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A line.
A trace.
A life.

The personal becomes a drawing.

​The drawing opens a conversation.

Untitled — Elvis Chen

Untitled drawing by Elvis Chen, with dark figures and expressive black marks on a pale background.

Drawing inward

Charcoal, ink and lived experience

My work begins with personal experience: the everyday encounters, contradictions and questions that shape a life.

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Drawing in charcoal and ink is my main medium. My autobiographical practice explores how identity changes through lived experience, and how appearances can conceal very different inner realities.

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​Humour sits alongside a critical look at myself, my surroundings and the assumptions we make about one another.

Fan the flames of trouble — drawing by Elvis Chen

Selected works

Waar we zweven

Recent project · Echo Uit je DAK! · KOP Breda · 2026
Elvis Chen and Goretti Pombo bring participants’ personal stories to life through drawing, articulated figures and a camera floating above the scene.

Lapi Aki Aya

Oplappen hier en daar · Bosch Parade 2026

Repair, resilience and collective invention.
Awarded the Zilveren Roeipeddel.

Explore the project →

Photography: Jona Harnischmacher

A shared sky

Bittersweet / Social practice

In Bittersweet, a kite performance becomes a space for aspiration and connection. Participants place dreams and reflections onto kites, carrying personal stories into a shared sky.

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