Ken Lum is a Chinese Canadian artist grew up in a lower-class community in East Vancouver. He started his career as an artist with life struggles,he work multiple jobs at the same time when he was going to school. The life experience also allowed him to experiment the relation between domestic sphere and gallery space. Lum work with various medium in his art practice, and the article particularly introduced his performance, furniture design and site installation.

key words: performance video; Vancouver; Chinese Canadian;