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BEN CHAN IS A CANADIAN MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, DESIGNER AND ACTIVE ADVOCATE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL ARTISANAL CRAFT. RAISED IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CHAN HAS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN GARMENT DESIGN, CUTTING, DRAFTING AND STITCHING BOTH BY HAND AND MACHINE. CHAN ALSO HAS A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF JEWELLERY PRODUCTION, CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL METHODS OF ART PRODUCTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY. FORMALLY AN ATTENDEE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY’S VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM, BEN CHAN IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING SCHOOLING ON FASHION DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE WILSON SCHOOL OF DESIGN. CHAN STRIVES TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GARMENT DESIGN, THE WEARER AND THE AUDIENCE BY EMPLOYING A MYRIAD OF CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES. THROUGH HIS WORK, CHAN HOPES TO DETAIL HIS OWN INTERPRETATION OF THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART AND DESIGN, AS WELL AS CREATIVE PRODUCT PRODUCTION FROM THE PAST AND THE NOW. FOR GENERAL INQUIRIES PLEASE EMAIL: @benfchann@gmail.com