Lau Wai
Lau Wai (劉衞) was born in Hong Kong and currently lives and works in New York City. She utilises photography, video, object and installation to explore the multilateral constructions of identity/ies. She attempts to investigate how history, fiction, personal memory and virtuality collide in the process of identity formations. Her research and material sources range from personal and historical archives to cinematic imagery, popular culture and digital media.
Her works are collected by M+ Museum, Hong Kong; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, US; and Alexander Tutsek, Stiftung Foundation, DE, amongst others. She has exhibited at Kunstmuseum Brandts, DK, 2016; Power Station of Art, Shanghai, CN, 2018; Para Site Art Space, Hong Kong, 2015/2018; Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, 2019/2021; Kuandu Biennale, Taiwan, 2018; Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, JP, 2015; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, US, 2019; and Yokohama Triennale, JP, 2020.