Chong Yan Chuah

Chong Yan Chuah 蔡崇彦 تشونغ يان تشواه is a Sino-Malaysian artist, architect and designer works primarily in the mediums of the digital image, game art, and installation art, his works positioned in the interstices between virtual reality and simulated space, fictive narratives and imagined bodies.

Biography
Chong Yan studied architecture at Newcastle University (ARB/RIBA Part I), and then at the Architectural Association (AA) in London (ARB/RIBA Part II), receiving the 2014 RIBA President’s Medals nomination and AA Scholarship.

Career
He has worked extensively with Make Architects in London on competition projects all over the world, contributing to the development of 3D images, cinematics and real-time experiences. Co-founding https://www.inferstudio.com/ in 2017-18 alongside Nathan Su and Bethany Edgoose, he later directed Somnii, an art direction, digital imagination and research studio. Beyond studio work, he has participated in architecture conferences hosted by DATUM:KL and Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM), advocating for a broader perspective on worldbuilding that transcends traditional architectural frameworks.

Artistic Achievements
As an artist, his works have been exhibited and collected internationally. He has exhibited at Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Institute of British Architects, NTU ADM Gallery Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, NOVA.The Staatliches Bauhaus, Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), National Art Gallery Malaysia, and Ilham Gallery. His past work include, 27 Years of Lazarian Delights, FAC3D and Aequus.