Sin Wai Kin

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Sin Wai Kin (Chinese 單慧乾) is a multimedia artist, filmmaker, writer, and performer based in London[1]. Their works include “A Dream of Wholeness in Parts”[2], “Dreaming the End”[3], “The Breaking Story”[4], “The Time of Our Lives”[5], “The Fortress”[6], “It’s Always You”[7], and “Portraits”[8]. They are known for their immersive use of fantasy and speculative fiction to create worlds and characters that reflect on language, reality, time, identity, and duality[9].

They were nominated for the Turner Prize,[10] the Film London Jarman Award[11], received the Baloise Art Prize[12], and screened their work at the BFI London Film Festival[13].  Born in 1991 in Toronto, Sin studied Drawing at Camberwell College of Arts and Print at The Royal College of Art[14].


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  1. ^ "單慧乾". Blindspot Gallery 刺點畫廊 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  2. ^ Tate. "'A Dream of Wholeness in Parts', Sin Wai Kin, 2021". Tate. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  3. ^ "Sin Wai Kin: Dreaming Before Language |". Flash Art. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  4. ^ "Sin Wai Kin". Film London. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  5. ^ "Sin Wai Kin: The Time of Our Lives - Announcements". e-flux. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  6. ^ "Sin Wai Kin - Lahore Biennale Foundation". 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  7. ^ "Sin Wai Kin: It's Always You | Buffalo AKG Art Museum". buffaloakg.org. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  8. ^ "Artist Sin Wai Kin on the Power of Transformation". Artnet News. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  9. ^ "Sin Wai Kin". Canal Projects. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  10. ^ Searle, Adrian (2022-10-18). "Turner prize 2022 review – slapstick, drag and hairnets at the end of the world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  11. ^ "The Film London Jarman Award 2024". Film London. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  12. ^ "Portraits". Mudam. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  13. ^ BFI (2021-10-06). A DREAM OF WHOLENESS IN PARTS trailer | BFI London Film Festival 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-24 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ Tate. "Sin Wai Kin". Tate. Retrieved 2025-10-24.