Florence Yuk-ki Lee (b. 1994, Hong Kong) lives and works in Hong Kong. Assembling and staging ephemeral figures, lived experiences, and poetic visual metaphors in her practice, Lee unearths ideas and inspirations from her daily encounters in Hong Kong—the city where she grew up—to investigate the multilayered connection between herself and her cultural identity. Her animation works comprise digitally hand-drawn still frames that flow seamlessly from one to another, evoking numerous micro-narratives summoned from her memories or pure imagination. Emotionally charged, Lee’s work extracts the poetic from the mundane to explore the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Education:
2021
MFA in Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2016
BA (Hons) in Graphic Communication Design, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, London, UK
Awards & Screenings (selected):
2023
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
(nominated, to be announed in June 2023)
Finalist, The 28th ifva Festival, Hong Kong
Merit Award, Animation Support Program, Hong Kong
Citrus Worlds II, Art Central, Hong Kong
2022
Cristal Award Nominee, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
Best Student Film Award Nominee, World Festival of Animated Film- Animafest Zagreb, Croatia
Best International Film Award Nominee, Fantoche International Animation Festival, Switzerland
Marilyn Marsh Saint-Veltri Award Nominee, Denver International Film Festival, USA
Special Mention Award, Animaphix International Animated Film Festival, Italy
Official Selection, MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival, Portugal
Official Selection, Flatpack Film Festival, United Kingdom
Semi-finalist, International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo, Japan
2021
Bronze Award, Los Angeles Animation Festival, USA
Special Jury Award, Tatsuno International Film Festival, Japan
Best Student Animated Film Award Nominee, Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taiwan
Official Selection, Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
Finalist, SHORT to the Point International Short Film Festival, USA
Official Selection, SUPERNOVA Digital Animation Festival, USA
Official Selection, Tbilisi International Animation Festival, Georgia
Official Selection, Shibuya TANPEN Film Festival CLIMAX at Sasebo, Japan
Official Selection, NewFilmmakers NY, USA
Official Selection, London International Short Film Festival, United Kingdom
2015
First Place, Hugo Boss Christmas 2015 Visual Display Compaign, United Kingdom
Solo Exhibition
2023
"Broken heart pieces disco ball," MOU PROJECTS, Hong Kong
Group Exhibitions
2022
“Animafest Zagreb 1972 – 2022,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
"31 Women Artists - Hong Kong," 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
2021
"HK Foreword 2021," 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
"System Dreams," Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
"Please Mind the Gap," MFA Graduation Show 2021, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Commissions (selected):
2022
Park Voyage series, M+ Museum, Hong Kong
"Mon OEil" online video series, Centre Pompidou, France
"Textile for Food," The D. H. Chen Foundation Gallery, Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile, Hong Kong
2021
"Water," in collaboration with Joanne Pang, Well Art (presented by Urban Spring), Hong Kong and Singapore
Projects (selected):
2018–Present
No Reason Studio, co-founder & director
2023
Pocari Sweat, Hong Kong (upcoming)
Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile, Hong Kong (upcoming)
2021
"YOUth Can Live," visual identity design, Youth Square, Hong Kong
2019
"Hong Kong Chapter of The Coca-Cola Collectors Club," Coca-Cola, Hong Kong
Kowloon City Art Festival, visual identity design, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
2018
"Drowned," in collaboration with Choi Yan Chi, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Interviews:
︎ Studio Visit, by Para Site
︎【香港自造：畫出城市味道】香港自造：共學對談, by CHAT六廠
︎【Makers of Hong Kong: Finding a City’s Palate】Makers of Hong Kong: In Conversation, by CHAT | The Mills
︎“Water”, Well Art by Urban Spring