Michelle Chan

Michelle Chan is a relational artist who works primarily in photography. She uses the camera and manipulated images to generate connections and conversations with people. Her works often touch upon the notion of home,belonging, human connection, bonding, and familial relationships. More specifically, they reflect the inherited familial beliefs that inform our daily gestures and rituals, and explore Chinese beliefs that have become recurrent over centuries.

She is the founder of Phoboko, a platform that brings people together through photobooks. As a community, Phoboko interrogates photography as a medium, promoting the vision of local Hong Kong artists in dialogue with other photographers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Source: Hong Kong International Photo Festival