Anthonie Chong was born in 1971. Through experiences of the complexities and dilemma of living in a globalized and technocratic age, Chong created the @-monk series in the year 2000s, which is inspired by ‘Narjar’ a brave child character from an ancient Chinese legend. The series is integrated with Eastern posturing techniques, which aims to communicate to the spectator a recollection of childhood memories. The @-monk characters not only narrate a story but also depict ‘a spiritual release and desire for eternal peace.’

In 2008, the nature inspired Gaia series was conceived and consists of five elements that of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. The child is depicted interacting with elements of n REFERENCE http://biotechnics.org/2wee_kong_chai.html https://kahleongchong.wordpress.com/biodata/...