Zheng Mahler
Hong Kong
Est. 2009, Hong Kong
Royce Ng (Artist)
Daisy Bisenieks (Anthropologist)
Zheng Mahler is a collaborative duo consisting of artist Royce Ng and anthro-zoologist Daisy Bisenieks, founded in 2009 and based on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Through a research-based practice, Zheng Mahler investigates global trade and the relationship between nature and technology. Using digital media, performance, and installation, the duo creates immersive sensory encounters aimed at challenging their disciplines and decentering the human experience. Zheng Mahler have made solo presentations at the Johann Jacobs Museum, Zurich (Switzerland, 2014, 2016) and PHD Group (Hong Kong, 2023). They have participated in group exhibitions at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles (2024), Framer Framed in Amsterdam (2024), KW Institute of Contemporary Art, Berlin (2024), Kunsthalle Mainz (2023), the Helsinki Biennale (2023), UCCA Dune, Beidaihe, China (2022–23), Singapore Art Museum (2022), M HKA, Antwerp (2021), Asian Cultural Center, Gwangju (2021), the Shanghai Biennale (2021), Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong (2019), Akademie der Künste der Welt, Cologne (2019), Para Site, Hong Kong (2016–17) and Performa Biennale, New York (2015).
2021, Zheng Mahler, Bubalus, Bubalis, 16hz 40,000hz. Courtesy of the Artists and Phd Group
2022, Zheng Mahler, the Green Crab, Digital Print on Vinyl, 80m X5 M
2023, Zheng Mahler, What Is It Like to Be a Virtual Bat , 4 K Digital Animation, 15 55
2023, Zheng Mahler, Soilspace, Digital Print on Fabric, 50m X 5m