https://www.scmp.com/rss/521548/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Anna Lentchner Anna Lentchner The earliest works by 37-year-old Hong Kong artist Chan Wai-lap were meticulous, hand-drawn remnants of a bygone era – written school reports, dot matrix computer printouts and bottles of correction fluid. By immortalising these symbols of an analogue age, Chan tapped into his home city’s deep sense of nostalgia and innocence lost, and captured an aesthetic that has been quietly receding from the city’s social fabric. While these early works established Chan’s eye for detail, his ever-expanding... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3347320/hong-kong-artist-inspired-swimming-pools-invites-you-slow-down?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3347320/hong-kong-artist-inspired-swimming-pools-invites-you-slow-down?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:15:14 +0000 Anna Lentchner Anna Lentchner Born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners, Hong Kong artist So Wing-po was never tempted to follow in her parents’ footsteps. Rather, a creative sensibility emerged from her childhood fascination with the family’s TCM pharmacy in Sheung Wan, a space overflowing with herbs, fruit and animal parts. Now, the 40-year-old has gained recognition for transforming those materials and the holistic philosophy embedded in TCM into a distinct visual language. In her hands,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3317811/hong-kong-artist-turns-tcm-items-fascinating-works-art?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3317811/hong-kong-artist-turns-tcm-items-fascinating-works-art?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jul 2025 23:15:09 +0000