Hoo Fan Chon - Bermimpi Demi Negara
Hoo Fan Chon - Bermimpi Demi Negara
YEAR: 2019
MEDIUM: 8 colour spot process silkscreen print with oil based ink on acid-free 300 gsm watercolour paper
SIZE: 42 x 59 cm
No. of Editions: 50 + 2AP
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Artist Statement:
This work is a visual hypothesis to study the use of the coat of arms by the governmental establishments and the possibilities of adapting the existing Penang coat of arms by introducing a few local visual symbols such as the mudskipper and monkey cup plant.
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HOO FAN CHON
Was born in 1982, Selangor and currently resides in George Town, Penang. He is the co-founder and a member of an art collective – Run Amok Gallery. He completed his BA Photography at the London College of Communication in 2010 and has exhibited locally and internationally. He was selected as one of the participants for the Japan Foundation Asia Center Curators’ Workshop (2015-2017) and participated in No Man's Land Residency Project – Nusantara Archive in Taiwan (2017-2018). He recently took part in Makassar Biennale (2019).