Digital Rhythm
Ora-Ora is excited to welcome 2025 with a captivating group show of digital art at its Tai Kwun space, titled Digital Rhythm, co-presented by Digital Art Fair. Together, we will present new works from leading digital artists including Henry Chu, Nick Teeple, Sasha Stiles, Genesis Kai, and Shavonne Wong.
Digital Rhythm dives into the unsung humanity of digital art, showcasing its profound capacity to illuminate the complexities of the human experience. This emerging medium offers a unique lens through which personal relationships, experiences, and vulnerabilities can be amplified or explored with a gentle neutrality, all anchored in interactive technologies.
Henry Chu is a Hong Kong-based designer, programmer, and digital artist known for his innovative installations that merge art with technology. His installation Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (2024) features an LCD screen embedded in a bass drum, projecting real-time images and sounds that mimic the rhythm of a heartbeat. This mesmerizing, percussive piece creates a heartfelt meditation on vulnerability and emotion, exemplifying how technology can enhance human connection.
Nick Teeple’s artwork Latent Lifetimes explores the shared spaces we occupy through AI-generated imagery. Teeple merges sepia-toned family portraits with AI-generated faces, evoking nostalgia while grounding the work in contemporary technology. This seamless blending creates representations that reflect the spectrum of human emotions, from ecstasy to despair. By inviting viewers to consider shared humanity, Latent Lifetimes captures the ephemeral yet enduring connections that define our collective experiences.
Sasha Stiles is known for her innovative approach to digital storytelling, weaving together elements of animation and visual art to create immersive narratives. Her work explores themes of identity and memory's fleeting nature, inviting viewers to engage with the fluidity of their own experiences through her vibrant digital canvases.
Genesis Kai, a virtual artist conceived by South Korea-based new media artist Ming Shiu, adds a ground-breaking dimension to the exhibition. Created through an extensive engagement with Natural Language Processing (NLP), Genesis Kai explores the relationship between AI and human creativity. This unique entity represents a new form of collaboration, where her art helps her creator explore cultural heritage and philosophical ideas. Kai’s work transcends traditional boundaries, inviting viewers to reflect on the impact of AI in art and society.
Shavonne Wong brings a multifaceted perspective to the exhibition, integrating traditional artistic techniques with digital processes. A former fashion photographer turned digital artist, Shavonne pivoted to NFTs in 2021 and has rapidly gained recognition for her ambitious projects. Wong’s work often explores the intersection of culture and technology, inviting viewers to rethink how digital media shapes our reality. With notable collaborations including Vogue and Sotheby’s, her creations inspire introspection and reflect on the human journey.
Commenting on the forthcoming show, CEO and Co-founder of Ora-Ora, Dr. Henrietta Tsui-Leung, stated: “Digital Rhythm recognizes the vitality of the digital medium in a world where technology has taken on a life force of its own. Our artists partner with technology to blend the subtle nuances of creative expression with the raw, untapped possibilities of technological advancement. We’re thrilled to welcome Nick Teeple, Sasha Stiles and Shavonne Wong with their first show with Ora-Ora, whose works uniquely bonds technology with humanity.”
In addition, Gillian Howard, founder and CEO of Digital Art Fair Asia, notes, “In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, Digital Rhythm exemplifies the transformative power of art and technology. We are thrilled to co-present this exhibition with Ora-Ora, showcasing artists who are pushing creative boundaries and exploring the depths of human experience through innovative mediums.”
This partnership with Digital Art Fair reinforces Ora-Ora's commitment to exploring the frontiers of digital art, building on its participation in 2023’s Digital Art Fair Asia and the signing of its first AI artist, Genesis Kai, who exhibited with Ora-Ora at Asia NOW Paris in 2023. The gallery's most recent purely digital art exhibition was Buds that May in May 2023.
