Ren Lam

...is a graphic designer + artist based in Toronto, Ontario.

They have over 4 years experience developing creative and engaging solutions for community organizations and businesses.

Their practice is all about playful exploration and the mess of human connection.

They can be reached at reeenlam@gmail.com

I’M HOME (INVENTORY)

Thesis Work
2021

⟡ Linocut
⟡ Bookbinding

I’m home (inventory) is a collection of linocuts and printed materials considering the performance of language and its importance in the formation of identity, self, memories.

The linocut stamps are a way to formally deconstruct written Chinese to mirror the frustration of losing a language. Used as a writing tool.

Zines are handbound, approximately 4.5”x7.5”. Printed on tracing paper, progression through the pages creates a layering effect, each page yielding more meaning until a character is written out in full, one radical/stroke at a time. The colour of the embroidery thread signals an emotion associated with the contents.