Biography

 

IP Yuk-Yiu is an experimental filmmaker, media artist, art educator and independent curator. His works, ranging from experimental films, live performances, media installations to video games, have been showcased extensively at major international venues and festivals, including European Media Art Festival, New York Film Festival (views from the avant-garde), the Image Festival, FILE Festival, VideoBrasil, Transmediale, M+, NTT ICC, ZKM and WRO media art Bienniale. IP has over twenty years of curatorial experience in film, video and media art.  He is the founder of the art.ware project, an independent curatorial initiative focusing on the promotion of new media art in Hong Kong.   Currently he is Associate Professor at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.  His recent works explore hybrid creative forms that are informed by cinema, video games and contemporary media art practices. In recognizing his works and artistic achievements, he received the Artist of the Year (media arts) Award by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 2018 and the Robert Coover Award by the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) in 2019.