Hoo Fan Chon is a visual arts practitioner based in George Town, Penang. His research-driven projects are often set in local geographies and concern class aspiration, cultural identity, informal histories, and colonial legacy.
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From Yellow To Red
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2015 Nov, Black Box, Map Publika (Kuala Lumpur, MY)
Curated by Sharmin Parameswaran & Vignes Balasingam
From Yellow To Red
Set of 8 digital C‐type prints, 16.5 x 22 inches each, 2008
2015 Nov, Black Box, Map Publika (Kuala Lumpur, MY)
Curated by Sharmin Parameswaran & Vignes Balasingam
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From Yellow To Red
Set of 8 digital C‐type prints, 16.5 x 22 inches each, 2008
This series of photographs was conceived during my studies in the United Kingdom, where consuming alcoholic beverages was a common and expected way to socialise. However, like many others of East Asian descent, I developed the so-called Asian flush after alcohol consumption, which led me to feel that I could never truly enjoy this social activity because of this biological reaction. I decided to document the gradual change of my body colour after consuming alcohol, applying a methodology akin to dermatological studies of skin allergies.