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Ayla Leung (aka Blinked & Passed, formerly Iris / ohsocryptic) is a Hong Kong-based multidisciplinary artist working across street photography, illustration, and zine-making. She explores urban landscapes, socio-cultural narratives, and psychological trauma, human nature, and existential conditions.
For any collaborations or enquiries, please contact via aylaleung@protonmail.com
Exhibition
2025
Zine Day | Your Local Newsstand (Singapore)
Featured zine Spectrum in an exhibition by Singapore’s independent publisher specializing in photography-based works.
Awards & Recognition
Interviews & Features
2025
On Street Photography with Ayla Leung | (in)visible (de)signs Podcast
2024
How AI Will Change the Design Process | (in)visible (de)signs
2017
Among Buildings with Iris Leung | VSCO Journal
Self-Published Zines
2025
The Traum(a)'s Kunstkammer
A visceral exploration of many faces of trauma through a cabinet of curiosities. Blending surreal illustrations, rudimentary physics knowledge, Wikipedia searches, and dark humour, this zine distills agony into 12 eccentric objects.
2024 (Available at Kubrick & ACO Books)
Spectrum
A chromatic journey through minimalist architecture photography, celebrating the beauty of the mundane and the art of perception.
Doppelgängers
A photographic-illustrative tale of personal stagnation — whether by fate or unconscious choice.
Play (with) Me
A dark surreal zine of therapy abuse, power dynamics, and escape that is based on true events.