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LAM, Jaffa Laam
Background information
Lam Laam, Jaffa received her BFA, MFA and Postgraduate Diploma in Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is now teaching at the Hong Kong Art School as Senior Lecturer and Programme Coordinator.
She is a sculptor specializing in large-scale site-specific works of mixed-media sculptures and installations, which are primarily made with recycled materials such as crate wood, old furniture and umbrella fabric. In recent years, she has been involved in many public art and community projects in Hong Kong and overseas. Her works often explore issues related to local culture, history, society and current affairs.
Apart from solo exhibitions, Lam has been invited to take part in many local and international exhibitions, as well as artist residency programmes in Kenya, Taiwan, Bangladesh, China, United States and Canada, etc. In 2006, she was awarded the Asian Cultural Council’s Desiree and Hans Michael Jebsen Fellowship.
In 2009, she started a community project in Hong Kong titled “Micro Economy”. At the invitation of Hong Kong Arts Centre Jaffa staged the exhibiton: Jaffa Lam Laam Collaborative: Weaver, to highlight this project which was also shown in Japan’s Setouchi Triennale 2013 representing Hong Kong.
背景資料
林嵐出生於中國福州,現定居於香港。
林嵐主力創作大型混合媒介雕塑作品及裝置,採用的主要為回收再用的物料,包括木箱板、舊傢具、回收布料等等。近年,她積極參與本土及海外不同的公共和社區藝術計劃,作品多以文化歴史、社會與時 事為背景。
除個人展覽外,林嵐多次獲邀參加本地及國際展覽,以及世界各地的藝術家留駐計劃,計有肯亞拉姆、 台灣花蓮、孟加拉達卡、中國上海、美國紐約和加拿大多倫多等。 二零一三年,她應邀參與日本瀨戶內海三年展,二零零九年德國漢堡的「Subvision.art.festival.off.」當代藝術節。她亦獲選為二零零七至 零八年美國 紐約Urban Glass的特邀藝術家、二零零七年加拿大多倫多Tree Museum十週年慶特邀藝術 家。二零零六年亞洲文化協會捷成漢伉儷獎助金得主,以及二零零三年度香港藝術推廣辦事處「藝遊 鄰里計劃II 2003」的重點藝術家。二零零九年,林嵐在香港開始的社區項目名為「微觀經濟」,並獲香 港藝術中心邀請為此計劃舉辦個展:“林嵐合作社﹣織織複織織” (2013)
由林嵐策劃的藝術項目包括「現場灣仔─國際藝術家交流工作坊(香港)2005」及 「4X4─國際藝術家交流工作坊(香港)2008」。
林嵐畢業於香港中文大學藝術系、研究院及教育學院,現於香港藝術學院任教,為雕塑系統籌以及藝術 高級文憑課程統籌。
Academic Qualifications
1999-2000 | Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Art Education) The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
1997-1999 | Master of Fine Art, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
1993-1997 | Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Selected Solo Show
2013 | “Jaffa Lam Laam Collaborative: Weaver”, Pao Gallery, Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong |
2011 | “Micro Economy”, RMIT School of Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
2005 | “Travel with Rickshaw”Alliance Francaise, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
2003 | “Murmur” Shatin Town Hall, Yuen Long Theatre, Hong Kong |
個展
2013 | “林嵐合作社﹣織織複織織” 香港藝術中心。 |
2011 | “微觀經濟“澳洲墨爾本皇家理工大學畫廊。 |
2005 | “人車同行” 盂加拉法國文化協會 |
2003 | “喃喃自語“香港沙田大會堂 |
Selected Group Exhibition
2014 | “Fine Art Asia 2014”, Hong Kong Conventional and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong |
“The Wind Shifts-Dialogues with Hong Kong Artists” Chi Art Space, Hong Kong | |
2013 | “Asia Platform in Setouchi Triennale 2013”, Fukuda, Shodoshima, Japan |
2012 | “Diverse City” 8Q, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore |
“Blue Wind International Multimedia Art Festival”, Yangon, Burma | |
“Citizening” Vargas Museum, University of Philippines, Manila. | |
“Dialogue” between Hong Kong and Chinese artist, Liu Hai Su Art Museum, Shanghai, China | |
“Passing through memory, Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum Opening Exhibition”, Suzhou, China | |
2011 | “Strolling on the water” Westlake Contemporary Museum, Hang Zhou, China |
2010 | “Butterfly Effect”, He Xian Ning Museum, Shenzhen |
"Detour" Victoria Prison, Hong Kong | |
2009 | “Subvision Art Festival”, Hamburg, Germany |
2008 | “Looking for Antonio Mak”, Hong Kong Museum of Art |
2007 | “The Tree Museum 10th Anniversary Exhibition”, The Tree Museum, Muskoka, Canada |
2006 | “Between Obstruction and Crossover; 2006 International Windbreak Forest Environment Arts Exhibition”, Tainam, Taiwan. |
2005 | “Travel with Rickshaw” Alliance Francaise, Dhaka Bangladesh |
1996, 2001, 2003, 2005 | “Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Hong Kong Museum of Art |
2004 | “Wasanii International Artists’ Workshop”, Lamu, Kenya |
2003 | “Hualien International Artists’ Workshop”, Hualien, Taiwan |
聯展簡選
2014 | 典亞藝博客2014, 香港 |
風轉向﹣與香港藝術家對話聯展, 香港 | |
2013 | “亞洲平台﹣瀨戶內海三年展”,小豆島,日本 |
2012 | “Diverse City”新加坡美術館 |
“Citizening” 菲律賓馬尼拉, 菲律賓大學豪爾赫‧巴爾加斯藝術博物館, | |
“記憶的穿越“中國蘇州,金鷄湖美術館開館展。 | |
“香港與一個世界“ 藝術對話展, 上海劉海粟美術館 | |
2011 | “散步於水上“中國杭州,西湖當代美術館 |
2010 | “蝴蝶效應”, 中國深圳,何香凝美術館 |
"Detour" 香港域多利監獄 | |
2009 | “Subvision 藝術節”, 德國漢堡 |
2008 | “尋找麥顯揚”, 香港藝術館 |
2007 | “十週年展“,加拿大多倫多,樹藝術館 |
2006 | “阻越之間: 2006國際防風林環境藝術創作展”, 台灣台南 |
2005 | “與人力車同行” 孟加拉達卡, 法國文化協會 |
1996, 2001, 2003, 2005 | “香港藝術雙年展”, 香港藝術館 |
2004 | “Wasanii 國際藝術家創作營”, 肯亞 拉姆。 |
2003 | “洄瀾 (台灣) 國際藝術家創作營”台灣花蓮。 |
Award
2010 | 40 UNDER 40, Recognising the next generation of design talent 2010,“Perspective” Magazine |
2009 | Honorable Mention, 2009-10 Freeman Foundation Asian Artists’Fellowship |
2007 | Urban Glass Visiting Artist Fellowship |
2006 | Asia Cultural Council Fellowship |
2002 | Awarded artist by the Hong Kong Art Promotion Office for “Artists in Neighbourhood Scheme II” |
1997 | Winner of International Art Contest (Hong Kong) Award (Mixed Media) Winner of Hong Kong Creative Paper Works Competition (Mixed Media) |
1996 | Winner Y.S.Hui Arts Collection Award (Print Making) |
Collection
Hong Kong Museum of Art |
Hong Kong Heritage Museum |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Rabobank |
Private Collector |
收藏
香港藝術館 |
香港文化博物館 |
香港中文大學 |
荷蘭合作銀行 |
集團及私人收藏家 |
Artist Residency/ Cultural Exchange Programme
2014 | Project Glocal: Transi(en)t Penang, Penang, Malaysia |
2013 | Fukutake House, Setouchi Triennial, Shodoshima Island, Japan |
2012 | Artist sharing, Vargas Museum, University of Philippines, Manila, Philippines |
Blue Wind International Multimedia Art Festival, Yangon, Burma. | |
2011 | RMIT, Melbourne, Australia |
2010 | Designer Exchange-Detour, Tokyo, Japan |
2009 | Subvision Festival, Hamburg, Germany |
2007 | Tree Museum, Ontario, Canada |
Urban Glass, New York City, USA | |
2006 | 2006 International Windbreak Forest Environment Arts, Tainan, Taiwan |
2005 | Britto Arts Trust, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Oversea Artist Residency and Seminar (Shantou University Sheung Kong School of Art & Design, China) |
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2004 | Shanghai Pottery Workshop, China |
Wasanii(Kenya) International Artists’ Workshop, Lamu, Kenya | |
2003-2004 | Hong Kong Open Printshop , Hong Kong |
2003 | Hualien (Taiwan) International Artists’ Workshop, Hualien, Taiwan |
Selected Book Published
2013 | Editor: Chang Tsong-Zung, Serenella Ciclitira, “Hong Kong Eye- Hong Kong Contemporary Art”, 2013, Skira, Italy. |
2013 | Editor: Yeung Yang, “Away from the Crowd”, 2013, Soundpocket, Hong Kong. |
2013 | Caroline Ha Thuc, “Contemporary Art in Hong Kong”, 2013, Asia One (Hong Kong) and Nouvelles Editions Editions Scala (France). |
2010 | Author: Cedric Maridet, “Erasing the visible- Jaffa Lam’s Sound Tree” Editor: Yeung Yang, “Around”, 2010, Soundpocket, Hong Kong. |
2008 | Editor: Victor Lai Ming-Hoi, “Artists’ Studios in Hong Kong”, Vol. 2. 2008. Asia One Product & Publishing Ltd. |
Writing
2014 | Monthly column in “Delta” art magazine since Oct 2014 |
Bi Monthly column in “Delta” art magazine since June 2014 | |
"尋找唐景森", “Looking for Tong King Sum” , “Tempting Touch-The Art of Tong King-sum”, Published by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Aug 2014. Pp. 54-72. | |
2012 | “活在當下,睹物尋趣”,Artlink, Oct 2012, Hong Kong Arts Center published |
“觀塘:回家的夢路”Art Plus, issue July 2012, Artmap published | |
2010 | Chief Editor of E-book “Echo-Classic, Hong Kong Sculpture Biennial” |
Author: “從雕塑雙年展談起“Artlink, Oct 2010, Hong Kong Arts Center published | |
2009 | Author: “Looking for Tong King Sum” Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2008 |
2008 | Author, “Kidnapping .Playground_ Enjoy the sunshine, my pet plant” Ming Pao Weekly, Mar 16, 2008 |
2007 | Author, “ If there is no Public Art” in “White Text” Issue no. 4, 2007 |
2006 | One of the authors , “Re: Wanchai- Hong Kong International Artist workshop 2005”, The AiR Association, 2006 |
2004 | One of the authors, “ Contemporary Hong Kong Wood Sculpture”, Artist Catalogue, 2004 |
2003 | Researcher and one of the authors , “Hong Kong Popular Culture in Visual Education” , Hong Kong Education and Manpower Bureau (the former Education Bureau) |
Selected Journal articles and Media Coverage