Sigg Prize 2025 Showcases Young Artists from Greater China with Tech-Driven and Mythological Works
The exhibition for the Sigg Prize 2025 at M+ in Hong Kong will be open until 4 January 2026, showcasing six artists from greater China, all born during the 1980s and 90s. Heidi Lau's work, 'Pavilion Procession' (2025), includes a ceramic installation with a robotic spider. Hsu Chia-Wei presents a VR experience titled 'The Sound of Sinking' (2025), which explores shipwrecks from the First Sino-Japanese War and WWII. Ho Rui An's 'Figures of History and the Grounds of Intelligence' (2024) offers a critique of surveillance and AI. Pan Daijing's 'Bent' (2025) is a sensory installation, while Bi Rongrong's 'To Connect, To Cut, To Draw' (2025) incorporates textiles and LED lights. Wong Ping's 'Debts in the Wind' (2025) tackles social issues. M+ director Suhanya Raffel selected previous winner Wang Tuo.
Key facts
- Sigg Prize 2025 exhibition at M+, Hong Kong, through 4 January 2026
- Six shortlisted artists: Pan Daijing, Wong Ping, Hsu Chia-Wei, Heidi Lau, Ho Rui An, Bi Rongrong
- All artists born in 1980s-90s, youngest nominee group yet
- Heidi Lau's 'Pavilion Procession' (2025) uses ceramics and a robotic spider, inspired by 'Classic of Mountains and Seas'
- Hsu Chia-Wei's 'The Sound of Sinking' (2025) employs VR and acoustic archaeology on shipwrecks from First Sino-Japanese War and WWII
- Ho Rui An's 'Figures of History and the Grounds of Intelligence' (2024) critiques AI and surveillance with lecture and AI-generated footage
- Previous winner Wang Tuo chosen unanimously by M+ director Suhanya Raffel
- Exhibition focuses on technology, folklore, and historical narratives from greater China region
Entities
Artists
- Pan Daijing
- Wong Ping
- Hsu Chia-Wei
- Heidi Lau
- Ho Rui An
- Bi Rongrong
- Wang Tuo
Institutions
- M+
- ArtReview Asia
Locations
- Hong Kong
- China
- New York
- Macao
- Taiwan
- Singapore
- Berlin
- Germany
- Arbon
- Switzerland
- Taiwan Strait