Ellen Pau
b. 1961
A key figure in Hong Kong’s art scene, Ellen Pau (b. 1961, Hong Kong) raises our awareness of our own physical presence and ignites a contemplation of what it means to be, to exist, here, now, and beyond that, the space each of us occupies. Born in Hong Kong and a graduate from Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a diploma in Diagnostic Radiography in 1982, Pau has worked as a radiographer in Queen Mary Hospital ever since. Pau was plunged into the Hong Kong art scene by her intense interest in video art, new media art, as well as other art forms such as music, poems and performances. Beyond artistic creation, Pau has also been a leader in the promotion, curation and education of art and culture in Hong Kong through founding several important initiatives such as Videotage and the Microwave International New Media Arts Festival. As one of the earliest pioneering video artists in Hong Kong, Pau produced her first super-8 film Glove in 1984. Her early works first appeared in local screening clubs and then resurfaced on the international arena starting in 1987. After creating a series of single channel video works, Pau then traversed to incorporate sculptural elements and ambient…
Films