Born 1973 in Fuzhou
Lives and works in Hong Kong

1973年生於福州
現於香港生活及工作

Trolley Party
2023
8.5 x 9 x 14 m
Recycled umbrella fabric, factory trolley, concrete

Jaffa Lam is known for her collaborative, socially-based practice. For over 20 years, she has worked with marginalized communities in Hong Kong and abroad. For Art Basel Hong Kong 2023, she activates her resourcefulness to draw upon the very fabric of Hong Kong’s history, with a new site-specific work. Trolley Party consists of a 14-meter patchwork and 6 trolley seats, made from materials discarded by the city. Working in close collaboration with traditional knowledge holders in the Hong Kong textile industry, the artist evokes thinking around labor and consumerism. By transforming the essence of these recycled materials, she creates a shelter for audiences to come together, take a seat, and exist in a moment of reprieve.

Jaffa Lam received her BFA, MFA and Postgraduate Diploma in Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She specializes 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. 

《推車派對》
2023
8.5 x 9 x 14 米
回收雨傘布料、工業手推車、混型土

林嵐以具合作性及社會性的創作而聞名。20多年來，她一直與本港及海外的邊緣族群合作。在2023年的巴塞爾藝術展香港展會，她發揮智謀才能，以香港的歷史結構創作出一件全新的場域特定作品。眼前的裝置以這個城市丟棄的廢料製作，《推車派對》由14米的拼布和六個手推車座位組成。在與香港紡織業傳統業者緊密合作的過程中，喚起了林嵐對勞工及消費主義的思考。通過轉化回收材料的本質，她創造令觀眾可以聚集的庇護所，一起坐下，並得到一刻的喘息。

林嵐畢業於香港中文大學藝術系、研究院及教育學院。她擅長於創作大型、場域特定和混合媒體作品，她經常使用木箱板、舊傢具、廢棄金屬和回收雨傘布料等回收物料。