Hong Kong artist inspired by swimming pools invites you to slow down

While these early works established Chan’s eye for detail, his ever-expanding public swimming pool series has cemented his status as a rising star who always finds new ways to turn the motif into an evolving symbol of yearning and freedom.

This month – Hong Kong’s art month – he is unveiling two high-profile projects: Mimimomo Pool (2026), commissioned by UBS bank, at Art Basel Hong Kong, and “Jeremy’s Bathhouse”, a solo exhibition at Oi!, a government art space in North Point.

The Oi! exhibition, designed by regular collaborator Human Wu, is an elaborate transformation of the venue’s greenhouse-like extension into a Japanese-style bathhouse.

After visiting Jingdezhen, in China’s Jiangxi province, to study the traditional art of porcelain-making, Chan worked with artisans to create over a thousand ceramic tiles and objects for the show.