Axel LING
凌文滔
b. 2000, French Guiana. Works and lives in Hong Kong.
Ling's interest lies in dissecting the unfolding of life, with the nature of photography to create a temporal space where light (time) is tamed and spirits merge.
The sensibly cropped and framed 'realities' in Ling's photographs aim to strike, guide, and serve as a navigational map in the flesh for oneself, nurturing whimsy thoughts and longing about one's life journey.
This forms the foundation of his practice as an artist-photographer, counting on photography as his primary medium.
Chronology
2024 BFA, Major in Photography, The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU), Czech Republic
2021 CertHE, Major in Design, Media, and Screen, UAL London College of Communication (LCC), United Kingdom
2021 CertHE, Major in Design, Media, and Screen, UAL London College of Communication (LCC), United Kingdom
Selected Publications
2026 A Case of Eclosion, Zen Foto Gallery
2025 Make Zine 3 (A Case of Eclosion), co-published with Photobooksmallsell (Hang Tam), Hong Kong
2021 Hold Everything, Dear, self-published, Hong Kong
2025 Make Zine 3 (A Case of Eclosion), co-published with Photobooksmallsell (Hang Tam), Hong Kong
2021 Hold Everything, Dear, self-published, Hong Kong
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2026 Yolk Bookshop & Art Goods, ‘Opera Omnia’, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong
2026 Undertones, ‘A Case of Eclosion’, Taichung, Taiwan
2024 Ye’s kafe | studio, ‘A Case of Eclosion’, Prague, Czech Republic
2026 Undertones, ‘A Case of Eclosion’, Taichung, Taiwan
2024 Ye’s kafe | studio, ‘A Case of Eclosion’, Prague, Czech Republic
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 HYB4 Galerie, ‘Fotofutures 2024’, Kampus Hybernská, Prague, Czech Republic
2024 Creative Prague Gallery, ‘Tree of Eyes’, Skautský institut, Prague, Czech Republic
2022 OFF Bratislava, ‘Between Anywhere and Nowhere’, Bratislava, Slovakia
2022 Medium Gallery, ‘Battery’, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (AFAD), Slovakia
2024 Creative Prague Gallery, ‘Tree of Eyes’, Skautský institut, Prague, Czech Republic
2022 OFF Bratislava, ‘Between Anywhere and Nowhere’, Bratislava, Slovakia
2022 Medium Gallery, ‘Battery’, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (AFAD), Slovakia
Awards
2026 Springbao Award 02, Springbao, Taiwan
2020 Laureate of Connection Through Images - The Master (Wingshya) vs Young Creatives, PHVLO HATCH, Hong Kong
2020 Laureate of Connection Through Images - The Master (Wingshya) vs Young Creatives, PHVLO HATCH, Hong Kong
