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Charlene C Lam

longing. belonging. belongings.

Selected Artworks

  • This is how I remember her, 2015
  • Evidence of my mother, 2015
  • After Song Dong, 2012
  • I am a sewing worker
  • Colourful Sayings, 2009

Curatorial Work

PikaPika:
Spotlight on Japanese Designers

Proof of Life

Total Fabrication at 100% Design

Contact

hello [at] charlenelam.com NYC / LDN

This is how I remember her, 2015

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Ink on tracing paper, thread, corrugated plastic.
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Posted on February 21, 2016February 22, 2016Categories WordsTags mom, proof of life, word works, wordsLeave a comment on This is how I remember her, 2015

Evidence of my mother, 2015

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Curated installation of objects that belonged to my mother
Exhibited at Proof of Life show, London, 2015
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Posted on February 21, 2016February 22, 2016Categories Found ObjectsTags belongingsLeave a comment on Evidence of my mother, 2015

After Song Dong, 2012

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Bottle cap Valentines, inspired by Song Dong’s Waste Not installations
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Posted on February 21, 2016Categories Assemblage, Found ObjectsLeave a comment on After Song Dong, 2012

I am a sewing worker

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I am a sewing worker, ongoing
Collected objects and embroidery.
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Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016Categories TextilesLeave a comment on I am a sewing worker

Colourful Sayings, 2009

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Colourful Sayings, 2009
Hand-embroidered idioms incorporating hexadecimal color codes.
Created for the Open Source Embroidery exhibition
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Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016Categories TextilesLeave a comment on Colourful Sayings, 2009
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