Testo-Candle
2017
Jes Fan
Brooklyn, New York
Artworks shown are selected from works submitted by the artist in their grant or residency application. All works are copyright of the artist or artist’s estate.
About Jes Fan
Jes Fan is a Brooklyn-based artist from Canada and Hong Kong, China. Fan’s multi-disciplinary practice is based on a material inquiry into otherness as it relates to identity politics. They received a BFA in Glass from Rhode Island School of Design in 2014. They are the recipient of various fellowships and residencies, such as the Edward and Sally Van Lier Fellowship at Museum of Arts and Design, CCGA Fellowship at Wheaton Arts, and John A. Chironna Memorial Award at RISD. Fan has exhibited in the United States and internationally. Selected exhibitions include In Search of Miss Ruthless, Para Site (Hong Kong); Whereabouts at Glazenhuis Museum (Belgium); Material Location at Agnes Varis Gallery (New York); Ot(her) at Brown University’s Sarah Doyle Gallery (Providence).
Program Participation
Painters & Sculptors Grant, 2017
Website / Social Links
Approaching materials as molecules, my sculptures examine the bio-politics behind identity formation. From sex hormones to silicone, from soap to moisture, I use substances that are imbued with erotic and political signifiers, inviting viewers to radically imagine how our bodies can and do exist beyond the limits of our skin.”
