Terence Koh (b. 1977) was born in Beijing, China and grew up in Mississauga, Canada. Across his diverse oeuvre of works, which encompass sculptures, installations, and performance works, Koh explores diverse subjects like mythology, religion, identity, fetishization, power, fashion and sexuality, historically in a striking or explicit manner. In his work, Koh creates a space in which memory and imagination mix with art history and subculture.

While he is most well-known for his monochromatic installations and ritualistic performances, all of his works raise questions that range from how to define the role of the artist, to what constitutes “otherness” in contemporary society. Koh’s recent interest for natural ecosystems has led him to use organic materials, focusing on interaction and time based processes as metaphors for human thoughts, energy flows, civilization, and life cycles. At one point, Koh worked under the alias “asianpunkboy”. In 2008, he was listed in Out magazine’s “100 People of the Year”, and was shortlisted for the SOBEY awards. Koh has exhibited widely around the United States and extensively abroad.