Finding Space
Gosh, so much has happened since my last post on the progress of my latest textile art piece. The world has become a very unpredictable place - the new normal shifts so quickly and has left us scrambling. Nature is fighting back and I definitely feel my new fabric collage, Finding Space, resonates with this.
I managed to find time after work to get this piece ready. Here’s a sneak peek and a work in progress as a teaser! I do hope you can come down and see it in person at The Substation from 21 March 2020. Details are at the bottom of this post.
My studio - work in progress
Techniques
In this piece, I wanted to convey the feeling of crowding and the juxtaposition between nature and man. You will see roots, weeds, parts of pavement, chicken wire and even corrosion - all which were seen in my neighbourhood but somehow were “invisible” before. You might want to check out my tips on how to find the invisible.
Materials used - textile remnants including old bedsheet, organza, and used teabags.
A big thank you to the amazing Natalia Tan for organising this exhibition and inviting me to be a part of it!
Special thanks to Leon of Touch & Print for giving advice and assisting with the digital print of my fabric collage. Thank you also to Adel of muta.wear for passing me organza salvaged from a wedding dress, Hui Hsien of eco.le and others for their used tea bags.
Touch Me Touch Me Not
Come see Finding Space and other amazing works made in response to the theme “Touch Me Touch Me Not”
21-29 March 2020
Show opens 21 March 7pm
Exhibition: 12-9pm 22-29 March
The Substation SAD Bar
General Entry is free and unticketed
*Temperature checks and contact details will be collected at the door for contact tracing.
Special event - 8pm A SOFTER SPACE (Textile Art and Soft Sculpture) with Agatha Lee “Agy”, Natalia Tan, Deborah Theseira and Ge Xiaocong. Artist talk and performance!
About the Show
The city is primed for war. Metal rails turn void decks into dead space. Clusters of CCTVs at every corner capture our #OOTDs every second, enshrining them in 0s and 1s forever. Ours is a city covered in spikes and studs, divided by fences, turning inwards and on itself. The city is a battlefield, but we are lovers, not fighters. We suit up and ship out every day, braving the crowds and the city itself in navigating everyday life. We get creative in the face of hostility and exclusion by design. Touch Me, Touch Me Not invites artists and designers from various creative fields to respond to hostile design and the politics of space in Singapore. The show features wearables, installations, and performances that riff on the theme of personal space, exclusivity, reclaiming our right to public space, and what it means to have an unassailable sense of belonging and ownership.