Chong uses his breath marks to "paint" images, which are then turned into glass sculpture.
Breath Marks: Queen Elizabeth II and Crying Hong Kong Girl, 2023
Isaac Chong Wai
Etching on glasses, 14 panels, wooden base
43 x 30 x 43 cm
Glass: 40 x 30 x 1 cm each
Wooden base: 43 x 30 x 3 cm
Photo credits: Blindspot Gallery, photo by CHROMA, Istanbul
Breath Marks: Mother with Her Dead Son, 2022
Isaac Chong Wai
Etching on glasses, 14 panels, wooden base
43 x 30 x 43 cm
Glass: 40 x 30 x 1 cm each
Wooden base: 43 x 30 x 3 cm
Photo credits: Blindspot Gallery, photo by CHROMA, Istanbul
Breath Marks: Portrait of Käthe Kollwitz, 2023
Isaac Chong Wai
Etching on glasses, 9 panels, wooden base
30 x 22.5 x 33 cm
Glass: 30 x 22.5 x 1 cm each
Wooden base: 33 x 22.5 x 3 cm
Photo credits: Brücke Museum/ Frank Sperling
Breath Marks: a Crouching Man (Homage to Felix Nussbaum), 2023
Isaac Chong Wai
Etching on glasses, 14 panels, wooden base 43 x 30 x 43 cmGlass: 40 x 30 x 1 cm each
Wooden base: 43 x 30 x 3 cm
© Schinkel Pavillon/ Photo by Frank Sperling