Leelee Chan (b. 1984) lives and works in Hong Kong. Chan makes enigmatic sculptures that incorporate urban debris, ancient artifacts, natural materials, and industrial and mundane products, generating visual paradoxes in which these objects move seamlessly between past, present, and future. Her works explore the complexity of how materials are entwined with human history and question the human-centric constructs of advancement and growth. Chan received her MFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2009, and her BFA from the School of Art Institute of Chicago in 2006.

Photo by Diana Pfammatter.