Reo Ma’s creativity has free rein in the myriad of mediums and materials with which he works. With a background in fashion design, the Hong Kong native (b. 1992) has an affinity for hands-on production: he welds metal, moulds concrete and dismantles vehicles, all skills he taught himself. His sculptural objects thus take on a raw, unrefined visual quality that reflects the spontaneity and immediacy of his art-making. He also draws from his personal experiences – not only for context, but to provoke questions about collective standards.

In 2021, Ma initiated War on Culture, a pseudonym that anyone can take on as long as they create works against the homogenisation of culture. In the fashion of guerrilla art, he has been putting up sculptural works since 2021 in the streets of Hong Kong, London and Paris.

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