Dr. Kai-hung Fung is a medical doctor & specialist in diagnostic radiology. He is also a self-taught new media artist. He started his art career in 2003 when he discovered new color image rendering techniques that could enhance the aesthetic value of 3D computed tomography (CT) images. This “rainbow technique” was published in LEONARDO in 2006. He was the first place winner in the “Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2007” organized by “Science” journal and National Science Foundation, U.S.A.

馮啓雄醫生是放射診斷學專科醫生，亦是自學的新媒體藝術家，利用三維醫學影像作為他的藝術創作媒體。2003年開始鑽研三維電腦掃描重組，從而啟發出數碼色彩處理的新技術。他創的「彩虹工藝」更於2006年在LEONARDO雜誌首次發表，獲得美國國家科學基金會2007年度科學與工程視學挑戰獎冠軍。


What lies behind the nose




Using scientific data acquired from state –of-art multidetector computed tomography (CT)scanners, the artist employs 3D-CT as a creative medium to demonstrate the beauty of human anatomy. Utilizing this new technology, the artist hopes to achieve a new meeting of art and science, extending radiology into the realm of visual art.