Continuum brings together a selection of works that reimagine the bridal laments of Hong Kong’s 圍頭/Weitou women, to whom Chan has deep ancestral ties. Through silk paintings, experimental calligraphy and audiovisual works, she translates these culturally endangered songs into contemporary forms that preserve their subversive feminist voices while reflecting on loss, resilience and solidarity.

Symbolic imagery and ritual gestures recur as motifs, evoking resistance, grief, and love within women’s histories. Lyrics are transcribed through perforations on silk. Burned holes suggest loss, while faint traces of words hint at continuity and survival. The porous silk surface becomes a field where language, light, and song interact, forming portals between past and present. Chan’s work engages deeply with language and memory, situating personal histories within broader sociopolitical contexts. She is particularly interested in the power of ritual, song and performance in postcolonial contexts – both as a means of reclaiming agency and a living archive.

MARS Gallery, 21 May - 19 June 2026.