Keileon (麒麟) is neither a dragon nor a tiger, neither phoenix nor peacock;
It is a chimaera of mythical creatures, the impossible combinations of animals born to this beautifully chaotic world. You have probably not heard of this word before, because there are plenty of spellings out there from different East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) heritages (กิเลน, kỳ lân, 기린). However this time, it is from a London-based, Hongkongese narrative - Keileon.

The old Hakka saying: Keileon hides as the people are troubled. Keileon dances as the world is at peace. (百姓愁，麒麟走；天下和，麒麟舞。) No one have ever seen Keileon as turmoils constantly appear in corners of our world. Until the day the voiceless are heard, the suppressed are freed, and justice prevails, Hidden Keileon perseveres in presenting works liberating minds, bodies and spirits.

Hidden Keileon is an artist-led collective, with multidisciplinary artists and curators. We take to signify our practice to understand this world through art-making. We emphasise the importance of having a safe creative space for each other to soar through the artistic world. We stress the idea of imaginary power to think about new possibilities beyond the existing realities. We urge the urgency of collaboration in which we extend to the audiences, venues, academics, institutes, etc. Collaboration in the arts scene is as much or more important than ever.

Hidden Keileon means new ways of thinking and being, new forms of creativity, new ways of dealing with old impasses in radical and revolutionary creative art forms.