Tam Man Ching Michelle





Statement

Michelle’s current practice centers around species politics and otherness, speculating reverse ecological politics. With a focus on language and materiality of films, biomaterials and found objects, she creates mirroring viewfinders that respond to contingencies – to locate and navigate oneself amidst evolutionary theories, neocolonialism, and geopolitics. The loosely connected elements open slippages where interchangeabilities and entangled empathy could be evoked.

This series takes algae as a key to look at species politics and the epistemology of evolution theories, exploring fissures within the hegemony-defined objectivities. Having moved to an inland city from a coastal city, Michelle’s interest in algae hinges on the absence of the sea and the organisms drifting around. She is fascinated by their undefined nature, which holds extreme biological qualities and ecological impacts, while having been lingering on the periphery of earth science. Recently she is observing how the feelers of the transnational blue economy are stretching over to algaculture under Southeast Asian waters.
                                       
    Biography

    Tam Man Ching Michelle (b. Hong Kong) works across mixed media, installations and interventional practices. She is completing her MFA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London (2024), and holds a B.A. in Fine Art from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2020). Her works have been shown in exhibitions and screenings including Pushkin House (London, UK), IKLECTIC (London, UK), Para Site (Hong Kong), and Eaton HK (Hong Kong). She currently lives and works in London and Hong Kong. 



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      Degree Show Location: St. James’ Hatcham Building (Church)


    Light Bodies, Heavy Feet, HD Two-channel video, 19’28”,2023-24
    Light Bodies, Heavy Feet, HD Two-channel video, 19’28”,2023-24
    Stress Response Pathway, Single-channel video, UV print on Steel, 2023
    Stress Response Pathway, Single-channel video, UV print on Steel, 2023
    PyroFarms (not located in Sai Kung), Found plastic tags, Acrylic spheres, Dinoflagellates, Size variable, 2022 
    PyroFarms (not located in Sai Kung), Found plastic tags, Acrylic spheres, Dinoflagellates, Size variable, 2022