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Evangelo Costadimas (b. 1958) - Also known as: Angelo, EC, Eva-chan

Born and raised in Ethiopia to Greek/Italian parents, I immigrated to Canada where I studied engineering and worked as a telecoms engineer for more than two decades.

All along I nurtured an interest in art and photography and established my own art practice in the early 90s, after moving to Hong Kong. By 2006, my passion in art and photography overtook my interest in engineering, so I went back to school. In By 2009 I had obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from RMIT and formalising my participation in art making, in addition to getting professionally certified as an Art Curator by the Hong Kong Art School.

When a friend asked me if I could shoot a short film for him, I got bit by the filmmaking bug and jumped in head first. Three years later I was teaching cinematography and working on films and commercials.

I also derived immense satisfaction from teaching and worked for several years as a part-time lecturer for RMIT, Hong Kong Art School, PolyU (SPEED) and as an adjunct professor for SCAD University in Hong Kong.

Having studied and worked in a range of disciplines and having lived, worked or visited more than thirty countries, I now find myself more than fulfilled but somehow feel I am not quite done yet. What will the next endeavour entail?

I currently live in Japan with my wife Akiko and our two black cats Nero and Sera.

 

Photo by Akiko Kobayashi (2021)

 
 

Photography / Fine Art Practice

    • Shooting Blind: Portrayals from the street, curated by Helen Ng, Woodhouse, Hong Kong, 2010

    • Deconsequences, Shanghai Street Art Space , Hong Kong 2008

    • Safe Distance, Shanghai Street Art Space, Hong Kong 2007

    • Metamorphosis, Sin Sin Atelier, Hong Kong 2005

    • Esoteric Erotica, OP fotogallery, Hong Kong 2000

    • Viae Variae, Würth-Gallery, Goethe-Institut, Hong Kong 2000

    • In Conversations with 100 local artists, YY9 Gallery, Hong Jong, 2015

    • Simulated Alternate Realities, curated by Davina Lee, 1a space, Hong Kong, October 2010

    • Chroniques Hongkongaises, curated by Davina Lee, Diorama Rue Raspail, Arles, July 2010

    • City Flâneur: Social Documentary Photography, The Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 2010

    • Displacement#3 Video installation, Hong Kong Art Fair, Hong Kong, 2010

    • Cross, YY9 Gallery, Hong Kong 2008

    • Imaging Hong Kong, Edge Gallery/Central Library Hong Kong 2008

    • Mastermind 2008, Pao Galleries, The Hong Kong Arts Centre 2008

    • Almost 17, White Tube Gallery, Hong Kong 2007

    • Moonstruck, The Hong Kong Artists Biennale 2005, Club 64, Hong Kong 2005

    • Dislocation Re-launch Exhibition, Fringe Club, Hong Kong 2004

    • Wake up! Photography is Art, ART Statement Gallery, Hong Kong 2004

    • Confronting Love : New Chinese Art, Fringe Club, Hong Kong 2004

    • Made in Hong Kong for Hong Kong, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong 2003

    • To Conquer The West : New Chinese Art, MAPOFF, Hong Kong 2003

    • Small Beginnings : New Chinese Art, Fringe Club, Hong Kong 2003

    • Bodywork, LEE Gallery, Toronto 2000

    • Zan Shin: Moment of Reflection, Photo Space Koyo, Tokyo 1999

    • 23rd International Annual Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo 1998

    • Nude Quartet, Martini Gallery, curated by Caroline Chu, Hong Kong 1997

    • Restricted Exposures: Private Content, Public View, curated by Lisa Cheung, Hong Kong Fringe Festival 1996

    • OP95 - OP Editions, Fringe Club, Hong Kong 1995

    • That obscure object of desire, Hong Kong Fringe Festival 1991

    • Refuge, QuArt Society, Hong Kong 1990

 

Film / Video

    • Lady Leung, Cursed Blessings: Cinematography prize, HOT DOCS 2014 Film Festival, Toronto, Canada

    • THE OFFERINGS : DER award HOT DOCS 2012 Film Festival, Toronto, Canada

    • PRETTY PASS: Semi-Finalist, Lost Angeles CineFest 2019 / Official Selection: The Jozi Film Festival 2019 / Official Selection, PRISMA 2020 / Official Selection International Shorts 2019

    • CAPTIVITY: Finalist Experimental, Roma Cinemadoc 2020, Rome / Semi-Finalist, Eurasia International Film Festival 2019 / Official Selection, Indie Visions Film Festival 2019 / Special Mention, Melkbos Short Film Festival 2020 / Official Selection, PRISMA 2020

    • LOVE ME NOT: Official Selection Kansai Queer Film Festival 2012, Japan / Official Selection BAFICl 2012, Buenos Aires, Argentina / Official Selection Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival 2012, Czech / Official Selection Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2012, Canada / Official Selection San Francisco Film Society Asian Cinema, 2012, USA / Official Selection Hamburg International Queer Film Festival 2012, Germany / Official Selection Stockholm International Film Festival 2012, Sweden / Official Selection Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2012, Hong Kong / Official Selection Terracota Film Festival 2013, London

    • RIDE : Official Asian Short Film Selection 23rd Aguilar Film Festival 2011, Spain

    • HAVANA DIVAS - Cinematography (Documentary 2018, Directed by S. Louisa Wei)

    • LOVE ME NOT: - Director of Photography (Romantic Comedy, Drama 2012, directed by Gilitte Leung),

    • GAME ON : TIME TO PULL THE STRINGS (Comedy, Crime, Romance 2013), ‘Unlease the Sabre Tooth’ segment, Director of Photography

    • CUPBOARD GIRL - Editor (Drama, Fantasy 2019, directed by Yue Ran)

    • PRETTY PASS: SOME PROBLEMS SOLVE THEMSLEVES - Director (Dark Comedy 2019, written, produced and edited by Michelle Claase)

    • ENDLESS STORY - Director and Director of Photography (Comedy 2018, written by Michel Duthin, edited by Michelle Claase)

    • CAPTIVITY: THERE IS NO ESCAPE - Director (Drama 2018, written, edited by Michelle Claase, cinematography by Michael Rush)

    • ACNESTIS: ROSE - Director of Photography (Drama, 2018 directed by Mitchell Birks)

    • AS CLOSE AS FLESH AND BLOOD - Director of Photography (Comedy, Drama 2015, directed by Gabriel Trane Clemont)

    • LADY LEUNG: CURSED BLESSINGS - Director of Photography (Documentary 2014, directed by Seth Henderson)

    • THE HOOK - Director of Photography (Drama, 2013, directed by Boris Burgess)

    • SATURNALIA: THE SHADOWS OF ISCA - Director of Photography (Noir Drama 2013, directed by Kaitlin Trowbridge)

    • THE OFFERINGS - Director of Photography (Documentary 2012, directed by Seth Henderson)

    • ONE DAY - Director of Photography (Drama 2012, directed by Marcus Shen)

    • TWO KISSES AND A SLAP - Director of Photography (Drama, Fantasy 2011, directed by Joao Goez)

    • RIDE - Director of Photography (Drama 2011, directed by Syren Johnstone)

    • FOLLOW by Suicide Star 2022 - Editor & Colourist

    • BEDPOST by Step Echo - 2019 - Director & Director of Photography, Editor, Colourist

    • IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE by Kevin Guffy 2014 - Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Colourist

    • EYES OF A STRANGER (Cover) by Step Echo 2013 - Director & Director of Photography, Editor, Colourist

    • I LOVE IT by Step Echo 2012 - Director of Photography, Colourist

    • ONE WAY TICKET by Manting Chang 2011 - Director of Photography

    • Tycoon Talk - Cinematography, 3 episodes (TV Series 2014, directed by Sean Lee Davies)

    • UBER COPTER SERVICE (HK) 2015 TV campaign - Director of Photography

    • AMC JEEP (HK) 2015 campaign - Director of Photography

    • APM MONACO, ETÉ COLLECTION 2015 - Director of Photography

    • MARIEJOLIE, AYA COLLECTION 2015 - Director of Photography

    • SAMSONITE, VOX Innovation(Asia) 2014 - Director of Photography

    • APM MONACO. VALENTINE COLLECTION, 2014 - Director of Photography

    • MELISSA BUI, OPALINE COLLECTION 2014 - Director of Photography

    • APM MONACO, MEMPHIS COLLECTION 2014 - Director of Photography

    • HONG KONG TRADE COMMISSION, ASIA’S BUSINESS SERVICE CENTRE CAMPAIGN 2014 (7 micro-films Directed by Paul Mogg) - Director of Photography

    • RUE MADAME, TVC 2014 - Director of Photography

    • FINGERQ PRIVACY PROTECTION TVC 2013 - Director of Photography

    • FINGERQ PRISM TVC 2013 - Director of Photography

    • THREE THOUSAND HUMAN EVOLUTIONISM, Special Effects Make-up Exhibition promotional video 2013 - Director of Photography

    • ELLEGANCE JEWELLERY, Corporate Video 2012 - Director of Photography

    • HONG KONG BEACH FIVES 2012 promotional video - Director of Photography

    • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF FILM & TV, Now in Hong Kong 2012 campaign - Director of Photography

 

Art Curator

    • Co-Curator, KNITerature the art of Movana Chen (ten year retrospective), ArtisTree, Hong Kong, 2013

    • Co-Curator, Destination Berlin, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 2011

    • Co-Curator, SCOPAHOLICS an exhibition of Hong Kong Photography 2010, INDEXG Gallery, Toronto, April 2010

    • Co-Curator, Stretched Connotations, White Tube, Hong Kong, May 2010

    • Curator, DEJA VU, Eileen Chan's participation at the 9th Florence Biennale, Florence, December 2009

    • Curator, Arnel S. Agawin: Remains of a Travelling Battered Wing, Osage Soho, Hong Kong, July 2009

    • Co-Curator, Feigned Innocence: We all look [La Voyeuse ], Osage Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, May 2009

    • Curator, William Lim: Destination, Osage Soho, Hong Kong, September 2008

    • Co-Curator, “Horses” Photographs by Almond Chu, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong, 2008

    • Co-curator, Kung Lui: The Princess Within, Benten17 Gallery, Hong Kong, February 2008

    • Assistant Curator, Star Fairy, Hong Kong at the 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice, June 2007

    • Catalogue preface, KNITerature - transmogrifications in the paper based work of Movana Chen, (with co-author Helen Ng), 2013

    • Catalogue essay, “Youngseok Cha : Well Still Life” - Publisher: New Gallery On Old Balley, Hong Kong 2010

    • Catalogue essay, Expansion, Volume, Spatiality and Colour: A Topological paragon of Alberto Reguera’s installations, 2010

    • Didactic / Essay, SCOPAHOLICS : voyeurism, exhibitionism and a few stops in between, April 2010

    • Catalogue essay, "When the Journey Becomes the Destination" - William Lim: Destination, Publisher: Osage, 2008

    • Catalogue essay, "The Ever So Paradoxial Art of Wilson Shieh" - Wilson Shieh: Ladykillers, Publisher: Osage, 2008

    • Catalogue essay, "Echoes of Change" - Chinese Voices Chinese Stories, Publisher: Osage, 2008

    • Exhibition design and implementation, The Ghost Of Sister Ping, by Katrien Jacobs, Videotage, Hong Kong 2017

    • Project Documentation, Project “Excavation”, Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, 2009

 

Educator

    • Mentor at the English Language Film School - Cinematography (2019)

    • Part-time Lecturer at Hong Kong Art School - RMIT,  School of Photography,  Bachelor of Fine Arts programme (2011 - 2018)

    • Part-time Lecturer at Hong Kong PolyU (SPEED) Bachelor of Arts-AMA Hons, programme (2015 - 2018)

    • Adjunct professor at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Hong Kong,  Photography and Film departments,  Bachelor of Fine Arts programme (2012 - 2016)

    • Cinematography Mentor at International Academy of Film and Television, Hong Kong (2012 - 2014)

    • Asia Society:  ‘What is Street Photography?’ (2015)

    • The Photocrafters:  “Street Photography Workshop” (2013 and 2015)

    • History of Photography, eight sessions, Photography Appreciation series at the JPG Camera Club (2011)

    • Shung Tak Catholic English College.  Artist in Residence 2006 (three months)

    • Hong Kong PolyU

    • City University of Hong Kong

    • Chu Hai College of Higher Education

    • Hong Kong International Photo Festival

    • St. Margaret's Co-Ed English Secondary School

    • Delia Memorial School,

    • Diocesan Boys' School,

    • Yaumati Kaifong Association School

    • Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre

    • LAMDA Hong Kong, Random Art Workshop Hong Kong

    • Random Art Workshops (RAW) Hong Kong

 

Education

  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Master of Fine Arts - Photography (2008)

  • Hong Kong Art School, Professional Certificate in Exhibition Studies and Art Curatorship, awarded with distinction (2008)

  • Hong Kong Jockey Club - Para/Site Art Space Curatorial Training Programme (2008)

  • Niagara College of Applied Arts & Technology, Computer Engineering Associate Degree (1981)

  • Niagara College of Applied Arts & Technology, Electronics Engineering Associate Degree (1981)

Experience

  • Multimedia specialist, Monolith Communications (2019 - present)

  • Co-Founder Bao Bao Films (2015 - 2019)

  • Co-Founder ARTCUE projects (2009-2013)

  • Independent Curator (2007 - 2013)

  • Resident Curator, Osage group of galleries and Osage Art Foundation (2008 - 2009)

  • Assistant Curator, Hong Kong Pavillion, 52nd Venice Biennale (2007)

  • Sole Proprietor ECWORKS (2005 - 2018)

  • Fine Art Photography Practice (1988 - present)

  • Telecom Systems Engineer, Network Architect, Product management, Product Marketing, at Nortel Networks (1997 - 2007)

  • Software Designer, Member of Scientific Staff at Bell-Northern Research (1981-1997)

  • Programmer, Armstrong Cable TV (1980-1981)