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In collaboration with A Space For Art The Hari Art Prize 2025


In collaboration with London-based art advisory A Space For Art, The Hari Hong Kong announced at a special award ceremony on March 13 that Chan Ka Kiu won the coveted first prize for her video installation “Tickle Tickle”. She received a HK$100,000 cash award generously donated by Dr. Aron Harilela, CEO and chairman of Harilela Hotels Limited and founder of The Hari Hong Kong.

 

The first runner-up prize went to Nicole Wong for her floor-to-ceiling suncatcher curtain called “The Definition of Rain”. Wu Jiaru was named the second runner-up for her oil on linen painting series “spillover_”. The runners-up were each awarded a luxurious two-day, one-night Corner Room Package at The Hari Hong Kong, inclusive of daily breakfast and a dining experience for two at authentic Italian restaurant Lucciola or modern Japanese restaurant Zoku.

 

Almost 600 Hong Kong-based self-taught artists and recent art graduates within the first 10 years of their art career applied for the second annual art prize, more than double the number of applicants for the inaugural 2023 art prize. In addition to the winners, other finalists were APO, YY Chan, Dony Cheng Hung, Itit Cheung (Weera it Ittiteerarak), Gianluca Crudele, Ho Hou Wun, Inkgo Lam, Vincent Lee, Jeremy Leung, Livy Leung Hoi Nga, Edwin Lo, Karen Mai, Geoffrey Palmer, Amy Tang, Gavin Tu, and Angela Yuen Ka Yee.

 

To learn more about the winners of the first edition of The Hari Art Prize, click here to find out who they are!

The Hari Art Prize 2025 Shortlisted Artist

Winning Artists


The prize’s esteemed judging panel featured Dr. Aron, A Space For Art’s founder and director Charlie Smedley, TASCHEN’s Asia retail director Frankie Ho, Ben Brown Fine Arts’ managing director Amanda Hon and independent curator Anqi Li.

To a backdrop of selected artworks created by the art prize’s finalists at the ceremony at The Hari Hong Kong yesterday, Dr. Aron paid homage to Hong Kong’s remarkable emerging art scene and praised the “incredible breadth and depth” of the artists’ submissions.

“The judging panel was wowed by Chan Ka Kiu’s ‘Tickle Tickle’, featuring a clever script authored by the artist and a moving image collage of footage from pop culture, home pet videos, and AI-generated content,” Dr Aron said. “Characterised with a sense of humour that won us over, this work imaginatively explores the concept of dogs possessing hands, provoking thought on the nature of both. Chan playfully juxtaposes seemingly unrelated scenarios from daily life, reenacting the intangible and bizarre details that often go unnoticed.”

“Nicole Wong’s 10.5 square-metre ‘The Definition of Rain’ is stunning, resembling a state where time stands still, and capturing the frozen scene of falling rain. Translating the dictionary entry of “rain” into binary code, opalite and glass beads represent 1s and 0s of the coding language, strung together into 105 strings of the suncatcher curtain,” he added.

“Wu Jiaru’s ‘spillover_’painting series is striking, merging abstract and figurative elements and inviting viewers to contemplate the subtle expressions of violence in our world.”

THE AWARDS


In addition to “spillover_”, other selected artworks on display at The Hari Hong Kong until the end of May this year include finalist Vincent Lee’s sculpture made out of disposable cutlery called “Hammerhead Shark”, Chan Ka Kiu’s digital print on a lightbox fronted by venetian blinds named “After” and Ho Hou Wun’s four-piece sculpture “Above the Granite”. Amy Tang’s painting “The Form of Territory: Spread” and Nicole Wong’s installation “VIP” will also be showcased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chan Ka Kiu - THE HARI ART PRIZE 2025 WINNER


Chan Ka Kiu was selected as the First Prize Winner and the title of her winning piece is “Tickle Tickle”. She was awarded with a cash grant of HK$100,000 generously donated by Dr. Aron Harilela.

 

Chan Ka Kiu is a Hong Kong based artist, her art focuses on the intangible and bizarre aspects of everyday life, portraying mundane scenarios as playful puns and honest confessions. Her work balances humor and pathos, leaving a lingering aftertaste that is both bitter and sweet.

 

Drawing on private and public history, highlighting the absurdity and paradoxes hidden within routine, Chan playfully juxtaposes seemingly unrelated scenarios from daily life, reenacting the details that often go unnoticed.

READ interview of Chan ka kiu

Nicole Wong and Wu Jiaru - THE HARI ART PRIZE 2025 RUNNERS UP


The two runners up were awarded to Nicole Wong and Wu Jiaru with the artworks ““The Definition of Rain” and “spillover_” respectively.

 

Nicole Wong now live and work in Hong Kong. Her minimalistic multidisciplinary approach thrusts her work into the realm of an investigative medium through which she asks equivocal questions. They involve literal wordplay and the illusive concept of time, resulting in a poetic narrative of broken communication.

 

Wu Jiaru is a multidisciplinary artist who works across painting, installation, and moving image. Her work delves into mythology, cultural traditions, historical memory, and contemporary realities. “spillovers_i & ii” is an interactive work resulting from the artist’s recent reinvestigation/practice of automatic drawing. These works merge abstract and figurative elements, inviting viewers to contemplate the subtle expressions of violence in our world. Audiences are encouraged to capture the reflective effect by taking photos with flash light, unveiling a hidden perspective of the paintings.

read interview of Nicole Wong read interview of Wu Jiaru

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