Polam Chan (b.1998) was born and lived in Hong Kong. Currently based in the United Kingdom.
His practice explores themes of human archaeology, boundaries, and politics, questioning how we navigate and reflect on our current surroundings while initiating conversations among us. He draws inspiration from his hometown and his surroundings in London, portraying his perspective through sculpture, installation, video, and more. His work touches on the interaction and emotion related to social and political issues, frequently shifting dynamics between reality and subconscious memories, and examining how individuals cope with dramatic life events.
Education
2019 - 2021 Sculpture MA, Royal College Of Art
2016 - 2019 Sculpture BA, University of Brighton
Awards
2022 Gilbert Bayes Award - Royal Society of Sculptor
2021 Grand Prix - European Artist Award 2021
2021 Gilbert Bayes/RCA Grants Award, London.
2021 Shortlisted in New Contemporary, London.
2019 3-Year Scholarship at the University of Brighton.
Exhibitions
2024
Trees that we're planting at Saan1 Gallery, Manchester UK. (March 9th)
Gilbert Bayes Award Winner Exhibition at Royal Society of Sculptors, London UK.
2023
Two for Joy at San Mei Gallery, London UK
But Dearer Still is Truth at Plato, Evora PT
The Echoes of Resistance- Artists' Responses, London UK
Confronting the Disappearances at Five Seven One, Reading UK.
Between Trenches at OPENing Gallery, London.
2022
Artwork Open Barbican Group Trust, London.
Playset at A.M.P. Gallery, London.
Hong Kong Nationhood Exhibition at Lewisham Arthouse, London.
2021
Wish You Were Here at Yorkton Gallery, London.
Grad Now 2021 at Saatchi Gallery, London.
Boredom is not an Luxury at Craft Central, London.
RCA Sculpture Satellite Presentation, London.
Deep Cut at Asylum Chapel, London.
2020
Artwork Open Barbarian Arts Group Trust, London.
WIP Show at Royal College of Art, London.
Residency
2022 Gullkistan Residency, Iceland.
2024 Art Residency at Hokutoh, Kanazawa.
Publications
2025 Jet Magazine. "A Letter from Great Britain: Exclusive Interviews with Five British Hong Kong Artists"
2024 Artnet, "This is an Era of Diaspora’: How Hong Kong’s Art Community Is Finding Home in the U.K"
2022 Zolima Citymag, "Meet Hong Kong’s Creative Diaspora in London, Part II"
2021 Fad Magazine, "ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA: LONDON GRADS NOW. 21. AT SAATCHI GALLERY"
2021 Country & Town House, "Promising Young Talent: Highlights from London Grads Now. 21"
2018 ARTOMITY 藝源 Hong Kong's Art Magazine, "Bedroom"
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