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Virtue Village (est. 2020, based in Hong Kong) is a philosophy, an epistemological ideology, and an artist duo comprised of Joseph Chen and Cas Wong. Named after old public housing estate blocks in Kowloon City, the home of Chen’s grandmother, Virtue Village root their practice in contemporary spirituality, transforming found object, environment, and the body into vessels for parabiotic communion. Tapping into the multiple definitions of ascension, they navigate the planes of collective queer subculture, fetish, and transhumanism.


Virtue Village has exhibited at and created performances for Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong); Dossier (China); the Hong Kong Arts Center; Parallel Space (Hong Kong) and Present Projects (Hong Kong).


Fistful of Faith (Hard) (2022) Laser-cut iron (rusted with alkyl nitrites), latex, 157 x 102 cm. Photos by Zed Leets. Courtesy the artists and Property Holdings Development Group.

Performance image of Pyromoan, performed at Yingyang Shanghai as part of “More than Human,” organized by Dossier. Photos by Bai Qingwen. Courtesy the artists and Dossier.

RUSH, (2022) Digital print on canvas, 150 x 557 cm. Unique. Photo by Zed Leets. Courtesy the artists and Property Holdings Development Group, Hong Kong.

Performance image of Tame Sight, performed as the opening event for “Myth Makers: Spectrosynthesis III” at Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, 2022. Photos by South Ho and Ramond Ho. Courtesy Tai Kwun Contemporary and the artists.

Amyl Liminality (2022) Plastic automobile fender, plastic pipe, iron duct flange (rusted with alkyl nitrites), lace, epoxy putty, 183 x 80 x 70 cm. Photos by Zed Leets. Courtesy the artists and Property Holdings Development Group.

Fistful of Faith (2022) Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 90 cm. Photo by Zed Leets. Courtesy the artists and Property Holdings Development Group.

Angel from Sodom

2022

Polyvinyl chloride inflatable, laser-cut stainless steel

Dimensions variable

Installation view of "Virtue Village: Village Porn," PHD Group, Hong Kong, 2022. Photo by Zed Leets. Courtesy the artists and PHD Group, Hong Kong.

Facial Nuisance
2021
Performance, installation
Dimensions variable

How to Migrate to a Higher Dimension (still)
2021
Video

Performance image of Tame Sight, performed as the opening event for “Myth Makers: Spectrosynthesis III” at Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, 2022. Photos by South Ho and Ramond Ho. Courtesy Tai Kwun Contemporary and the artists.

Still of "In God's Body," performed on July 3, 2022, at PHD Group.

Talisman for Recreational Arson™ (2022) Fiberglass, stainless steel chain and buckle, oil on canvas, dirt, 100 x 50 x 10cm. Photo by Zed Leets. Courtesy the artists and Property Holdings Development Group, Hong Kong.

Talisman for Radical Monogamy™️
2022
Fiberglass, stainless steel, oil on canvas
100 x 50 x 10cm

Human Parody

2023

Nylon resin, silicone, acrylic on canvas,
stainless steel ornament, quartz spheres

52 x 64 x 15 cm

Still of "In God's Body," performed on July 3, 2022, at PHD Group.

Performance image of Tame Sight, performed as the opening event for “Myth Makers: Spectrosynthesis III” at Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, 2022. Photos by South Ho and Ramond Ho. Courtesy Tai Kwun Contemporary and the artists.

Talisman for Recreational Arson™ (2022) Fiberglass, stainless steel chain and buckle, oil on canvas, dirt, 100 x 50 x 10cm. Photo by Zed Leets. Courtesy the artists and Property Holdings Development Group, Hong Kong.

How to Migrate to a Higher Dimension (still)
2021
Video

Quiet Luxury

2023

Cement, silicone, polystyrene, epoxy putty,
stainless steel ornaments, stainless steel beads


154 x 68.1 x 59.2 cm

Installation view of Post No Bills (2021) at Present Projects, Hong Kong, 2021.

Village Intruders (2022), Acrylic on canvas, plastic locket, magnet, 80 x 60 cm. Photos by Zed Leets. Courtesy the artists and Property Holdings Development Group.

Performance image of Pyromoan, performed at Yingyang Shanghai as part of “More than Human,” organized by Dossier. Photos by Bai Qingwen. Courtesy the artists and Dossier.

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