Thank you for visiting the show! It was a great day spending time with all the sculptors! Special thanks to @bernardchanchan__ & @sunnymakingart for making the work happen! Some thoughts below if you care- Invisible Familiarity 2024 Pine, cement, plaster, pigment, glass, print and clay A first: reaching out to you. Since the birth of the community, the collective information and memory become one of the crucial aspect of communication. With genocide, war, censorship and environment issue shaping our collective consciousness. We often overlook the limitations and restrictions of our individual perspectives. Perhaps it’s our tendency to lean towards negativity, or simply a failure to recognize the amount of stress one can endure. We presume that our perspectives are continuously expanding through daily experiences, yet we forget that the truth of the world is constantly being challenged, uncovered, and refined. It’s impossible to match the movement of the world. The artwork speaks on glimpses and perspectives through fragile yet threatening pieces of destroyed architectural debris. The lens serves as eyes in the world, portaling, and projecting… Imagine a world where we are able to experience and catch sight of everything and everywhere. Wondering how would that alter one’s perspective and beliefs The show will run until April 25th.

The fence series to me is an overlook of my art practice interests and my mental state. A lot of ideas have evolved since the previous fence, which was about decay, border, and fragility. This fence continues to visualise similar materiality of clay and plaster but expanded to more. This work tries to portray human fragility. Human has always represented individuals as powerful as they can possible, especially in recent time. Yet daily occurrences are often reminded of our breaking point and body restriction of physical and mental health. The bone structure explores from the ribs and lungs to the voice and energy of human anatomy. On the other hand, human fragility is a crucial part of our communication. We acknowledge the weaknesses, and limitations one might have through culture, environment, and childhood influences to create encouraging conversations with one another. Continue to investigate shapes and forms to visualise the existing situation and human societies' movements. Fence 4- Get off your chest 210 x 70 x 50 cm Plaster, clay, aluminium wire, fabric & pine.

recent - april

Glad to be showing Flow State with @warblingcollective ! Welcome to join us next Tuesday night (21st)- look forward to seeing the exhibition and artists. Flow State 2024 Glazed Stoneware 29.5 x 30.5 x 12 cm

studio shots - august 2025

“28E” by Polam Chan @polamchan Polam Chan’s sculpture, 28E (2024), is an allegorical representation of the artist’s childhood memories encased in a dark cubicle. Stoneware and salt crystals make up the work, giving it a distinctive rawness and unpolished finish. Each of the materials used was carefully selected by the artist and carries a meaning. “Through the use of salt crystals, this artwork symbolises memory preservation, reflecting the concept of crystallising memory within its sculptural form. It is titled after Hong Kong flat 28E, where I had lived since birth. The artwork serves as a vessel, encapsulating and solidifying the memories of our lived experiences, taking reference from humanity’s use of salt for preservation.” – Polam Chan About the artist Polam Chan, born in 1998, is a Hong Kong artist based in London. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sculpture from the University of Brighton and a master’s degree from the Royal College of Art. His work looks at boundaries, politics, media, and barriers that create blockages for individuals, both physically and mentally. He draws inspiration from Hong Kong, his home town, and portrays his perspectives of the diaspora through sculpture, installation and video. Polam’s artworks consider the shifting dynamics between reality and subconscious memories, examining how individuals cope with dramatic life changes and questioning the alienation from a previous home through social media and personal interactions. Viewers’ assumptions are challenged, provoking reflection. Primitive and unpolished, Polam’s works explore mending, healing and communication, offering an alternative to present conflicts. His clay creations look at the limitations, uncertainties and fragilities of society, with a metaphorical comparison to emotions and feelings. This comparison is seen in the transformation of the material from wet to dry, heavy to light, and strong to weak, ultimately reflecting the fragility of the human condition. (Content originally published on Hongkongers.world.)

Preservation of memories and body. 28E(2) 2022 - 2026 Stoneware with Salt Crystal 65 x 30 x 20cm - work is now showing at Robert Phillips Gallery @somewheresomedayexhibition Thank you @charleswongpc for organizing.

A bit of a late post. This was shown in May this year at @filet_space . Want to share some thoughts i had when creating this work- 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧, 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙬, 𝙘𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙩, 𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙨. 2025 Glazed stoneware, pewter, daffodil scent & water. 115x 65x 70 cm vessels contains, we utilise vessels to hold objects, memories, and most importantly water. Similarly act as a capsule of memories to our body. It holds and absorbs, often holds things that are unforgettable. The work speaks on the relation of body/ mind with fluidity. energy and emotions flows through body, it fulfils and empty itself at the same time. Creating a balance within. Sometimes we choose to open these drawers, we might even share it. But the idea of it exists within these spaces might already be enough. The past, the present and future are condensed. So the vessel is memory of what is immemorial.

Open studio @bagtrust - new-ish space, with new and old pieces. Chance to meet all the artists in the building as well. works that is not quite there yet-

appreciation post

ceramic daffodils with scent