Monokraum

Charis Tsang is a London-based architect and printmaker who was born and bred in Hong Kong then Canada. Originally a keen model maker in paper and clay, Charis' interests moved towards photo etching before discovering her passion for carving into linoleum in 2013. In need of a creative outlet outside of work, she launched Monokraum on Etsy in 2014, dedicated to the meticulous hand-carved and hand-printed art of linocuts. As a personal antidote to a world dominated by the computer-generated, one of Charis’ main aims with linocutting is to translate her own digital photographs into an analogue, hand-crafted medium.

Traditional linoprints typically have a rough, handmade quality to them. However, Charis' work reflects her architectural background and love for clean cut, precise lines that contrasts with the very hand-made process used to create them.