The (#) Memories by ViFong Chan at Saan1

Maja Lorkowska, Exhibitions Editor

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The (#) Memories - A Painting Exhibition by ViFong Chan

Saan1, Manchester
16-18 August 2024

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A painting from the exhibition The (#) Memories
ViFong Chan
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Saan1 welcomes artist ViFong Chan with his exhibition of paintings The (#) Memories. 

The work explores ideas of migration and focuses specifically on the the stories of Hongkongers who have relocated to the United Kingdom since 2020, taking a look at the emotional journey that accompanies such a life-changing decision and the new lives they are creating.

The artist uses his own story as a starting point. Visually, he takes facial profiles of the people he’s working with and combines them with a set of numbers, each picture symbolises the journey of creating a new home and new hope.  The numbers themselves tell a story; each set of numbers is a projection of personal emotions, a private little space for an individual.

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