Multicultural paradigms, weaved into a symphony of image and sound, are
at the heart of Hong Kong artist and composer, Samson Young’s practice. With a
formal cross-cultural training in music composition, Young channels his attunement
to melody by pushing it’s formalist boundaries to create innovative cross-media
experiences that touch upon the recurring topics of identity, war and literature.
Emphasising a sense of play and intellectual witticism through the inclusion of
unexpected sounds, ranging from the ring of Gameboys, fanfare rides and Cantonese
nursery rhymes, to references of great works of fiction, Young builds peculiar
scenarios that challenge one’s everyday associations with objects, stories and
spaces. Samson Young is a highly regarded composer and media artist based in Hong
Kong. Holding a PhD in Music Composition from Princeton University (2013), Young has
been selected to represent Hong Kong at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017 and has
held multiple solo exhibitions worldwide, including the Goethe-Institute, Hong Kong
and Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan. He is a member of multiple
bands and has collaborated with orchestras worldwide.
