Exhibition #102 – Didi NG Wing Yin / Not Just Something
28.2.–29.3.2025
Exhibition #102 – Didi NG Wing Yin / Not Just Something
28.2.–29.3.2025
Lokal Gallery
“This exhibition builds upon my ongoing exploration of carving techniques and materiality. Each artwork is an experiment that contains an intimate dialogue between my thoughts on wood framed within a contemplation of naturalness and the material’s inherent properties.
Through carving, I aim to reveal the unseen essence of wood. Every mark, texture, and cut represents my reflections on the material, inviting viewers to connect with the wood’s silent yet hidden language. Each artwork is a record of thinking through making, where each piece embodies my study of the nature of wood itself.”
Didi NG Wing Yin (b. 1989) is a Hong Kong Born artist-designer based in Helsinki. Upon completing a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2012, he went on to work in the furniture- and interior design industry. He is currently attending the MA in Interior Architecture at Aalto University, Finland, where his practice has shied toward woodworking in the fields of contemporary design and crafts. In his practice, Didi seeks to expand perspectives on wood crafting and highlight wood’s natural materiality through experimental surface treatments and hand-carving techniques.
His dedication to wood crafting over the past years has resulted in small- and large-scale works situated in a space between sculpture, installation, and furniture. Didi’s work has been showcased in venues worldwide including Finland, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, and Italy.
In July 2024, Didi NG held his first solo exhibition at the GAo ShAn Gallery in Helsinki. He has participated in group shows with Spazio Nobile Gallery in international art and design fairs, including PAD London, PAD Paris, and Collectible Fair. Didi was featured in ‘The Class of 24’ by Wallpaper* Magazine (UK) to exhibit at the Triennale during Milan Design Week, and ‘Dwell 24’ by Dwell Magazine (US). He represented Finland as the winner of the “Rising Star of the Year” at the Scandinavian Design Awards 2024 and was the winner for “Emerging Designer of the Year” organised by Dezeen Awards (UK). In early 2025, he was selected as one of the finalists for the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize.