Careless Twitter by POTUS

Created by KENNETH TIN-KIN HUNG www.TinKin.com This installation consists of a 5 minutes long 4K video and a Vaporwave inspired Karaoke lounge. The installation first debuted at Station Museum of Contemporary Art in Houston, Texas. Artist Statement: “Careless Twitter by POTUS” is a derivative karaoke music video that aims to address the polarized political landscape…

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Fat Free Nirvana

running time: 3:00 2011 HD video, single channel, color sound Artist Statement: Based on Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha’s story of achieving enlightenment through extreme fasting, “Fat Free Nirvana” portrays a Chinese Laughing Buddha trying to lose weight while consuming healthy vegetables. In the beginning the diet shows results, however, after eating the following genetically modified vegetables…

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The Fast Supper

running time: 3:00 2011 HD video, single channel, color sound Artist Statement: Remixing Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper”, the video depicts Jesus Christ consuming a variety of processed food including “JFC”, “Crucifries”, “Super Big Guts Soda” and “Holey Grail Donuts” until he explodes in an obesity-inspired rapture. With Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana- O Fortuna”…

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In G.O.D. We Trust

Dedicated to MY GRANDMA SZE MUI LEE Created by KENNETH TIN-KIN HUNG www.TinKin.com Audio by MR CLOAK AND DAGGER www.myspace.com/suckafizznit suckafish.beats@gmail.com forcefedfistfuls.podomatic.com The exhibition consists of a 5 mins HD 1080p30 video and seven 40X72 inches digital prints on canvas. Artist Statement: “In G.O.D. We Trust” remixes the political and economical hardships Barrack Obama has…

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Residential Erection

Created and Directed by KENNETH TIN-KIN HUNG Narration Written and Performed by TIM BLUE Music by JOHN BLUE Artist Statement: Residential Erection is devoted to the 2008 US Presidential Election and its unprecedented place at the intersection of politics, popular culture and media manipulation of the political process. Today’s headlines are tomorrow’s history, the action-packed…

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腦殘遊記 The Travelogue of Dr. Brain Damages

Installation view at Postmasters Gallery, New York, 2011 ARTIST STATEMENTS: In response to increasingly pervasive and draconian online censorship in China, “The Travelogue of Dr. Brain Damages” examines the role of Kuso culture (惡搞文化/ détournement) and its impact on Chinese internet. The Chinese title 腦殘遊記 is a homophonic wordplay to 老殘遊記 (The Travels of Lao…

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Gas Zappers

VIEW FULL PROJECT AT www.GASZAPPERS.com ARTIST STATEMENT: As the Economist Magazine noted in 2004, the video game industry had surpassed and continued to generate more revenue than Hollywood and the film industry. This shift in cultural lifestyle and entertainment had created an arena and demand for video games not played merely for leisure. Educational, informational, and instructional…

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Because Washington Is Hollywood For Ugly People

ABOUT: “Because Washington Is Hollywood For Ugly People” is a mixed media installation consists of two parts- a High Definition video and a papier mache structure with inkjet prints. VIDEO: “Because Washington Is Hollywood For Ugly People” is a video/ animation that employs images from popular culture, political figures and imagery found in the internet.…

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