As a proud partner site of Open House Chicago 2025, we are excited to debut Percy Lam's “Light Light Light Show” this Saturday, October 18!
Lam's depictions of Hong Kong, through diverse techniques and materials, explore his complex relationship with a city he still thinks of as home, even long after immigrating to the US. By recreating the city’s buildings and skylines in his laborious weaving, sewing, and neon works, Lam builds bridges between his past and present as a member of the Hong Kong diaspora, gazing back to his homeland from afar, and repeatedly revisiting the connections.
Lam's current work highlights Hong Kong’s disappearing neon culture, unique housing phenomenon, and recent social unrest. The weaving gestures towards mending, a symbolic redress for the keen sense of lost identity that comes from a long-term disconnection.
@perzykamlok was born and raised in Hong Kong, and immigrated to the U.S. with his family as a teenager. Lam is a fiber-based artist, and his practice focuses on explorations of his remote relationship to Hong Kong while he is currently located in the U.S.
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Open House Chicago, one of the largest architecture and urban exploration festivals in the world, is happening this weekend! Visit us and more than 200 other sites in 25+ neighborhoods. Check out @chiarchitecture for more details.
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Featured Work:
Millions of Neon Show: The Light of Hong Kong 萬䊹霓虹綉：香港之光
Hand-embroidery on paper, 3 x 3 in (each), 2017-present
The 50 States Journey: HI 五十州之旅：夏威夷州
PEZ wrapper, thread, 33 x 55 in, 2016
Light Light Light 光 光 光
neon, 16 x 24 x 3 in, 2019
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