Unafraid of Oblivion: Talk by Michael Lee and Moderated by Chan Li Shan

Michael Lee is an artist and curator whose practice examines urban memory and loss. Lee’s observations are often translated into objects, diagrams, situations, texts and curatorial projects. He has presented his work in solo exhibitions at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (2013) and international group exhibitions, including Asia Triennial Manchester, United Kingdom (2011) and Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale, China (2014). In 2016, he was an associate curator of An Atlas of Mirrors, Singapore Biennale. 

Chan Li Shan is the author of three books: A Philosopher's Madness, a memoir of mental illness (Ethos Books: 2012), a children’s biography picture book entitled Yellow Man (Epigram Books: 2021), and Searching for Lee Wen, a creative biography of the late Lee Wen, a prominent performance artist in Singapore (Epigram Books: 2022). She is a patient advocate with the Singapore National Healthcare Group Population Mental Health Steering Committee and committee member of the Singapore Association for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. At the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, she is a PhD student in the English Department. Her broad research areas are life writing and mental health, with a regional focus on Singapore and Southeast Asia.