Overview
Heman Chong (b. 1977, Muar, Malaysia) is a Singaporean artist, curator, and writer whose multidisciplinary practice explores the intersections of image, performance, and writing. Known for his conceptual precision and engagement with speculative narratives, his work frequently draws from science fiction to examine how individuals and societies imagine the future through language, objects, and systems. Recent solo exhibitions include The Endless Summer at UCCA Dune, Beidaihe, China (2024–2025), and The Book of Equators at Amanda Wilkinson Gallery, London (2024), which presented layered paintings reflecting on colonial histories and tropical imaginaries. He has participated in group exhibitions such as Lahore Biennale 03 (2024) and is due to feature in Sharjah Biennale 16 (2025). A major retrospective will open at the Singapore Art Museum in spring 2025. His work is held in public collections including the Singapore Art Museum, Kadist, and the National Museum of Art Osaka.
Works
  • Heman Chong, Foreign Affairs #110, 2018
    Foreign Affairs #110, 2018
  • Heman Chong, Foreign Affairs #62, 2018
    Foreign Affairs #62, 2018
  • Heman Chong, Foreign Affairs #76, 2018
    Foreign Affairs #76, 2018
  • Heman Chong, Everything (Baike), 2016
    Everything (Baike), 2016
  • Heman Chong, Legal Bookshop (Shanghai), 2016
    Legal Bookshop (Shanghai), 2016
  • Heman Chong, LEM2, 2016
    LEM2, 2016
  • Heman Chong, Papaya Daily, 2016
    Papaya Daily, 2016
  • Heman Chong, Re-Re-Re-Run, 2016
    Re-Re-Re-Run, 2016
  • Heman Chong, !ɘmoɔlɘW, 2015
    !ɘmoɔlɘW, 2015
  • Heman Chong, Boiling Point, 2015
    Boiling Point, 2015
  • Heman Chong, Emails From Strangers (Caren Mudow), 2015
    Emails From Strangers (Caren Mudow), 2015
  • Heman Chong, Emails From Strangers (Zara), 2015
    Emails From Strangers (Zara), 2015
  • Heman Chong, THIS PAVILION IS STRICTLY FOR COMMUNITY BONDING ACTIVITIES ONLY, 2015
    THIS PAVILION IS STRICTLY FOR COMMUNITY BONDING ACTIVITIES ONLY, 2015
  • Heman Chong, Mrs Dalloway / Virginia Woolf (2), 2014
    Mrs Dalloway / Virginia Woolf (2), 2014
  • Heman Chong, Open Book System #1 (After Duchamp), 2014
    Open Book System #1 (After Duchamp), 2014
  • Heman Chong, Simultaneous (The Walls Of Rumor), 2014
    Simultaneous (The Walls Of Rumor), 2014
  • Heman Chong, CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (SINGAPORE PAVILION / 55TH VENICE BIENNALE / 2013), 2013
    CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (SINGAPORE PAVILION / 55TH VENICE BIENNALE / 2013), 2013
  • Heman Chong, Cosmopolis / Don DeLillo, 2013
    Cosmopolis / Don DeLillo, 2013
  • Heman Chong, A Short Story About Money And Fathers (for CELR), 2012
    A Short Story About Money And Fathers (for CELR), 2012
  • Heman Chong, Eleven Official Tourism Promotion Slogans From Eleven Countries in South-East Asia, 2012
    Eleven Official Tourism Promotion Slogans From Eleven Countries in South-East Asia, 2012
  • Heman Chong, An Arm, A Leg, 2009
    An Arm, A Leg, 2009
  • Heman Chong, Index (Down) from the series “Surfacing”, 2009
    Index (Down) from the series “Surfacing”, 2009
  • Heman Chong, The Forer Effect, 2008
    The Forer Effect, 2008
  • Heman Chong, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, A Fall of Moondust, Correction, Blindness from the series ‘Stacks’, 2008
    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, A Fall of Moondust, Correction, Blindness from the series ‘Stacks’, 2008
  • Heman Chong, Calendars (2020 - 2096), 2004-10
    Calendars (2020 - 2096), 2004-10
Exhibitions