Inter explores the intersection of memory, identity, and place. This digital photographic painting merges images from East Asia and the Pacific Northwest, creating a visual amalgamation of geographically and temporally distinct concepts of home. By layering multiple photographs digitally, I allow tones and hues to interact, creating new shapes and colours that mimic the entanglement of memories. Digital painting and post-processing serve as meditative tools that also examine how technology shapes our access to and interpretation of the past.
Geoffrey Chung, Inter, archival pigment on watercolour paper, edition 2 of 3 + A/P, 50.8 × 76.2 cm (20 x 30 in), 2022.
Member since: 2024
Number of exhibitions at the gallery: 1
Tell us a story about Red Head: Before I called myself an artist, I worked full time as Science Communicator. At the time, I felt I was missing something; I was searching for some expressive purpose and camaraderie beyond my science career.
One gruelling workday, I threw down my headphones and grabbed my travel mug, steeping my melancholy. I found myself wandering aimlessly in the 401 Richmond Building where I stumbled into the Red Head Gallery. Something interrupted my restlessness. There was a captivating show, and the artist, Elaine Whittaker, generously spent hours speaking with me as I processed my wonder.
It's a funny thing that of all the art galleries and exhibitions I’ve seen and enjoyed, it had to be that right one, that right connection, that would reveal a possibility: that I could, myself, be an artist. Now a member of this collective, I see the power of our shared enthusiasm and commitment as vital to community, inspiring others—opening minds to new possibilities.
Geoffrey Lok-Fay Cheung is an artist examining the way bodies hold and transform memories, from its compaction against familial narrative, to its dilation through ritual and ceremony. Cheung’s practice is guided by diverse disciplinary traditions that incorporate photography, organic materials, and digital processes. His exploration of identity and cultural practices is informed by his lived experience as a queer second-generation Canadian settler of Chinese descent. His work often integrates metaphysical perspectives, informed by his background as a Master of Science graduate from the University of Toronto. He obtained his Master of Fine Arts degree in 2024 from Emily Carr University.
