Artist Statement/ Biography

Lau attempts to investigate how history, fiction, personal memory, and virtuality collide in the process of identity/ies formations through photography, video, object, and installation. Her research and material sources range from personal and historical archives to cinematic imagery, popular culture and digital media. In recent years, she has also started to explore how current social conditions and the influences of emerging technologies reshape the ways in which we perceive ourselves, construct our memories, and understand the realities.

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Born in Hong Kong, Lau currently lives and works in New York. She has exhibited in Europe, Asia, and the United States, including Kunstmuseum Brandts, Denmark (2016); Power Station of Art, Shanghai (2018); Para Site Art Space, Hong Kong (2015, 2018); Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong (2019, 2021); Kuandu Biennale, Taiwan (2018); Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, Japan (2015); The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, United States (2019); and Yokohama Triennale, Japan (2020). Her works are collected by M+ Museum (Hong Kong); The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (United States); and Alexander Tutsek – Stiftung Foundation (Germany), among others. She graduated from BA (Hons) Fine Art program at Goldsmiths, University of London and MFA Visual Arts program at Columbia University, New York.