Mel Chan
Mel Chan
PHILOSPHY, LITERATURE and ARTISTIC RESEARCH
Mel Chan (1980) was born in Hong Kong and currently lives and works in the Netherlands. She graduated with a master's degree in Artistic Research from The Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK) in 2019 and has a double major degree in Philosophy and Comparative Literature from the University of Hong Kong.
THE END OF THE WORLD
Because Chan was born in a former colony (Hong Kong) of the British Empire, she grew up witnessing the paradigm shift (from neoliberalism to totalitarianism to ecological crisis) and lives as a diaspora in western Europe (the Netherlands), “The End of the World” for Mel Chan is much more than a metaphor -- it is a painful fact that we need to embrace, a “trouble” that we need to stay with (as Donna Haraway advocates).
(NEO)COLONIALISM
Her artistic research traces the intricate relations between our dystopian situation and the legacies of Colonialism and (Neo)Colonialism. Encompassing participatory performances, hypnotherapy, storytelling, painting and video, her practices not only guide people to live with the crisis, they are also acknowledgement of historical causation, as well as investigation of remedies and hopes in time of precarity.
EXHIBITIONS and PERFORMANCES
Based in the Netherlands, she has exhibited/performed in various art spaces in Den Haag (1646, Quartair, The Grey Space in the Middle, Page Not Found), Rotterdam (Kunstinstituut Melly, V2_, Roodkaapje), Den Bosch (Willem Twee Kunstruimte), Amsterdam (De Balie, Vrij Paleis, Galerie Franzis Engels), Leiden (ACPA Conference), Tilburg (Kaapstad Art In Public Space Festival), and Scotland (Hospitalfield), among others. She graduated from Master Artistic Research in The Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK) in 2019, and has a double major degree in Philosophy and Comparative Literature from the University of Hong Kong.
Corporate Collection:
Normec
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.1, 2024€ 600.00
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.2, 2024€ 600.00
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.3, 2024€ 600.00
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.4, 2024€ 600.00
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.5, 2024€ 500.00
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.6, 2024€ 500.00
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.7, 2024€ 500.00
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.10, 2023€ 500.00
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.8, 2023€ 500.00
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Studies of Volcanic Eruption no.9, 2023€ 500.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Eimi Fukada, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Sola Aoi, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Yui Hatano, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello To Gerhard Richter - Anzai Rara, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Erena HoiLam So, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Ichika Matsumoto, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Madoka Ozawa, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Mao Hamasaki, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Maria Ozawa, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Nozomi Ishihara, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Satsuki Mei, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Shion Utsunomiya, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Tsuzuki Ami, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter - Yua Mikimi, 2023€ 1,600.00
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Teary I€ 3,000.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.15)€ 3,000.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.30)€ 3,000.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.37)€ 3,000.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.1), 2023€ 1,800.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.10), 2023€ 1,200.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.13), 2023€ 1,500.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.14), 2023€ 1,500.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.17), 2023€ 1,800.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.18), 2023€ 1,800.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.19), 2023€ 1,800.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.2), 2023€ 1,800.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.20), 2023€ 1,800.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.3) , 2023€ 1,800.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.5), 2023€ 1,800.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.6), 2023€ 1,500.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.7), 2023€ 1,800.00
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Days and Nights of Love and War (no.8), 2023€ 1,500.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter (no.1), 2015€ 800.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter (no.2), 2015€ 800.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter (no.3), 2015 Sold
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter (no.4), 2015€ 800.00
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Girls Say Hello to Gerhard Richter (no.5), 2015€ 800.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.32)€ 1,500.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.33)€ 1,500.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.34)€ 1,500.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.35)€ 1,500.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.29), 2023€ 5,000.00
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Mystical Utterance (no.1)€ 1,500.00
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Mystical Utterance (no.2)€ 1,500.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.40)€ 3,000.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.41)€ 3,000.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.42)€ 2,000.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.43), 2023€ 3,000.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.44), 2023€ 3,000.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.45), 2023€ 1,800.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.46), 2023€ 3,000.00
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It's Only the End of the World (no.47), 2023€ 3,000.00
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Art on Paper
Booth 16 9 - 12 May 2024Join us at Art on Paper Amsterdam 2024! Step into a world where creativity knows no bounds as Rademakers Gallery proudly presents our curated selection...Read more -
Seen at ART Rotterdam 2024
1 - 4 Feb 2024Artworks by Joana Schneider, Florentijn de boer, Julia Kiryanova, Kamila Sipika, Mel Chan, Jhonie van Boeijen, Chris Rijk, Martijn Hesseling, Pedro Matias, Thordur Hans and...Read more -
PAN Amsterdam 2023
Booth 3 18 - 26 Nov 2023This year at PAN Amsterdam Rademakers Gallery will present new artworks by our artists: Joana Schneider, Sebiha Demir, Jessi Strixner, Martijn Hesseling, Florentijn de Boer,...Read more