Ho Tzu Nyen

sg 1973

Ho Tzu Nyen makes films, videos and live performances related to historical and philosophical texts and artefacts. His works have been shown internationally in museums, galleries, film and performing arts festivals. Ho has had one-person exhibitions in Singapore (Substation Gallery, 2003 ,Galerie Michael Janssen, 2013), Adelaide (Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, 2007 and 2010), Sydney (Artspace, 2011) and Tokyo (Mori Art Museum, 2012). He represented Singapore at the 54th Venice Biennale (2011). Some group exhibitions he has taken part in include the 26th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale (Japan, 2005), 1st Thermocline of Art. New Asian Waves (ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2007), 6th Triennial (Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, 2009), No Soul for Sale (Tate Modern, London, 2010), 5th 2013), No Country Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2013), Auckland Triennial (Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand. Some of the film festivals that have presented his work include the 41st Director’s Fortnight, Cannes International Film Festival (2009), 66th International Film Festival (2009), and Sundance Film Festival (2012). He was the subject of profile and retrospective screenings at the transmediale 09 (2009) and 59th
Oberhausen Short Film Festival (2013). His theatrical performances have been staged at the Singapore Arts Festival (2008), the Esplanade Theatre Studios (2007, 2012, 2014), KunstenFestivaldesArts in Brussels (2006 and 2008), the Theater der Welt in Mulheim, Germany (2009) and the Vienna Festival (2014).