Wing Lam Chan

02 The Ghost Postman 鬼郵差

Illustration
2025
It is said that a ghostly postman unlocking gates and slipping blank letters into Wan Chai neighbourhood. Those who receive the letters are doomed to die within days. As death after accumulate, fear seeps into restless nights.The piece embodies a sense of intrusion upon land and life, reflecting locals’ anxieties and resentment toward outsiders during the 1970s refugee influx from Mainland China.

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The Ghost Postman 鬼郵差
The Ghost Postman 鬼郵差
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2026, Mirror Images: Pop Cultures Global Reflections
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Wing Lam Chan aka. Wing 泳

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