Dreamers’ Quay

Viewers of this immersive piece of 360⁰ video art accompany the teenager A’Yan through a time portal. A large-scale shadow play takes us from the 1970s Chinese restaurant back to the 18th century and an era characterised by Chinoiserie and the early relations between Canton and Sweden. The shadow play is Lam’s take on an ancient form of visual storytelling, to which she has added new technology such as advanced projection mapping on a surface that creates an optical illusion. Lam is fascinated by the shadow play and its history; how it came to Europe from China in the mid-18th century with returning merchants, as its French name, ombres chinoises (Chinese shadows) indicates.