簡介
In the versatile work of Hong Kong–Canadian artist and poet Amy Ching-Yan Lam—spanning poetry, artists' books, and exhibitions—artistry and humor arrive sideways, surfacing where they seem least supposed to exist.
In this talk, Lam will share projects from the past decade, including Looty Goes to Heaven (2023), a speculative novel and animation exploring British colonial extraction through the perspective of a Pekin dog stolen after the Opium Wars, and Acceptable Protest (2025), which satirizes the absurd logic of “approved” dissent on North American campuses following the Palestine encampments.
Moderated by her translator, Zian Chen, the conversation will explore how literary gestures fold into exhibition-making, and how institutional critique slips back into writing. After the talk, the speakers will open up an informal exchange with the audience on writing poetry, making artists' books, and organizing exhibitions in Hong Kong.
Amy Ching-Yan Lam is an artist and writer born in Hong Kong who lives in Tkaronto/Toronto and Lenapehoking/Brooklyn. She works between what capitalism requires of life and what it feels like to be alive.
