Heyse Ip

‘The String Thing’ continues Heyse Ip and regiment’s collaborative exploration working on site specific and sound installations. This sonic environment is in itself a machine that performs, staging for acts and actions that wish to move beyond the performer, trespassing an identifiable division of roles. For ‘The String Thing’ they have drawn inspiration from a variety of fields, from Performance Studies and Philosophy, via Musique Concrète and the Theatre of the Absurd, to industrial music. The String Thing: Heyse Ip regiment 17th - 19th April 2026 Sat - Sun 12pm - 4pm 15th - 17th April 2026 open by appointment [email protected] Preview on Fri 17th April 6pm - 9pm

The String Thing A new sound installation by @heyseip and @rgm_regiment at @fiveyearsarchway Opening 17th April 6pm - 9pm 17-19 April 2026 Sat-Sun 12pm - 4pm 15-17 April open by appointment [email protected] Five Years Unit 2B1 Boothby Road Archway London N19 4AJ Find a length of string and a space to string it across. Are we pulling this thing, towards or away from us? What is the limit you can push this thing you reckon? Tightly. Or not tightly? Too tight and the string might just snap and cut us. Tension makes the sound audible. Are you a good listener? Now listen, this thing requires to listen. Silence can be noisy. A string strung tightly between two point in space is already a set of sounds sitting in silence. And two strings are enough to make an ensemble. Is this thing an instrument? One may say it is almost an instrument. Is this silence, tension? Emptiness can also be tension.

Functioning as a replicator of bird sounds, both a deterrent and attractor - transforming found objects into an imaginary mechanism, the sculpture performs wagging gestures that create an imitation of bird calls. From my recent solo show at the Hong Kong Arts Centre. Animoid Song, a solo exhibition by Heyse Ip, blurs the boundaries between human, animal and machine within a fictional yet eerily familiar environment. Creating a new speculative landscape, the installation utilises repurposed urban materials and artificial interventions intended to deter wildlife from the hidden and undesirable spaces within a city. @hongkongartscentre @visual.arts_hkac

Excited and grateful to be part of this group show. Opening @mooroom.hk 15/11 (6pm) We’re thrilled for the second edition of Non-Local Non-Solo, this time with our Helsinki partner, Myymälä2, in collaboration with Mooroom in San Po Kong. This distinctive creative space will host Moe Louanjli @mlouanjli , a Helsinki-based artist, who will present three media art works created through coding and expressed across four different formats. We’re equally delighted to be joined by three brilliant Hong Kong artists — Heyse Ip @heyseip Yim Sui Fong @lowsui and Gavin Yip @gavinyipkit — expanding the scope of our visual and conceptual dialogue. 🗓 Saturday 15 November — don’t miss the Artist Talk and live performance! Come join us and be part of this creative exchange. Serendipity – A Non-Solo of Moe Louanjli in association with Heyse Ip, Yim Sui Fong and Gavin Yip 📍 Mooroom, 9/F Cheong Tai Factory Building, 16 Tai Yau St, San Po Kong 📅 16 – 29 Nov 2025 | Mon – Sun | 12 nn – 7 pm 🎟 Opening: 15 Nov | 6 pm 🗣 Artist Talk: 15 Nov | 4 pm 🎹 Performance: 15 Nov | 7 pm Presented by nProjekt @nprojekt.gogogo Hong Kong Collaborator: Mooroom @mooroom.hk Helsinki Partner: Myymälä2 @myymala2 Supported by: Hong Kong Arts Development Council The Hong Kong Arts Development Council supports freedom of artistic expression. The views and opinions expressed in this project do not represent the stand of the Council. ⸻ #HongKongArt #ArtFormHelsinki #ArtistRunSpace #SanPoKong #HelsinkiArtist #DigitalArt #ArtInCode #CulturalExchange #NonSolo #NonLocalNonSolo #ArtTalkHK #PerformanceArt @nprojekt.chronicle @under.l.i.n.e

[komPOST#49] Was ist Natürlichkeit, was ist Natur? Lässt sich zwischen ihr und dem, was menschengemacht ist, denn eine Grenze ziehen? In komPOST #49 verhandelt ein philosophischer Text von Santiago Colombo Migliorero diese Frage, begleitet von der Fotoserie „Nottabird“ von Heyse Ip. Im zweiten Teil wandern Gemälde von Katja Moritz ins Traumhafte hinüber – dorthin, wo Natürlichkeit und Künstlichkeit miteinander verschwimmen. Zum vollständigen Beitrag --> Link in bio --- / What is natural, what is nature? Can we draw a line between nature and what is human-made? In komPOST #49, a philosophical text by Santiago Colombo Migliorero @santiagocolombomigliorero addresses this question, accompanied by the photo series “Nottabird” by Heyse Ip @heyseip . In the second part, paintings by Katja Moritz @moritzkatja wander into the realm of dreams – where the natural and the artificial blur together. View the full publication --> Link in bio 🐦 The komPOST series presents monthly artistic submissions in a wide variety of media. The works are selected and combined by the editorial team of komplex–KULTURMAGAZIN. --> If you also want to be part of the print edition komPOST 25, read our open call and submit your works <3. #komPOST #composition #callforsubmission #opencallforartists #nature #whatisnature #natureculture #nottabird #fakebird #photography #bschlabs #medienfrische #naturephotography

【🔊以對話梳理聲音與科技之間的千絲萬縷 | Sorting through the tangled relationship between sound and technology💻】 聲音是人類溝通的重要橋梁，而科技則是生活中不可或缺的工具。現今藝術家如何善用兩者，為我們帶來全新體驗及靈感？💡切勿錯過CONVERSATION FOR TOMORROW當中的討論！ 入場前先了解四位嘉賓： （講者） 1. 陳朗丰是來自香港的新媒體藝術家，他畢業於香港城市大學創意媒體學院，並獲香港浸會大學視覺藝術碩士學位。其作品貫穿聲音景觀、電子裝置、程式編碼、數據視覺化與生成藝術，探索生死、空間、意識與時間的交錯。他的藝術實踐跨越多個學科，包括藝術、科技、科學與人文。 2. 葉若曦的創作涵蓋動態錄像、雕塑、聲音與行為藝術，透過為動物或非生物構築嶄新敘事，揭示自然與人類科技交疊下的荒謬與幽默，並對人性的定義提出質問。他畢業於切爾西藝術學院及皇家藝術學院，其作品曾於柏林、倫敦、奧地利及香港展出，並屢獲國際獎項肯定，現為倫敦 Five Years 藝術家集體成員及策劃人之一。 3. 王嘉淳是一位聲音藝術家及配樂師，現於荷蘭海牙皇家音樂學院進修聲音學研究。他畢業於香港城市大學創意媒體學院，作品跨越電影、動畫、流行音樂與裝置藝術，並曾於香港理工大學任教聲音設計。他的研究專注於電腦音樂與噪音，透過算法作曲、現場編碼與聲音裝置，探索跨領域中的音樂性。 （主持） 4. 梁學彬教授身兼藝術家、策展人及藝術文化研究學者，於美國芝加哥藝術學院取得美術學位榮譽院士。2013年獲委任為錄映太奇的主席，推動並參與多個國際性藝術博覽及展會。研究興趣包括當代藝術、文化史學、藝術管理、文化產業和藝術市場。梁教授現時為香港中文大學文學院副教授。 —— CONVERSATION FOR TOMORROW 座談會 日期：2025年9月13日（六） 時間：14:00 – 15:30 （第一節）/ 16:30 – 18:00 （第二節） 地方：麥高利小劇場，香港藝術中心低層地庫 語言：粵語 免費入場，網上預先登記 （參見個人檔案連結） English version in comment #香港藝術中心 #HongKongArtsCentre #CreatorsForTomorrow #視覺藝術 #VisualArt #新媒體 #NewMediaArt #聲音藝術 #SoundArt #跨界別藝術 #CrossDisciplinaryArts #分享會 #ArtistSharing #Research #ADMGS #藝術發展配對資助

#ArtistInterview Heyse Ip @heyseip , an artist working across sound performance, moving image, and installation, brings a distinct sensitivity to the relationship between the human and the natural world. At the heart of his new series is a fascination with the everyday encounter between humans and flies. By focusing on these small, often vilified animals, Heyse explores the intersections between species, raising questions about identity, control, and the boundaries of humanness. To learn about Heyse’s exploration of sound, space, and the fly, watch this interview video and visit his Artsy viewing room via the link in bio 🔗 Featured work: Heyse Ip, Trapped. Fly..., 2025, Urinal fly sticker, 3D printed parts, audio exciters, Varied dimensions 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑼𝒔 Date: 21 August - 20 September 2025 － #藝術家訪問 葉若曦 @heyseip 的創作以聲音、表演、動態影像、裝置藝術為主，積極探究人類與自然之間的關係。是次展覽中展出的最新系列作品從人類日常之中與蒼蠅的互動出發，把視角聚焦在如此微小卻令人厭煩的動物身上，重新思考我們與其他物種之間的權力關係、對於人性的理解。 透過此訪問影片及其Artsy線上展覽廳，可以了解更多關於葉氏的創作理念及故事🔗 封面作品：葉若曦，Trapped. Fly…，2025，小便斗蒼蠅貼紙、3D打印結構、音頻刺激器，尺寸不定 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑼𝒔 展出時間：2025年8月21日至9月20日 #WheretheLightBendsBetweenUs #HeyseIp #葉若曦 #SoundInstallation #GroupExhibition #GroupShow #HongKongArtist #ContemporaryArt #SoundPerformance #SolunaFineArt

Where the light bends between us. Opening tonight, @solunafineart , curated by @_shirkychan_ . With @idopark @ashleewtip @iwcpaint @chinochinochino I am showing some new works that play with the resonances and architecture of glass objects, activated by the frequencies of insect fluttering combined with a composition of foley sounds - drawing on a collective memory of trapping insects as children. Fly… Trap. (Composition 1) 2025 Urinal fly sticker, found glass jar, 3D printed structure, audio exciters, amplifier

In this speculative environment, the screens become detritus entangled by the netting like an animal above your head. My teeth and mouth become an unknown being, intermittently voicing bird-like calls, signalling a biological deterrent from above. @hongkongartscentre @visual.arts_hkac Animoid Song, a solo exhibition by Heyse Ip, blurs the boundaries between human, animal and machine within a fictional yet eerily familiar environment. Creating a new speculative landscape, the installation utilises repurposed urban materials and artificial interventions intended to deter wildlife from the hidden and undesirable spaces within a city. The exhibition offers layers of sensory and spatial dissonance. Amplified mechanical hums and vibrational resonances evoke the intensity of urban conditions. Large-scale bird netting partitions the space, dividing viewer and artwork. It forces the visitor to take on the role of the animal and to instinctively react to the overwhelming interventions. What appears from afar as lush, vibrant grass reveals itself to be an illusion—synthetic green bird spikes act as defensive architecture. Mechanical bird deterrents fill the air with haunting yet realistic bird sounds, while screen-based performances depict the artist’s absurd mimicry of bird calls. However, without a single bird in sight, the fabricated sounds of birds linger as a ghostly presence of ‘nature’.

Animoid Song is my new solo show, a site-specific installation @hongkongartscentre . Thank you to the Hong Kong Arts Centre for awarding me the funding as a part of their Creators for Tomorrow open call scheme and giving me opportunity to develop some new works in their experimental gallery. The exhibition is on till the 30th of March. Link in bio. Animoid Song, a solo exhibition by Heyse Ip, blurs the boundaries between human, animal and machine within a fictional yet eerily familiar environment. Creating a new speculative landscape, the installation utilises repurposed urban materials and artificial interventions intended to deter wildlife from the hidden and undesirable spaces within a city. The exhibition offers layers of sensory and spatial dissonance. Amplified mechanical hums and vibrational resonances evoke the intensity of urban conditions. Large-scale bird netting partitions the space, dividing viewer and artwork. It forces the visitor to take on the role of the animal and to instinctively react to the overwhelming interventions. What appears from afar as lush, vibrant grass reveals itself to be an illusion—synthetic green bird spikes act as defensive architecture. Mechanical bird deterrents fill the air with haunting yet realistic bird sounds, while screen-based performances depict the artist’s absurd mimicry of bird calls. However, without a single bird in sight, the fabricated sounds of birds linger as a ghostly presence of ‘nature’.  @visual.arts_hkac

【年青藝術家與資深藝術家深入探索城市背景下，🏙️我們與自然關係中🌲更廣泛的含義！| An in depth conversation between young and renowned artists on the intersection of humans, animals and machines in urban life!】 大自然和人的分界在哪裡？人對大自然有計劃的管控、重塑和遏制，如何引起了新的反抗？在這個構想出來的棲息地中，我們設下的阻隔物最終是不是把所有鳥兒都驅逐出去，只留下替代牠們的機械回音？又或者，我們是不是因為鳥群的逐漸消失而想念牠們的歌聲，所以複製出新的「類鳥」變奏？ 在展覽「類鳥變奏曲」中，我們會見到城市物料被重新賦予用途，藉此創造一個虛構但又熟悉得叫人不安的環境。到底畫廊裏迴響的共鳴聲從何而來？螢幕上的詭異影像在訴説著什麽？今個星期六，藝術家葉若曦聯同策展人陳瑞琦及藝術家香建峰爲你一一解構！ 「類鳥變奏曲」座談會 日期：8/3/2025 (六) 時間：3pm 地點：香港藝術中心3樓 語言：粵語 免費入場，請預先網上登記 Where do the boundaries between nature and humanity lie? How has humanity’s systematic control, reshaping and deterrence of the natural world created new forms of resistance? In this speculative habitat, have our deterrents ultimately led to the banishing of birds, leaving only mechanical echoes in their place? Or, has their decline left us longing for their songs once more, making us create new forms of ‘animoid’ replication? In exhibition “Animoid Song”, we find urban materials being repurposed, and gallery space being transformed into a fictional yet eerily familiar environment. Where does the resonance in the gallery comes from? What is the moving images in screens trying to tell? This Saturday, artist Heyse Ip will break it down for you together with curator Shirky Chan and artist Alex Heung. Animoid Song symposium Date: 8/3/2025 (Sat) Time: 3pm Venue: 3/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre Language: Cantonese Free admission, please register online in advance. ----- #香港藝術中心 #HongKongArtsCentre #CreatorsForTomorrow #視覺藝術 #VisualArt #新媒體 #NewMediaArt #漫畫 #ComicArt #聲音藝術 #SoundArt #跨界別藝術 #CrossDisciplinaryArts #展覽 #Exhibition #研究 #Research #ADMGS #藝術發展配對資助 #公開徵集 #OpenCall

【大自然和人的分界在哪裡？| Where do the boundaries between nature and humanity lie?】 葉若曦的個展「類鳥變奏曲」，把人、動物和機器共置於一個看似虛構但又熟悉得叫人不安的環境中，並讓三者之間的界線變得模糊。展出的裝置作品使用了重新賦予用途的城市物料，以及原本用來阻隔野生動物進入城中隱蔽棄置之處的人工構築物，藉此創造一個構想出來的新景觀。 「類鳥變奏曲」促使我們重新思考人在生態系統中的位置，直接面對我們在密集的城市界限內架設種種阻隔所帶來的後果。人對大自然有計劃的管控、重塑和遏制，如何引起了新的反抗？在這個構想出來的棲息地中，我們設下的阻隔物最終是不是把所有鳥兒都驅逐出去，只留下替代牠們的機械回音？又或者，我們是不是因為鳥群的逐漸消失而想念牠們的歌聲，所以複製出新的「類鳥」變奏？不論是何者，留下來的都是對我們自己和我們所做的事一個扭曲的反思。 Animoid Song, a solo exhibition by Heyse Ip, blurs the boundaries between human, animal and machine within a fictional yet eerily familiar environment. Creating a new speculative landscape, the installation utilises repurposed urban materials and artificial interventions intended to deter wildlife from the hidden and undesirable spaces within a city. Animoid Song urges us to reconsider our position within the ecosystem, confronting the consequences of our interventions in the dense confines of urban life. How has humanity’s systematic control, reshaping and deterrence of the natural world created new forms of resistance? In this speculative habitat, have our deterrents ultimately led to the banishing of birds, leaving only mechanical echoes in their place? Or, has their decline left us longing for their songs once more, making us create new forms of ‘animoid’ replication? Either way, what remains is a distorted reflection of ourselves and our actions. ----- HKAC CREATORS FOR TOMORROW 「類鳥變奏曲 」葉若曦個展 地點: 張靜蘭實驗畫廊，香港藝術中心三樓 日期: 2025年3月1日至30日 時間: 10:00-19:30 更多詳情放於個人簡介連結 *免費參觀 *展覽開放時間將因應壽臣劇院節目調整。準確開放時間請參照香港藝術中心網頁。 HKAC CREATORS FOR TOMORROW “Animoid Song” Solo Exhibition by Heyse Ip Date: 1 - 30 March 2025 Time: 10 AM – 7:30 PM Venue: Diana Cheung Experimental Gallery, 3/F Hong Kong Arts Centre More Details: Link in bio *Free Admission *Exhibition opening hours may be adjusted according to Shouson Theatre’s programmes. Please refer to HKAC’s website for the latest opening hours. #香港藝術中心 #HongKongArtsCentre #CreatorsForTomorrow #視覺藝術 #VisualArt #新媒體 #NewMediaArt #漫畫 #ComicArt #聲音藝術 #SoundArt #跨界別藝術 #CrossDisciplinaryArts #展覽 #Exhibition #研究 #Research #ADMGS #藝術發展配對資助 #公開徵集 #OpenCall