Hanna Chan &
Artworks of Animals and Materials
An artist studying computer science and visual arts at Columbia University. Her artworks excavate the natural yet unnatural environments that pervade our urban cities.
​人外有人，天外有天 · Look Beyond
On a construction ground, soil, industrial waste, and white tarp constructs a miniature site of polar ice caps and waves on the beach.
Cube City
Clay mimics ice
Ice mimics skyscrapers
What is natural to the earth is miniscule when compared to the invasive blocks of glass and concrete.
In the vastness of nature, what is the purpose of cities?
Collection
Bodies, of humans, animals, and plants, are not arranged hierarchically but gathered in proximity. Nothing is conquered. Everything is approached. Animals, plants, and humans become each others' equal companions.
These interactions materializes in small gestures, touching, listening, and waiting, replacing grand narratives.
Hannah speaks of a gentle ethic: that understanding begins not with control or clarity, but with staying long enough to notice, long enough to care.
The Gallery In A Park
@ People's Park Shanghai
Showing nature pictures of itself—each painting a mirror.​
People's Park Shanghai