Vajiko Chachkhiani at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025

Vajiko Chachkhiani at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025

・Lower Than the Sky (2022) as a part of Encounters (EN14), curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor

・New work (2025) exhibited at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE (1D30)

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Vajiko Chachkhiani is an acclaimed artist and a promising filmmaker. Blending narrative elements with a succession of fragmented images, his creations delve into personal philosophy, subtly confront personal politics, and engage with pressing social issues.

Born in 1985 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Chachkhiani initially pursued mathematics and informatics at the Technical University of Georgia before shifting his focus to contemporary art. He studied under Gregor Schneider, the Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion-winning German artist, at Universität der Künste (UdK) in Berlin, refining his distinctive artistic voice.

His work has received widespread international recognition, including participation in the 57th Venice Biennale, Italy (2017), Istanbul Biennale (2018), and Sydney Biennale (2020). His solo exhibitions have been hosted by prestigious institutions such as Bundeskunsthalle - the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany (2018), Unlimited at Art Basel, Switzerland (2019), and Pori Art Museum in Finland (2022).

Beyond the art world, he is actively shaping the landscape of independent and artist-driven cinema. Working outside the Georgian commercial film industry, he is dedicated to fostering independent filmmaking. In 2024, he founded Fuga Films, marking a new chapter in his creative practice and expanding into the realm of cinema. Chachkhiani is currently developing his first feature film, The Dog is Barking, in collaboration with a Japanese production team.

Filmography (shorts)

Big and Little Hands, 2025

Warm Winter Sun, 2022

Lower than the sky 2022

The Bee Fall 2021

Shivering Heart, 2019

Heavy Metal Honey, 2018

Cotton Candy, 2018

Winter Which Was Not There, 2017

We Drive Far You in Front, 2016

Life Track, 2014

Ice Cream Man, 2014

Stereo Ballet, 2006

Awards and Grants

2019     Fellowship Villa Aurora, Los Angeles, USA

2017     Future Generation Art Prize 2017 by PinchukArtCentre, Kiev, Ukraine

2016     ISCP Residency Program, New York, USA

　　　 YARAT Contemporary Art Centre, Residency Program, Baku, Azerbaijan

2015     Arbeitsstipendium / work scholarship, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn, Germany

2014     7th Rubens Promotional Award, Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Siegen, Germany

2013     DAAD Scholarship

2012     BINZ39 Artist Residency, Zurich, Switzerland

Public Collections

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Siegen, Germany

Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (The Federal Collection of Contemporary Art), Bonn, Germany

Museum of Contemporary Art Jerusalem, Israel

Kiasma — Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland

IFA Collection, Berlin, Germany

FRAC AUVERGNE, Museum of Contemporary Art Clermont-Ferrand, France

Long Museum, Shanghai, China

He Art Museum, Guangdong, China

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Vajiko Chachkhiani's first feature film, The Dog is Barking, is a social mystery exploring the lives of Georgian workers.

Now in development, this project presents an opportunity to engage with his evolving cinematic practice.

For inquiries:

Tomo Suzuki Japan Ltd. (Japan)

https://www.tomosuzuki.com/

Nushi Film (Georgia)

https://www.nushifilm.com/

Fuga Film (Georgia)