Sean Cham 曾繁杨 (b. 1994) is an artist and historian working across photography, performance, and site‑specific intervention. Through a research-based practice, he interrogates different sites of power. His works reveal the ways in which historical narratives are constructed and distorted. He has a PhD in History of Art from Birkbeck, University of London in collaboration with London’s National Gallery.
Cham’s works were exhibited in Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (2025), ROSL, London (2025), Saatchi Gallery, London (2025), Fabrica Gallery, Brighton (2024), DECK, Singapore (2020, 2015), B-Part, Berlin (2020), CICA Museum, Gimpo (2018). He is also a participating artist in the Guangzhou Image Triennial (2025), Venice Architecture Biennale (2021), Addis Foto Fest (2018), and Landskrona Foto Festival (2018). His works had been commissioned by Singapore Art Museum (2025), Singapore Fringe Festival (2019), The Future of Our Pasts Festival (2019), and NUS Centre For the Arts (2019). Cham was a winner of LensCulture Critics’ Choice Award 2025, ROSL Photography Award 2025; shortlisted for 166th International Photography Exhibition Award, French + Singapore Photographic Arts Awards 2019, Invisible Photographer Asia Awards 2018; longlisted for Aesthetica Art Prize 2025, OD Photo Prize 2024; and a nominee for World Press Photo 6×6 Global Talent.
Cham was also an Associate Creative at DECK, and one of the curators for the 9th Singapore International Photography Festival.
He is based between London and Singapore.
Sean Cham 