My practice connects imaginaries of the geological, mythical and science fictional to the speculative landscapes of memory and time. I am intrigued by the relationship between landscape and ideologies of the sublime and metaphysical in both Eastern traditions and Western philosophy due to my mixed Asian heritage and move to the UK.
I am interested in analyzing the discursive construction of notions within 'space' and 'place' through painting. As portions of an otherwise continuous environment, landscapes are culturally-constructed entities in which are embedded the desires, memories and ideologies at work within a given context. I am particularly interested in studying the historicity of landscape as both an artistic genre and a cultural product and to transcend its function by focusing on the materiality and transience of the sites I depict.
I often begin by taking analog photographs, mainly working with Polaroids and 35mm film. I then use these archival images as pre-text for my paintings, which therefore result in a constant dialogue between objective and subjective reality. Doing so, I attempt to open narratives and confront the viewer to the fleeting and transitory quality of nature.
Born 1989 Singapore
Lives and Works in London, UK
Education
Chelsea College of Art and Design Foundation Diploma, UAL, 2009 - 2010
BA(Hons) Fine Art Painting - Wimbledon College of Art, UAL, 2010 - 2012