About

JUNNY CHUN AU-YEUNG (b. 1991) graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts in 2015. He later completed a Master’s degree in Contemporary Arts at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2022.

CHUN’s work primarily explores the concept of “incomplete completeness”, a notion that delves into the tension between physical fulfillment and emotional or existential emptiness. By using installation, object-based art, and video, he examines how spaces, objects, and materials reflect the complexities of personal struggles and societal expectations. His work often transcends the literal, asking profound questions about how environments—be they domestic, public, or psychological—shape our identity and sense of belonging. The objects and spaces he creates are not just representations but act as vessels for emotional and philosophical exploration, inviting viewers to reflect on their own experiences and relationships with materiality, absence, and presence.

His artistic practice thrives in environments that foster dialogue, material experimentation, and conceptual exploration, where the process itself becomes an integral part of his work. CHUN is not only interested in the final product but also in the journey of creation—often allowing the act of making to reflect the themes of transformation, loss, and the search for meaning that he explores in his work. This process-oriented approach allows for an ongoing conversation between artist, material, and viewer, continually evolving and adapting as his work develops.

The themes in CHUN’s work often stem from his personal experiences and circumstances, making his art deeply introspective yet universally relatable. Through his explorations of home, memory, and identity, he questions what truly makes a space a “home.” By examining themes of possession and lack, support and isolation, materiality and survival, CHUN challenges the conventional understanding of home as a physical space and invites his audience to reflect on the intangible, emotional, and psychological aspects of belonging. In his work, home is not just a place of safety and comfort but also a complex site of tension, loss, and transformation—where material possessions become symbols of both security and constraint, and where the act of inhabiting space is linked to deeper questions of personal and collective identity.

Through his multi-disciplinary approach, CHUN seeks to break down the boundaries between the physical and the emotional, the real and the imagined, creating works that resonate on both a personal and societal level. His exploration of incomplete completeness is not just an aesthetic inquiry but a poignant commentary on the human condition—the longing for connection, the search for meaning, and the ever-present gap between what we have and what we truly need..

In his recently awarded Young Sculptor Award work Our Memories Just Won’t Die, It’s The Trip That Keeps Us Alive, CHUN explores his emotional experiences and sense of security by disassembling household chairs and reassembling them into a small frame. My Heart Aches When It’s Time To Leave was awarded the Young Artist Award following his MA graduation show. His thesis, which centered around the question “What is home?”, deeply delved into key concepts related to the notion of home. In the same year, Things I Wanted To Say But Never Did received the Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center in New York.

His works are held in private collections and galleries.



Education

2020-2022
Master of Contemporary Art, Estonian Academy of Arts

2013-2015
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University



Solo Exhibition

2023
You’ve Been in My Mind, Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2021
All That I Want Is To Be Yours, Raja Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

Don’t Think That I Am Pushing You Away, Vent Space, Tallinn, Estonia


2018
2543, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong



Group Exhibition

2022
I Came Here To Be Alone, I Also Came Here To Be Alone, Tallinn Art Hall,  Tallinn, Estonia

TASE Graduation Show (MA), Tallinn, Estonia

Young Sculptor Award Competition, ARS Kunstilinnak, Tallinn, Estonia


2021
Wet Hearts Of Everyday Thoughts, Tallinn, Estonia

Second Act, Viljandi, Estonia


2020
From Rubbles To Wonders, Grotto Fine Arts, Hong Kong


2019 
Fine Art Asia/ Ink Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 

Pearl And Beyond, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong


2016
First Smash 3, Art Experience Foundation



Residency

2022
Maajaam, Estonia



Award

2022
TASE Graduation Show (MA) Young Artist Award, awarded by Estonian Academy of Arts

Contemporary Sculpture Award, awarded by Internation Sculpture Center

Young Sculptor Award, awarded by Estonian Academy of Arts