First Saturday Open Studios

A fourth-generation Chinese-Canadian, Garrett Andrew Chong’s journey began in the mid-1980s with honours from Emily Carr. His evolution from visual communications to climate art has consistently explored themes of light, from early infrared film to capturing unseen light with HDR technology. This narrative unfolds through the lens of environmental stewardship.

Recognized in Stir Vancouver's 2022 article: Five Eastside Culture Crawl Artists Using Technology to Catch and featured in Vancouver is Awesome’s 2024 piece: Artist Captures BC’s Clear-Cutting and Climate Change, Chong was also co-featured on CBC Vancouver Radio, SFU Radio, and Fairchild Media. His large-scale digital climate artworks illuminated outdoor buildings at Nuit Blanche Kelowna in 2024.

Eroded Origins project, is a climate art project that aims to raise awareness about climate change and the interconnectedness of ecosystems. It consists of three elements: The Flow, The Cut, and The Blessing. The Flow series depicts the devastation caused by climate change and human impact on forests while simultaneously symbolizing a protective aura in the atmosphere. The Cut series emphasizes the horrible-beauty between detachment and attachment, seclusion and kinship, as we seek reprieve from the residue of our ecological actions. The Blessing, presented as a video loop, acknowledges the devastation within the Kruger Lake Clear Cut and its surrounding habitat in northern BC. This segment highlights the critical rethinking needed within government reforestation policies.