Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme IV

Past Exhibition

Lam received her Bachelor Degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University.

Lam had held several solo installation and sculpture exhibitions, and her conceptual and site-specific installation works have been exhibited in many venues. She has been invited to participate into more than 100 exhibitions in Hong Kong and overseas, including France, China, Japan, Korea, Australia and Malaysia, etc. In 2001, she was invited to participate into the “Asian Art Project: Up-ricing” and had touring art performance in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Chiayi and Beijing. At the same year, she started her “Cultivating Civilization” research art project.

She specializes in creation with different medium in particular sites, including site-specific installation works in piers, on ferry; conceptual works at Lunar New Year Fair Market, the former prison etc. In recent years, her works display special focus on relationships between cultural development and human activities. Her recent works including “The Late Version of Shan Hai Jing” which is related to issue of environmental protection and ecology; “The Canopy is Crammed with Lemons” is concerning about the government’s WKCD project; “Chocolate Chandelier” is to investigate the change of concept of love by modern people nowadays and “One minute prison”, an interactive art project, which offers opportunities for participants to think about their personal “guilty” while being sent to the former real prison for one minute.

Lam was also the recipient of several arts awards, including “Most Promising Artist Award” (Painting category) in 1995, First Prize in the Painting category in 1996 and First Prize in the Sculpture category in 1997 from the Phillippe Charriol Foundation, “New Vision Award” in 2001 from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Finalist of “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial” (1998 & 2005), selected artist of “Artist in Neighborhood Scheme IV” in 2007 and “40 under 40” award which being recognized as one of the top young design talent of Greater China Region from PERSPECTIVE magazine etc.