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



11:50:37
Monday Nov 5 2018