Karen Chan in her studio in Fo Tan in the New Territories. She apprenticed with a 70-year-old neon master in Hong Kong to become the only active female neon designer and maker in a male-dominated industry. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Neon artist Karen Chan reclaims a Hong Kong icon and forges her own path as a woman in a traditionally male craft
- Karen Chan, the only active female neon light maker in Hong Kong, is part of a movement out to revive use of a material that defined the look of the city
- She explains how tough it is to mould the glass tubing that goes into neon and plans to discuss her work in a male-dominated industry at a TedXTinHauWomen event
Karen Chan in her studio in Fo Tan in the New Territories. She apprenticed with a 70-year-old neon master in Hong Kong to become the only active female neon designer and maker in a male-dominated industry. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
