ART SG Portraits: Kray Chen
“The body to me is like a vessel that records experience, so by looking at the body and attempting to unpack these actions, we can…
“The body to me is like a vessel that records experience, so by looking at the body and attempting to unpack these actions, we can…
”My works have a tendency to appear very extravagant, but I think this kind of visual language, which references again, the language of excess, is very much inspired or borrowed from these lived experiences of people who fall under the working class demographic.”
Singapore multi-disciplinary artist Donna Ong is best known for her evocative and intricate installations. This video explores the artist's fascination with representations of landscape, in particular, images of the tropics.
“Nature is not just a still-life object. It has energy. It has movement. Personally I enjoy doing tangible carved objects. Hands on things. Because “hands on things” is part of our lives.” – Han Sai Por
“In Singapore, everything is green and natural, but at the same time also very unnatural. And we’re very small. We’re an island. Every part is controlled and considered. My work looks at the stories that emerge when humans and nature clash together.” – Robert Zhao Renhui
"The Linearity of time has always bothered me. I've always felt this is antithetical to the true nature of time which, to me, is wholly emotional and elastic" – Dawn Ng