea
2013 Flash Forward Festival, Boston, USA
2013 Review, Identity Gallery, Hong Kong
2013 There is a Time, The Photocrafters, Hong Kong
2013 China Stories, Museum of Modern Art, Tbilisi, Georgia
2013 Jen Bekman Gallery 10th Anniversary Show, New York City, USA
2012
Flash Forward 2012, Regent Park Arts and Cultural Center, Toronto, Canada
Pimp the Timp, Vol II, Cologne, Germany.
DIY: Photographers & Books, The Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
Terra Cognita, Noorderlicht Festival, Museum Dr8888, The Netherlands
Anniversary Show, Identity Gallery, Hong Kong
Art Asia, Art Melbourne 2012, Melbourne, Australia
New Artists, The Photographers’ Gallery, London, UK
Festival Circulation(s), Gallery Côté Seine & Trianon, Paris, France
Open Salon, China House, Penang, Malaysia
2011
Encontros Da Imagen, Braga, Portugal
Open Salon, Galerie Huit, Arles, France
For You, Uno Art Space, Stuttgart, Germany (2 person show)
Flash Forward Festival, Flash Forward Group Show, Boston, USA
Wish you were here, The Little Black Gallery, London, UK
Print Sales, The Photographers’ Gallery, P3 Ambika, London, UK
22 Steps to the Sea, Format Festival, Derby, UK
Photography and the Landscape, George and Jorgen, London, UK
2010
A Transient Life, Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong
Pieces of a Song, Host Gallery, London, UK
2nd Singapore International Photography Festival, Lim Hak Tai Gallery and 2902 Gallery, Singapore
Simulated Alternate Realities, 1A Space, Hong Kong
Flash Forward 2010 exhibition, Flash Forward Festival, Toronto, Canada
Format Festival Preview, The Front Room Gallery, London, UK
Chroniques Hongkongaises, Diorama Rue Raspail, Arles, France
2009
Christmas Show, Little Black Gallery, Chelsea, London
Fotofest Int. Discoveries II, Vine Street Studio, Houston, USA
Hey! Hot Shot showcase, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, USA
Summer Exhibition, Crane Kalman Gallery, Brighton
Summer Show, Host Gallery, London
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
152nd International Print Exhibition, Allen & Overy, London
Jerwood Show, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales
Jerwood Show, Impressions Gallery, Bradford
2008
Jerwood Photography Awards Winners Exhibition 2008
Jerwood Space, London
AOP Best of the Awards Show, AOP Gallery, London
Summer Show, Host Gallery, London
The Butterfly Effect, 23rd Biannual ALNAP Meeting, Madrid, Spain
2007
Photo Meeting, Abbaye de Neumunster, Luxembourg
Retrospective Exhibition, French Institute, Edinburgh
2006
Chinese Photographers’ Association, Chengdu, China
Ian Parry Scholarship Show, Getty Images Gallery, London
2005
Luis Valtuena Int. Humanitarian Photography Award touring exhibition, Including La Casa Encendida, Madrid, The Frontline Club, London,
Hope for Homes, Hoopers Gallery, London
2004
Ian Parry Scholarship, Tom Blau Gallery, London
Reviews & Publications
2022
《Dear Franklin》Atelier EXB, France & Photo Elysee, Switzerland
Silencing the Wind, Jiazazhi Press, China
2021
The Nominees’ Book 2020–2022, Prix Elysée Award, Switzerland
2019
Combing for Ice and Jade, Jiazazhi Press, China
The Queen, The Chairman and I, Dewi Lewis Publishing & Lianzhou Museum of Photography, UK/China
2011
In Case it Rains in Heaven, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany
Awards & Collections
2021
Prix Elysée, Winner
2019
The Reference Asia Photo Prize, Winner
2018
Photo Folio Award, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Winner
2017
Punctum Award, Lianzhou Foto, China, Winner
World Photography Award, Landscape Category, 2nd Place
Wyng Masters Award, Winner
2012
European Publishers’ Award, Finalist.
Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward, Selected UK Winner
2011
Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward, Selected UK Winner
2010
Hey Hot Shot Ne Plus Ultras
Troika/Format Exposure Award, Winner
Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward, Selected UK Winner
2009
Photography.Book.Now Editorial Category Winner & 2nd runner-up
Hey Hot Shot, 2009 1st Edition, Winner
2008
The Jerwood Photography Awards, Winner
Lens Culture/Rhubarb Photo book Award, Winner
2007
Deutsche Bank Pyramid Award, Finalist
2005
8th Luis Valtuena Int. Humanitarian Photography Award, Winner
Compton Verney Museum Chinese Collection, UK, on permanent display
Victoria Gallery and Museum, Liverpool, UK
Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
City of Biel, Switzerland
St Bart’s Primary Care Trust, UK
Zhongshan Art Museum, China
Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France
