Toby Bo Fan (b. 2002)
is an artist and photographer currently based in London and Shanghai, who finished his MA in Photography at the LCC, UAL in 2025, who has a industrial-design background, and used to be a part-time writer.
Rooted in self-exploration and the tension between visibility and silence, his work examines how desire and identity are negotiated under cultural constraints. Yet his creative perspective remains grounded in his lived experience as a member of a marginalized community, shaping his distinct visual sensibility and worldview.
Through a queer lens, Bo transforms personal experience into emotionally resonant narratives that blur the boundary between reality and reconstruction. His work across portraiture, editorial, and commissioned photography. His main ongoing self-portrait project Wandering in the Desire Room reflects on growing up queer in East Asia, where the lack of sex education and public discourse fostered fear and self-suppression. The series has been exhibited in London, the Wales, Paris, and Kuala Lumpur.
During his MA, Bo chose the Publishing Pathway, which, combined with his undergraduate background in industrial design, has allowed him to develop a nuanced understanding of book-making and publishing. He has self-published two photobooks, one of which named ‘In Attic’ showcased at Peckham 24, ABBF, and Photo London 2025.
Exhibitions
Arts Holborn, London, 2025
Swansea Gallery
Arts Paris
Kuala Lumpur
Publications
In Attic, 2024
Soft Cover (feat.), 2025
Wandering In the Desire Room, 2025
Commission work
Cahartt｜Nike｜Vivian Westhood