Daphné MANDEL (French, b. 1975) has lived and worked in Hong Kong since 2008. She received her degree in landscape architecture in Versailles in 2000. MANDEL explores transitional landscapes at the edges of Hong Kong, blending contemporary digital techniques with traditional methods like painting and collage. Her work captures the city’s dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity, weaving together collective memories and the ever evolving identity of Hong Kong.

 

Her works have been exhibited at international fairs, including Art Basel Hong Kong, Taipei Dangdai, ART021 and West Bund Shanghai. She is represented by Gallery EXIT in Hong Kong.

 

MANDEL co-founded the Paris based landscape architecture and urban planning firm Gilot & Mandel Paysage. Together with her partner, she was awarded the ‘Best Young Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture Professionals’ by the French Ministry of Culture in 2006.

 

Daphné MANDEL co-directed with Guy Bertrand a short documentary film entitled Cha Guo (茶粿) that celebrates the hidden world of a Hong Kong rural village. The film was premiered at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, followed by screenings at the Canton Road Apple Store (Hong Kong), Asia Society Hong Kong, Golden Scene Cinema, Broadway Cinematheque and Cathay Pacific.

 

Currently, MANDEL is designing permanent art installations for the Kwu Tung MTR station, the first station to be opened as part of the Northern Metropolis, commissioned by the MTR Corporation.