Lap-See Lam, the fourth recipient of the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award, translates the fragile histories of the Cantonese diaspora into immersive landscapes. Drawing on her family’s heritage in the Chinese restaurant trade in Sweden, Lam uses 3D scanning and traditional storytelling to bridge the gap between 18th-century Chinoiserie and modern migration. Her work is a meditation on generational loss—the way stories and spaces blur as they are passed down through time.

You're watching a complex choreography of light and structure within the Prisma Galleries. Huge bamboo scaffolds, built by a Hong Kong master sifu, rise to support video installations that flicker like digital shadow plays. Delicate glass sculptures from Marseille catch the Scandinavian light, while the scent of natural materials grounds a high-tech exploration of mythology and displacement.

• Unprecedented Scale: This is the artist's most extensive presentation to date, bringing together major shadow play installations and brand-new commissions for the first time.
• Global Craftsmanship: Experience the rare sight of authentic Southern Chinese bamboo scaffolding techniques, executed on-site by a traditional master from Hong Kong.
• The Prisma Setting: The coastal architecture of Henie Onstad provides a stark, luminous backdrop for Lam’s exploration of the Floating Sea Palace and maritime mythology.

Walk slowly through the bamboo structures, noticing how the ancient material contrasts with the digital texture of the film projections. The exhibition invites a quiet, rhythmic pace, mirroring the generational loss Lam describes. Afterward, take the coastal path outside the museum toward the Oslofjord; the movement of the water and the crisp Norwegian air help process the exhibition's themes of travel, distance, and the persistence of memory across oceans.