Shu Lea Cheang: KI$$ KI$$

Haus der Kunst presents the first survey exhibition by artist and filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang curated by Sarah Johanna Theurer with Laila Wu. It includes works and artefacts from the past three decades presented as landscapes, interconnected elements of the artist’s creative cosmos.

Convenience packaging, obsolete tools, and scrambled data—waste in its many forms—become entry points for examining the complex relationship between the biosphere and technosphere. “KI$$ KI$$” brings together autonomous robots, live sound transmission, and living mushrooms, reinforcing Haus der Kunst’s vision of exhibitions as dynamic, participatory spaces.

A monograph published by Mousse Publishing accompanies the exhibition, offering insight into Cheang’s practice through selected work scenarios, an in-depth conversation with the artist, a glossary decoding her unique language, and previously unseen archival material.