Zheng Mahler. Courtesy of the artists. Zheng Mahler
Zheng Mahler (founded in 2009; based on Lantau Island, Hong Kong) is a collective composed of artist Royce Ng (b. 1983, Melbourne, Australia) and anthrozoologist Daisy Bisenieks (b. 1983, Melbourne, Australia). Through a research-based practice, Zheng Mahler investigates global trade as well as 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 has had solo presentations at the Johann Jacobs Museum, Zurich, Switzerland (2014, 2016) and PhD Group in Hong Kong (2023). The collective has also exhibited projects at the KW Institute of Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany (2024); Kunsthalle Mainz, Germany (2023); Helsinki Biennale, Finland (2023); UCCA Dune, Beidaihe, China (2022–23); Singapore Museum of Art (2022); M HKA, Antwerp, Belgium (2021); Asian Cultural Center, Gwangju, Korea (2021); Shanghai Biennale, China (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).
Zheng Mahler is a participating artist in the Framer Framed exhibition Really? Art and Knowledge in Time of Crisis curated by Mi You and David Garcia.
Exhibitions
