Artist Jaffa Lam on scent and memory, art in a fast-food Chinese in New York, and the Hong Kong Art School.
Chasing an Elusive Nature by Jaffa Lam (Courtesy of the artist and Axel Vervoordt Gallery)
Ep.57 | Artist and art educator Jaffa Lam works from her studio in the New Territories, Hong Kong. I travelled to Fo Tan to meet Jaffa and we spoke about her childhood memories of growing up in China, how a bet in a Chinese restaurant in New York enthused her to make art, grappling with imposter syndrome, determination, and her 500 rocks of the Monkey King.
Jaffa Lam is a Hong Kong-based artist specializing in large-scale, site-specific and mixed-media works, often making use of recycled materials, such as crate wood, old furniture, abandoned metal and umbrella fabric. Since 1999, in her “Micro Economic” and other public/community projects, she has been connecting heritage and current affairs, and representing ordinary people through non-narrative and dialogical installations.
Studio of Jaffa Lam, Fo Tan, Hong Kong (Courtesy of the artist and Axel Vervoordt Gallery)
Trolley Party, Jaffa Lam, Art Basel 2023 (Courtesy of the artist and Axel Vervoordt Gallery)
Chasing an Elusive Nature by Jaffa Lam, Axel Vervoordt (Courtesy of the artist and Axel Vervoordt Gallery)
Website www.jaffalam.com
Instagram @jaffalam
Axel Vervoordt www.axel-vervoordt.com
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