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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Chowdry Stall
OPEN GATE
2015 Jun, Hin Bus Depot (George Town, MY)
Curated by Sachiko M, a project by Japan Foundation Asia Center
Chowdry Store
Customised mobile food cart; assorted sundry goods and snacks; dimensions variable, 2015
Mobile cart customization: Trevor Hampson, Alex Lee
Project advisor / assistant: Md. Mahedi
Zine: HASA / Hasanul Isyraf Idris
2015 Jun, Hin Bus Depot (George Town, MY)
Curated by Sachiko M, a project by Japan Foundation Asia Center
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Chowdry Store
Customised mobile food cart; assorted sundry goods and snacks; dimensions variable, 2015
Mobile cart customization: Trevor Hampson, Alex Lee
Project advisor / assistant: Md. Mahedi
Zine: HASA / Hasanul Isyraf Idris
I have long been intrigued by the visual explosion of diminutive items in shop displays. This project reimagines display and exchange as a system for negotiating value and function while enjoying carefully packaged commodities. Installed at the former Hin Bus Depot — now one of Penang’s most active art hubs — the mobile food cart operates as a self-service vending stall selling the same retail items and prices as neighbouring sundry stores. Located on Jalan Gurdwara, an area with a sizable Bangladeshi population, the project investigates Bangladeshi material culture through everyday objects: snacks, household goods and entertainment paraphernalia are presented as both commodity and social text.
Chowdury Stall also features a multilingual zine for the Bangladeshi readers, Kakrol (lit. “spiny gourd”), made by HASA / Hasanul Isyraf Idris. This zine was inspired by the practical English- and Malay-language phrasebook made for the newly arrived migrant workers.
Chowdury Stall also features a multilingual zine for the Bangladeshi readers, Kakrol (lit. “spiny gourd”), made by HASA / Hasanul Isyraf Idris. This zine was inspired by the practical English- and Malay-language phrasebook made for the newly arrived migrant workers.