User:Laumunleng
Lau Mun Leng | External Database[1]
Multimedia artist Lau Mun Leng was study in Malaysia Institute of Malaysia; graduated with fine art, major oil painting and drawing. Her specializes in the production of digital artworks, media and interactive video and audio installation featured over the last few years in Germany, Nederland, UK and France. She also produced experimental audio and video, she is actively involved in the different arts scene, organizing events and collaborating on various project with musical, dancer and architecture. Over her artistic career, Lau has participated in several of group exhibition such 3 Young Contemporaries, Valentine Willie Fine Art, and The Young Contemporaries Art Awards Exhibition. She had her first solo exhibition end of 2003.
In 2007 September-February 2008, Lau is selected by the jury working on the artists studio programmed in Graz RONDO (Austria), during November 2007, Artists Residency at the Can Serrat International Art Center (Spain) and during 2008 April-September, Artists Residency at the International Centre for research and creation Cat'Art Sainte Colombe sur I'Hers(France). Lau was been to several International Artists Residency as a guest at Akademie Schloss Solitude (Germany,Stuttgart), DSPS (Nederland), Artists in Residence Krems (Austria).
Lau is one of the two founding member of n desir studio, an alternative multifunctional space in Kuala Lumpur. The space has been multifunctional as exhibition gallery, underground music, performing space, electronic experimental studio, international film screening space and a rehearsal space for dance. In 2005 n desir studio curate presented the "n desir exhibition" in Stuttgart, Germany.
Lau also expanded her artistic idea to local and international theatre scene, working though out visual and concept, collaborations with artists from different profession. She was one of the participants of Chicken Part 8, 9 & 11, a fusion of experimental theater series organized by Lee Swee Keong and James Lee.In 2003 she was involved as multimedia installation artist in 2 major theatre production "Re: Lady White Snake" by River Grass Dance Theater and "A Cherry Bludgeoned A Spirit Crushed" by Nyoba Dance +. "Re: Lady White Snake" were on stage in Kuala Lumpur and also in Taiwan during the International Dance Conference. "A Cherry Bludgeoned A Spirit Crushed" was first stage for My Dance Festival, and then expanded to a full-length version in the same year, and was invited to re-stage in Hua Yi Festival In Singapore.
In 2004-2006, Lau start the interaction with musician by video projection, she did several similar project in France, Germany and The Netherlands. She was awarded Honorable Mention PHILIP MORRIS Group of companies art awards 1999 and 2001 also Special Mention The Young Contemporaries art awards 2002.
In 2004-2006, Lau start the interaction with musician by video projection, she did several similar project in France, Germany and The Netherlands. She was awarded Honorable Mention PHILIP MORRIS Group of companies art awards 1999 and 2001 also Special Mention The Young Contemporaries art awards 2002.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY 2008 International centre for research and creation Cat' Art Sainte Colombe sur 1'Hers(France) 2007 Artist In Residency Rimbun Dahan
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY 2008 International centre for research and creation Cat' Art Sainte Colombe sur 1'Hers(France) 2007 Artists In Residency Rimbun Dahan[2], Malaysia Graz RONDO , Austria Can Serrat International Art Center Spain 2006 Artist Residency Krems, Austria (Guest) 2005 DSPS, Nederland ( Guest) Akademie schloss solitude, Germany (Guest)
AWARDS
2002 Special Mention The Young Contemporaries Art Awards
2001 Honorable Mention PHILIP MORRIS Group of companies art awards
1999 Honorable Mention PHILIP MORRIS Group of companies art awards
ENG TAY Awards
PROJECT 2007 Sketchup+++[3] Blog collective photo project: snowy everning[4]/eyes everywhere[5] (cooperate with artist Elizabeth Ross, involves artists from Mexico, USA, Spain,Uruguay, Norway and Germany 2006 An hour walking[6], Berlin,,Germany River scape[7]/ An hour walking in Krems, Austria -14c[8]/ : video projection, performing and sound experimental ,Germany I am sitting in front of the computer, Austria 2005 Medusa[9], Stuttgart, Germany n desir[10], Fluctuating Image, Stuttgart, Germany
EXHIBITION
2007 Transparent Exhibition[11], Makasini/Magasinet/Granary, Fiskars, Finland
2006 3 Young Contemporaries: 1997-2006[12], Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kualau Lumpur, Malaysia
Yong Ching Sui Fundraising Exhibition, 67 Tempinis Satu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Online Exhibition, Externaldatabase website
2005 n desir exhibition Fluctuating Images. Contemporary media art,Stuttgart, Germany
Musterwohnung, RomerStrasse 2, Stuttgart, Germany
2004 Internatioanales Daumenkinofestival Solitude 2004[13], Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
Phantasmen,RomerStrasse 2, Stuttgart, Germany
Sommerfest,Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
3 Young Contemporaries,Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The International Paint and Drawing Exhibition[14], Silpakorn University,Thailand
2003 Length I, Solo Exhibition, n desir studio, Malaysia
Spaces dialogue + exhibition,RAP (Rumah Air Panas), Malaysia
2002 The Young Contemporaries Art Awards Exhibition,National Art Gallery,Malaysia
2001 Philip Morris Group of Companies Art Award Exhibition,National Art Gallery, Malaysia
2000 1st Malaysian Chinese Open Show, NN Galeri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1999 Philip Morris Group of Companies Art Awards Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Malaysia
THEATRE PROJECTS
2006 Chicken Part 11[15] by Lee Swee Keong , The Actors Studio, Kuala Lumpur Performing Art Centre , Malaysia
2003 Re: Lady White Snake by River Grass Dance Theatre[16], 3rd Asia Pacific Arts Forum, Taipei University of the Art, Taiwan
Re: Lady White Snake by River Grass Dance Theatre, The Actors Studio Bangsar,Kualau Lumpur, Malaysia
Cherry Bludgeoned A Spirit Crushed by Nyoba Dance +,The Actors Studio Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Chicken Part 9 by Nyoba Dance+ and James Lee, The Actors Studio, Kuala Lumpur Performing Art Centre , Malaysia
2002 Chicken Part 8 by Nyoba Dance+and James Lee, The Actors Studio, Kuala Lumpur Performing Art Centre , Malaysia
Live Interactive and Composition
2006 Exteroceptor night[17], Red Gate Gallery, London, UK
2005 -14c[18], Berlin, Germany
A far off point[19], Berlin, Germany