susan pui san lok is an artist and writer based in London. Working across installation, moving image, sound, performance and text, she has been exhibiting and publishing nationally and internationally since the 1990s. Born and educated in England, lok has exhibited widely in the UK, with solo shows at BFI Southbank Gallery, London; Cornerhouse, and Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester; and Site Gallery, Sheffield. As well as featuring in several group exhibitions in the UK, lok’s work has also toured internationally, as part of shows at Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong; MOMA, Shanghai; Gallery 4a, Australia; and Beijing 798 Space, Beijing. lok is currently currently Research Fellow in Visual Culture in the School of Art and Design at Middlesex University.

Over the past decade, lok’s practice has evolved to incorporate experimental, collaborative, research-driven and interdisciplinary approaches. Several recent projects have developed through dialogues with moving image archivists (Faster, Higher; NEWS/REEL), and collaborations with composers, choreographers, and dancers (Golden; DIY Ballroom). Significant and recurring themes in her work concern ideas of aspiration, amateurism, and endeavour.

lok is currently working on a new commission for the ‘Everything Flows’ project which will be presented at De La Warr Pavilion 30 June to 16 September 2012.