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28 January 2024: Relentless Melt No. 31: Abstract and Experimental Animation from Hong Kong

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Curated by Max Hattler, Relentless Melt No. 31 presents a selection of recent abstract and experimental animation films from Hong Kong. Founded in 2017, Relentless Melt is a Hong Kong-based society for abstract and experimental moving image and has since presented screenings at festivals and events around the world.

Hand, Tsz-wing Ho, 2021, 5’15 min
Glimpse, Leung Cyrus, Ty Lok Yi Scarlett, Kwan Sin Ching Angel, 2022, 1’10 min
O/S, Max Hattler, 2023, 5 min
Park Voyage, Florence Yuk-ki Lee, 2022, 3’11 min
Darma, Tsang Hing Chor, Chan Ka Lam, Hung Kwan Yiu, 2023, 3’08 min
_ImEdge, Huang Xiaowen, 2018, 4’13 min
Serial Parallels, Max Hattler, 2019, 9 min
Invade, Wong Man-sze, 2020, 5’33 min
& More, Tsz-wing Ho, 2022, 3’11 min
Fab-rics, Chai Jing Hoong, 2022, 1 min
Burnt Fox, Jaron Kuehmstedt, Kwan Lok Tung, Tse Hiu Yin, Wang Shuxin, 2023, 3’11 min
You Build a Home in My Mind, Florence Yuk-ki Lee, 2023, 7’45 min
Feed Me to the Squares, Tracey Ngai Tsz Kwan, 2021, 3 min
Quakes, Jaron Kuehmstedt, Kwan Lok Tung, Tse Hiu Yin, Wang Shuxin, 2023, 1 min
Overheating, Jiin Chung, Lizzy Bovee, Yuna Tang, Nathan Yeom, 2023, 3’24 min
P/S, Max Hattler, 2023, 6’35 min


Max Hattler is an abstract animator and professor at the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong.