Joy Chan, a visual artist working among documentary, video art and installation. Born in Malaysia and moved overseas, she is currently studying her MFA in Film/Video at California Institute of the Arts. Drawing from her background of studying anthropology, she dives into sociological observation and participatory events to reflects on the contested past, the turbulent present, and the unpredictable future within different society. Her works have shown at international festivals and galleries including LA Indie Short Fest, MOMA Beijing, Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, etc.
2019 Group Screening 《一亩三分地》, MOMA Beijing, Beijing China2020Featured in The Current Thing Journal, New York2020Solo Exhibition Feeding Anxiety, CalArts, Los Angeles CA
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2017Hangzhou Youth Documentary Film Festival, the best documentary 2017Guangzhou International Film Festival, official selection 2018Youth Vision, official selection 2019Guangxi (International) Ethnographic Film Festival, official selection 2020Indie Short Fest, official selection