EIFFEL CHONG
Biography
Eiffel Chong graduated with an MA in International Contemporary Art and Design Practice from the University of East London and a BA (Hons) in Photography from London College of Communication. Besides his production of photographic work, Chong is highly engaged with the Malaysian photographic community; taking on the role of mentor for the Malaysian Pixel Shooting Stars programme. In addition, he has been appointed to the panel of judges for the Kuala Lumpur Photography Awards 2016 and 2017 Annual Nikon Photo Awards, Malaysia. He is also an academician with Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology.
Eiffel Chong’s work considers abstract concepts of life and death through the banal details, silent landscapes and curious obsessions he observes from daily life. He is interested in how the photographic medium can translate a particular time and space, memories and thoughts into something permanent. He personally thinks that the images say more with less, and makes one just want to stare and think about it.
He is currently based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Curriculum Vitae
AWARDS
2023
ARTScience Prize 2022, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA (Finalist)
PULSE AWARD 2022, Bangkok, THAILAND (Finalist)
2021
Xishuangbanna Photography Festival, Outstanding Foreign Photographer Award, Yunnan, CHINA
2016
Xishuangbanna Photography Festival, Excellent Photography Exhibition Award, Yunnan, CHINA
AugustMan Man Of The Year 2016 (ART), Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2015
Nikon Photo Contest 2014-2015, Category D, JAPAN (2nd Prize)
Asia-Pacific Photobook Award, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA (Finalist)
2014
The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, HONG KONG (Finalist)
2010
ASEAN- Korea Multimedia Competition, Photography Category, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA (3rd Prize)
2006
Young Contemporary Arts Award, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA (Finalist)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
I Dim The Sun So That Dusk Arrives Earlier, Richard Koh Fine Art, SINGAPORE
2018
Mud & Mashed Hydrangea Leaves And Salad Of Dandelion Greens, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2017
A Trace Of Mortality, Kathmandu Photo Gallery, Bangkok. THAILAND
2016
Seascape, START SOLO, START Art Fair, London, ENGLAND
2015
Seascape, Artify Gallery, HONG KONG
2014
Works 2002 – 2014, Hong Kong Design Institute, HONG KONG
2013
Under Control, 2902 Gallery, SINGAPORE
2012
This Used To Be My Playground, Artify Gallery, HONG KONG
Before The World Fell to Pieces, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
In Times To Come, GRiD Singapore, SINGAPORE
2023
Archipelago: Paradise Revisit, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Xiamen, CHINA
ARTScience Prize 2022, Maybank Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Diverse Visions, Richard Koh Fine Art, SINGAPORE
2022
Dream of the Day, Ilham Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2021
EIFFEL CHONG & JAMES SEET - It’s A Male Nude, Richard Koh Fine Art, SINGAPORE
2020
In Our Own Frame: 15th Year Celebration, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2019
JOSHUA GOMES & EIFFEL CHONG - START, Gillman Barracks, SINGAPORE
Hurt Like Heaven, Objectifs – Centre For Photography and Film, SINGAPORE
Art Staged, Richard Koh Fine Art, SINGAPORE
2018
Xishuangbanna Foto Festival, Yunnan, CHINA
2017
Urban Implosion, Asia Culture Centre, Gwangju, SOUTH KOREA
Ilham Contemporary Forum Malaysia 2009 – 2017, Ilham Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Photo 17, Singapore Contemporary, SINGAPORE
2016
Xishuangbanna Foto Festival, Yunnan, CHINA
New Malaysia Art, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2015
Postcolonial Photo Studio, Noorderlicht Photo Festival 2015, Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS
Victoria Crime, Artify Gallery, HONG KONG
Only A Fragment, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
The Space Between, Wei-Ling Contemporary, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2014
After Image: Contemporary Photography From Southeast Asia, Singapore Art Museum, SINGAPORE
Others & Me: A Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2014, HONG KONG
Malaysian Eye, White Box Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2013
Mt. Rokko International Photo Festival 2013, Kobe, JAPAN
MIDTERM, Shalini Ganendra Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography, Dhaka, BANGLADESH
2012
Wawasan 2020, Valentine Willie Fine Art, SINGAPORE
Headlights 2012, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2011
Young Artist Project 2011: Future Lab, Daegu EXCO, Daegu, SOUTH KOREA
Tanah Ayer: Malaysian Stories from the Land, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, INDONESIA
Angsana: Southeast Asian Photographers Taking Flight, 2902 Gallery, SINGAPORE
2010
2010 ASEAN- Korea Multimedia Competition, Gallery Jinsun, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
CUT2010: New Photography from Southeast Asia: Parallel Universe, Manila Contemporary, Manila, PHILIPPINES;
Sangkring Art Space, Jogjakarta, INDONESIA; Valentine Willie Fine Art, SINGAPORE; Valentine Willie Fine Art,
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Al-Kesah: Once Upon a Time in Malaysia, MAP White Box, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Contemporary Rhetoric, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2009
Different But Same, Wei-ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Paradise Lost, 2902 Gallery, SINGAPORE
2008
Singapore International Photography Festival 2008, SINGAPORE
Photoart Asia 2008, Zengallery@Central World, Bangkok, THAILAND
CUT: New Photography from Southeast Asia, Valentine Willie Fine Art, SINGAPORE; Valentine Willie Fine Art,
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2007
Bebas Lah: Malaysia@50, Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Sharing Space: Contemporary Photography of Malaysia + Japan, The Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Young Contemporary Arts Award 2006, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA